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Favorite Talk Shows
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade
- The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart
- The Colbert Report
- Best Week Ever
- Cheap
Seats
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The
Soup
Web
Junk 20
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Attack of the Show
Icons
Filter
Around The
Horn
Pardon
The Interuption
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Airs: Weeknights at 12:05 on ABC
Jimmy
Kimmel is a funny guy and now he has a talk show on ABC that sounds good and it is.
Jimmy used to be on the Man Show but he left it to do this new show and I like it. It is hard for him to get guest because
he is competing with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, David Lettermen, and Craig Kilborn but I think Jimmy Kimmel Live is better than
all of them except maybe Conan but I can catch that on Comedy Central. The one thing unique about Jimmy's show is that he
has a different co-host every week and I think that is a good idea. Once he starts getting better guest this show will
be great, even though I think it already is.
Born
in Brooklyn and raised in Las Vegas, Jimmy Kimmel's career began in morning radio, where he rose to become "Jimmy the Sports
Guy" on KROQ-FM Los Angeles' "Kevin and Bean Show." In 1997 he became co-host of the critically-acclaimed game show, Win
Ben Stein's Money, for which he won an Emmy as Best Game Show Host in 1999. He spent three years on the program and, since
1999, has served as the on-air prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday. Not limiting his talents to television, Kimmel appeared
as himself in the romantic comedy, Down to You, and lent his voice to the box office hit, Road Trip.
Kimmel
was co-host and co-creator of the highly rated program, The Man Show. In 2002 Kimmel launched a new primetime series
that he created with his Jackhole Industries partners Adam Carolla (also his co-host on The Man Show) and Daniel Kellison.
Crank Yankers features outrageous crank calls from real comedians to real people, delivered to viewers through puppets.
Late Night with
Conan O'Brien
Airs: Weeknights at 12:35 AM
on NBC
Referred to as "the most cunning talk show around" by "Entertainment Weekly," In addition to dominating the ratings
in its time period, every aspect of "Late Night" has been praised in the media, from Conan himself ("modest, wry, self-effacing
and demonstrably the most intelligent of the late-night comics," "The Washington Post") and the show's comedy ("original and
often breathtakingly silly," said the "New York Daily News"), to the Max Weinberg Seven ("the best band in late-night TV,"
said "The Washington Post").
You can see great comedy sketches such as "In The Year 2000", "If They Mated", and "Celebrity
Secrets." And many recurring comedy bits and characters including "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog," "Pimpbot 5000" and
"The Masturbating Bear" have been popular on the show.
And in the beginning there where two, I'm talking about Conan
and Andy Richter. Andy Richter was awesome; he was on Late Night for the first seven years before he left May 26, 2000. There
are over 1770 episodes of Late Night, that is a lot, and there is no end in sight.
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Airs:
Thursday 9:30 PM on Comedy Central
Premiered September 15, 2005
Don't count on fluffy entertainment journalism -- The Showbiz Show calls it like it sees it. Hosted
by TV and movie star David Spade, and featuring guest stars and comedian correspondents, The Showbiz Show cuts through the
industry hype, with a host who knows all about Tinseltown from the inside. The Showbiz Show is the voice of comedy that is
desperately needed in today's celebrity-obsessed world.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Airs:
Weeknights 11:00 pm on Comedy Central
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is
the most important television show ever, with the most important guests, hosts, and news current event news, pop culture news,
sports news, entertainment news -- of all time. There is a new guest on the show every night that is why I consider it a talk
show when infact it is more of a news show. The Daily Show tells you about all current evernts going on around the globe
with a comic spin on things. The Daily Show fetures hilarious correspondents Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry, Ed
Helms, Mo Rocca, Nancy Walls, Lauren Weedman, and Stacey Grenrock-Woods. Anchor man a New Jersey native, Jon Stewart
is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. From his anchor chair of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart," he "has breathed new life into a show that hadn't even seemed to need it," said The New York Times. Since taking
over as the anchorman of "The Daily Show" in January 1999, Stewart's presence has seen higher ratings and awareness for himself
and Comedy Central.
The Colbert Report
Airs:
Monday - Thursday 10:30 PM Comedy Central
What The Daily
Show with Jon Stewart is to evening news, The Colbert Report is to personality-driven pundit shows. Colbert brings his sarcastic
charm to a half-hour report, tackling the important issues of the day and telling his guests why their opinions are just plain
wrong.
Best Week Ever
Airs: Friday 11:00 pm on VH1
If I Love The 80s had a baby, Best Week Ever would be the child! Bringing
the spirit of VH1s hit series to current events, Best Week Ever, is a weekly half-hour show that provides a free-wheeling
and funny review of the entertaining news and pop culture developments that make the past week the Best Week Ever!
The series will feature comics, actors and musicians providing
their provocative, amusing and slightly twisted takes on the high (and low) points of the big and small stories of the week.
Topics sure to be covered will include
celebrity scandals, top movies, the sports world and its more visible players, the presidential campaign, various "did you
see that?" moments on TV, fashion and style, music and other topical events. The series will premiere a new half-hour episode
every Friday at the same time.
Cheap Seats
Airs:
Monday 10:00 PM on ESPN Classic (30 mins)
Premiered
February 4, 2004
In
a day where everyone is focused on special effects and cashing in on following popular trends, it is nice to see a comedy
that focuses on one thing—being funny. Randy and Jason Sklar bring their form of off-brand humor and satirical comedy
to a show that they were destined to be a part of.
Randy
and Jason took the format made popular by Mystery Science Theatre 3000 to make fun of something we love even more than bad
science fiction movies, and that's gimmick sporting events. The guys sit back in the "cheap seats" and rag on everything from
the rodeos to bowling, poker to putt-putt golf, and they do it in a way that keeps us laughing with their slick wit and obscure
references. I mean, where else can you expect to hear about Hannibal Lecter at a Spelling Bee or Rick Fox at a Cheerleading
Competition?
The only thing holding this show back is its limited exposure.
Being on ESPN Classic (which is usually only available by satellite or digital cable) certainly shrinks what would be a huge
audience for such an enjoyable show like this one. However, Randy and Jason continue to be original and showcase their tremendous
talents on such a great show that some would call vintage, Pam Minnick.
The Soup
Airs:
Friday 7:30 PM on E! (30 mins)
Premiered
July 1, 2004 With this new
satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create with the popular '90s show Talk Soup.
Only this time instead of just poking fun at talk shows, they're setting their sights on all things in entertainment, reality
TV, pop culture, politics and sports. As the host of The Soup Joel McHale hilariously recaps each week's most noteworthy events.
Web Junk 20
Airs:
Friday
10:30 PM on VH1 (30 mins)
Have
you seen the web clip of the police officer shooting himself in the foot while teaching a gun safety class at a local high
school? Or the one where a local newscaster falls flat on her face while demonstrating how to make wine the old-fashion way?
The
internet has proven to be a double-edged sword. Not only has it been the single-most important advancement for mankind and
modern technology, but it also has made it a lot easier to watch video clips of celebrity slip-ups, animated satire, bloopers
and every day people at their most outrageous.
VH1
has partnered with IFILM to launch the new weekly countdown show Web Junk 20. Hosted by heavyweight stand-up comic Patrice
O'Neal, the series celebrates and brings a unique look at all the weirdest, wildest and most hilarious internet video clips
out there. Patrice will guide viewers through this internet journey with hilarious commentary on each clip.
Web
Junk 20 brings together all of those emails with the heading, "LOL! Don't open at work" with VH1's unique perspective. If
they're good enough for you to send to your entire email address book they're good enough for VH1.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Airs:
Monday 10:00 PM on Showtime (30 mins)
Premiered
January 1, 2003
In
society, there are many products and ideas that we buy in to. Some of these products, services or ideas are just plain bullshit.
Well known magicians: Penn and Teller are here to knock some sense into people in a humerous and informal way and to explain
why some things in life are just plain bullshit. Show has been renewed for Season 4 and Season 5 for 10 episodes for each
season.
Attack of the Show
Airs: Weekdays 7:00 PM G4
Whether you're cracking code or wrangling with Windows, "Attack of the Show" is here to help. The hosts
unleash the power of technology with wit and flair in this interactive show geared toward the tech enthusiast.
Host:
Kevin Pereira
Olivia Munn
Airs: Thursday 9:00 PM G4
"Icons" is a documentary show that gives viewers the total run-down on the world of video games. The show
will provide in-depth coverage on topics ranging from behind the scenes looks at game developers, to profiles of industry
giants and notorious figures in gaming, to a retrospective on the history of famous games.
Host:
Jake Steele
Filter
Airs: Monday 9:00 PM G4
The video game world is crammed with endless games, characters and gaming systems, but only one show helps
you filter the signal from the noise. With our exclusive Filterater, users rank the best (and worst) of all aspects of gaming.
Each week host Diane Mizota counts down the results on Filter with game clips, viewer e-mail and man on-the-street interviews.
Host:
Diane
Mizota
Around The Horn
Airs: ESPN
at Weekdays 5:00 PM (30 min.)
Premiered: November 4,
2002
Around the Horn, currently moderated by ESPN's Tony Reali, is
a fast paced, 30-minute program featuring some of the country's leading sports columnists, from such newspapers as the Boston
Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post and Los Angeles Times. Along with Pardon the Interruption, Around
the Horn heads ESPN's day time sports talk programming. Debuting on November 4, 2002, the show was quick to catch on. It was
originally hosted by Max Kellerman.
The show consists of four rounds of discussion during which the panelists are given
points by the host. After the second and third rounds, the lowest scoring panelist is eliminated. The winning panelist of
the forth round, the showdown, wins 30 seconds at the end of the show to talk about any sports related topic.
Pardon The Interruption
Airs: ESPN at Weekdays 5:30 PM (30 min.)
Premiered: October 22, 2001
Pardon the Interruption with Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon
On Monday, Oct.
22, ESPN premiered Pardon The Interruption, a live and provocative show devoted exclusively to sports opinions and
headline issues, each weekday at 5:30 p.m. ET leading into SportsCenter. The 30-minute program originates from Washington,
D.C. and features Washington Post columnists Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon. They address a variety of issues each program,
which includes in-studio and out-of-studio contributors. The program reairs each weekday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS.
Kornheiser and Wilbon, who have been debating each other in the sports and style pages of
the Washington Post for more than two decades, face-off nightly on the day's hot topics. Timely interviews with newsmakers
frame the debates. Viewers also have an opportunity to ask questions and voice opinions. Veteran ESPN news executive Jim Cohen
serves as the show's executive producer. Kornheiser and Wilbon, frequent guests on ESPN's The Sports Reporters, will remain
with The Post and continue writing columns for the sports pages. Kornheiser also continues as host of Tony Kornheiser Show
on ESPN Radio.
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