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#'''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), ''TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by PhilDonahue. ''Dr. Phil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people. ''Series/LooseWomen'' is a British daytime variety 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.

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* Talk shows are (almost) exclusively {{nonfiction}}. (''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'' and ''Series/FernwoodTonight'' are thus spoofs of the entire genre.)

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

#'''News Talk Show:''' Pundits arguing. ''Series/MeetThePress'' is the [[LongRunners longest-running]] example, as well as the longest running talk show, and the longest running TV show ''period''. (''Series/GuidingLight'' has 15+ more years than ''Series/MeetThePress'' on radio, but one less on TV.)

#'''Phone-In Talk Show:''' Most common in radio, this type of show has the host(s) engaging in conversation with listeners who call in by telephone. A lot of these double as/are linked to Pundit Shows: besides Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, and [[GlennBeck Beck]], all have phone-in radio shows, as did RachelMaddow before she [[SoundToScreenAdaptation hopped to TV]]. Other than those, {{NPR}} puts forward a number of phone-in shows that double as News Talk (''Talk of the Nation'' and ''The Diane Rehm Show'' being the ones syndicated nationwide); they also do ''Radio/CarTalk''. Commercial radio has a plethora of these, as well; the one that sticks in a lot of people's memories, however, is ''CoastToCoastAM'', a talk show about the paranormal that generally airs in the wee hours of the morning.

* ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman''
* ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert

#'''Pundit Show:''' A News Talk Show with only one host. Generally self-aggrandizing, highly politicized and full of vitriol. 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.

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!!Notable TalkShows

* ''Series/TheFrostReport''

* ''Series/LateLateShow''

#'''News Talk Show:''' Pundits arguing. ''MeetThePress'' is the [[LongRunners longest-running]] example, as well as the longest running talk show, and the longest running TV show ''period''. (''GuidingLight'' has 15+ more years than ''MeetThePress'' on radio, but one less on TV.)
#'''Pundit Show:''' A News Talk Show with only one host. Generally self-aggrandizing, highly politicized and full of vitriol. 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'', ''[[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.
#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase [[PointAndLaughShow scandal or dysfunctionality]]. Examples: ''JerrySpringer'' (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), ''TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by PhilDonahue. ''Dr. Phil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people. ''Series/LooseWomen'' is a British daytime variety 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.
#'''Late Night Talk Show:''' Current events, comedy, and celebrity guests, such as ''TheTonightShow'', ''LateNight'', ''TheLateShow'', ''TheLateLateShow'', etc. Often a limited form of the VarietyShow, typically featuring a musical act -- which is usually used to cut to commercial, and rarely shown in its entirety. 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.

!!Notable TalkShow Hosts

* Creator/SteveAllen
* BretBaier
* GlennBeck
* JoyBehar
* WilliamBennett
* WolfBlitzer
* NealBoortz
* WilliamFBuckley
* HermanCain
* TuckerCarlson
* JohnnyCarson
* DickCavett
* NeilCavuto
* Creator/StephenColbert
* Creator/AndersonCooper
* MonicaCrowley
* CarsonDaly
* EllenDeGeneres
* LouDobbs
* PhilDonahue
* MikeDouglas
* MortonDowneyJr
* Creator/JimmyFallon
* Creator/CraigFerguson
* Creator/AlFranken (Now a U.S. Senator)
* DavidFrost, who we get another look at in ''Frost/Nixon''.
* WallyGeorge
* JohnGibson
* NancyGrace
* KathyGriffin
* MervGriffin
* GregGutfeld
* ArsenioHall
* Chelsea Handler
* BritHume
* SeanHannity
* ThomHartmann
* HughHewitt
* LauraIngraham
* AlexJones
* JennyJones, infamous for the time one of her guests murdered another after appearing on her program.
* JimmyKimmel
* LarryKing
* RickiLake
* CooperLawrence
* JayLeno
* DavidLetterman
* Radio/MarkLevin
* RushLimbaugh
* [[Series/TheRachelMaddowShow Rachel Maddow]]
* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]
* MikeMalloy
* ChrisMatthews
* DrPhilMcGraw
* RoveMcManus (recently finished)
* MichaelMedved
* [[Radio/TheStephanieMillerShow Stephanie Miller]]
* GrahamNorton
* Creator/ConanOBrien
* RosieODonnell, whose show re-vitalized the daytime talk/variety format in the mid 90s.
* KeithOlbermann
* [[OpieAndAnthony Opie & Anthony]]
* BillOReilly
* KeithParkinson
* MichaelParkinson, long time host of ''{{Parkinson}}'' and - to rightpondians, at least - the ''god'' of this format.
* JackParr, who famously walked off the set of ''TheTonightShow'' in 1960, in the middle of a broadcast.
* RegisPhilbin
* MauryPovich
* DennisPrager
* SallyJesseRaphael, whose glasses are every bit as famous (if not more so) as she herself.
* RandiRhodes
* Creator/KellyRipa
* Creator/JonathanRoss
* MichaelSavage
* JoeScarborough
* DrLauraSchlessinger
* DinahShore
* EdSchultz
* TomSnyder
* JerrySpringer
* [[ShockJock James Stannage]]
* HowardStern
* Creator/JonStewart
* [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Michael Strahan]]
* GretaVanSusteren
* OprahWinfrey

#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase [[PointAndLaughShow scandal or dysfunctionality]]. Examples: ''JerrySpringer'' (scandal), ''Live With Regis & Some Girl'' (celebrities), ''TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by PhilDonahue. ''Dr. Phil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people. ''Series/LooseWomen'' is a British daytime variety 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.

* JimmyFallon

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

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

* Chelsea Handler
* KathyGriffin

* JonathanRoss

#'''Pundit Show:''' A News Talk Show with only one host. Generally self-aggrandizing, highly politicized and full of vitriol. 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'', ''[[RushLimbaugh The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'', ''Hardball'' (with Chris Matthews), ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann'', ''Big Idea with Donny Deutsche'', ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (parody).

#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase [[PointAndLaughShow scandal or dysfunctionality]]. Examples: ''JerrySpringer'' (scandal), ''Live With Regis & Some Girl'' (celebrities), ''TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by PhilDonahue. ''Dr. Phil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people. ''Series/LooseWomen'' is a British daytime variety 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) et c.

* MarkLevin

#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase [[PointAndLaughShow scandal or dysfunctionality]]. Examples: ''JerrySpringer'' (scandal), ''Live With Regis & Some Girl'' (celebrities), ''TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by PhilDonahue. ''Dr. Phil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people.

#'''Daytime Talk Show:''' These shows typically feature celebrities and/or ordinary people who showcase scandal or dysfunctionality. Examples: ''JerrySpringer'' (scandal), ''Live With Regis & Some Girl'' (celebrities), ''TheOprahWinfreyShow'' (either or both). Pioneered by PhilDonahue. ''Dr. Phil'' fits here, with the twist that he attempts to use psychology to help the dysfunctional people.

* Talk shows are (almost) exclusively {{nonfiction}}. (''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'' and ''{{Fernwood 2Nite}}'' are thus spoofs of the entire genre.)

#'''Spoof Talk Show:''' Does what it says on the tin. Examples: ''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', ''KnowingMeKnowingYou'', ''ManToManWithDeanLearner'', ''{{Fernwood 2Nite}}''.

* Talk shows are (almost) exclusively {{nonfiction}}. (''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'' and ''{{Fernwood 2Nite}}'' are thus subversions of the entire genre.)

* ConanOBrien

#'''Phone-In Talk Show:''' Most common in radio, this type of show has the host(s) engaging in conversation with listeners who call in by telephone. A lot of these double as/are linked to Pundit Shows: besides Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, and [[GlennBeck Beck]], all have phone-in radio shows, as did RachelMaddow before she [[SoundToScreenAdaptation hopped to TV]]. Other than those, {{NPR}} puts forward a number of phone-in shows that double as News Talk (''Talk of the Nation'' and ''The Diane Rehm Show'' being the ones syndicated nationwide); they also do ''Radio/CarTalk'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, plus comedy. Commercial radio has a plethora of these, as well; the one that sticks in a lot of people's memories, however, is ''CoastToCoastAM'', a talk show about the paranormal that generally airs in the wee hours of the morning.

* CraigFerguson