Talk shows
‘It was chaos’: Inside the trashy talk show that changed television
The Jerry Springer Show, originally dismissed as a joke, turned out to be a harbinger of what our world would become.
- by Jacqueline Cutler
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Why Ellen DeGeneres’ new Netflix special is so uncomfortable
In a world where other celebrities have found the road to redemption, why can’t we forgive Ellen DeGeneres?
- by Michael Idato
It’s so funny how we don’t talk any more. What’s up with late night TV?
Jimmy Kimmel is worried US late-night talk shows may soon cease to exist. Here, they already have.
- by Nell Geraets
Pioneer of daytime talk shows Phil Donahue dies
Donahue’s willingness to explore the hot-button social issues of the day emerged immediately. In 1967, he featured an atheist as his first guest.
- by Julie Carr Smyth
Gen Z has discovered why Conan O’Brien was the best late-night TV host of all time
A viral appearance on Hot Wings has introduced O’Brien to a new audience. We take a look at some of the funniest moments over the decades.
- by Nell Geraets
Don Lane, the Devil, and why Aussie horror is taking over the world
Hot on the heels of breakout hit Talk To Me, Late Night With the Devil is the latest Aussie horror flick to attract worldwide buzz, and box office results.
- by Karl Quinn
Drew Barrymore criticised for bringing talk show back amid strike
The talk show will return for its fourth season next week, triggering the writers’ union to announce it will picket the production’s studios.
- by Nell Geraets
Brawls, sex, and real people: How Jerry Springer took on Oprah
To boost ratings, Springer focused on “regular folks of no fame, little if any wealth and very little influence”. Here’s how it worked.
- by Timothy Bella
Corden blue: how one restaurant meal made James Corden an internet villain
The English actor-singer-talkshow host is suddenly a byword for the blurst. So what happened?
- by Karl Quinn
Larry Sanders is the best new comedy on TV, even after 30 years
Sacha Baron Cohen describes Garry Shandling’s Hollywood satire “the perfect show”. It’s hard to disagree.
- by Craig Mathieson
Funny or racist? A food bit on James Corden’s talk show draws ire
The Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts segment has received scrutiny in the past, but an online petition posted this month has brought renewed criticism.
- by Christina Morales
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