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* ''Series/TheLateLateShow''
** ''Series/TheLateLateShowWithCraigFerguson''

* ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann''

#'''Pundit Show:''' A News Talk Show with only one host. Generally self-aggrandizing, highly politicized and full of vitriol and/or [[ConspiracyTheorist conspiracy theories]]. Often supported with a companion series on AM {{radio}} (if the radio show isn't the main draw in the first place) and a blog. The radio ones usually Phone-In Shows, as well. Examples: ''The O'Reilly Factor'', ''[[Creator/RushLimbaugh The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'', ''Hardball'' (with Chris Matthews), ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann'', ''Big Idea with Donny Deutsche'', ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (parody). A British version is ''The Jeremy Vine Show'', a long-running lunchtime debate-and-music show on BBC Radio Two. Vine inherited a slot formerly presented by veteran host Sir Jimmy Young. Topical political controversies are debtated and held open to the public for comment, but unlike US radio equivalents, the show is either hampered (or improved) by a strict legal requirement for political impartiality.

* Creator/RussellBrand

#'''Spoof Talk Show:''' Does what it says on the tin. Examples: ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', ''Series/KnowingMeKnowingYouWithAlanPartridge'', ''Series/ManToManWithDeanLearner'', ''Series/FernwoodTonight'', ''TheNotTooLateShowWithElmo''.

#'''Spoof Talk Show:''' Does what it says on the tin. Examples: ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', ''Series/KnowingMeKnowingYouWithAlanPartridge'', ''Series/ManToManWithDeanLearner'', ''Series/FernwoodTonight''.

# ''WebAnimation/TheGodAndDevilShow''

#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase [[PointAndLaughShow scandal or dysfunctionality]]. Examples: ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow'' (scandal), ''Live! With Kelly & Ryan''[[note]]many previous names, most notably ''Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee'' and ''Live! With Regis & Kelly'' (the same Kelly), and ''Live with Kelly & Michael'' (still the same Kelly)[[/note]] (celebrities), ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by Phil Donahue. ''Series/DoctorPhil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people. ''[[Series/TheTalk Loose Women]]'' is a British daytime variety based on American show ''The Talk'', presented by a panel of rather opinionated professional women drawn from all areas of celebrity: journalists (Janet Street-Porter), singers (Jayne [=McDonald=], Colleen Nolan), actresses (Denise Welch) etc.

* ''Series/TheKumarsAtNo42''
* ''Larry King Live''

* ''Creator/OpieAndAnthony''

* Talk shows are (almost) exclusively {{nonfiction}}.

#'''Late Night Talk Show:''' Current events, comedy, and celebrity guests, such as ''Series/TheTonightShow'', ''Series/LateNight'', ''Series/TheLateShow'', ''Series/TheLateLateShow'', etc. Often a limited form of the VarietyShow, typically featuring a house band -- which is usually used to cut to commercial, and rarely shown in its entirety. Musical acts often perform a single song as the last segment of most shows. In the 70s, such shows as ''Dinah Shore'' and ''The Mike Douglas Show'' aired afternoons, a trend that saw a slight resurgence in the mid 90s. By the 2010's, it became increasingly common for late-night talk shows to feature games and other recurring segments with celebrity participation in an effort to make them an InstantWebHit the following morning.

* ''Series/GuidingLight''

#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase [[PointAndLaughShow scandal or dysfunctionality]]. Examples: ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow'' (scandal), ''Live! With Kelly & Michael''[[note]]many previous names, most notably ''Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee'' and ''Live! With Regis & Kelly'' (the same Kelly)[[/note]] (celebrities), ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by Phil Donahue. ''Series/DoctorPhil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people. ''[[Series/TheTalk Loose Women]]'' is a British daytime variety based on American show ''The Talk'', presented by a panel of rather opinionated professional women drawn from all areas of celebrity: journalists (Janet Street-Porter), singers (Jayne [=McDonald=], Colleen Nolan), actresses (Denise Welch) etc.