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Favorite Talk/Variety Shows

  1. Jimmy Kimmel Live
  2. Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  3. Saturday Night Live
  4. Chappelle's Show
  5. Mad TV
  6. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  7. The Chris Rock Show
  8. The John Henson Project
  9. Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
  10. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  11. Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
  12. Last Call with Carson Daily
  13. Whose Line is it Anyway?
  14. The Man Show
  15. On Air with Ryan Seacrest
  16. Real Time with Bill Maher

Jimmy Kimmel Live

 

Airs: Weeknights at 12:05 on ABC
Premise:

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.


Host:

  • Jimmy Kimmel

Frequent People:

  • Uncle Frank
  • Cousin Sal
  • Andy Milonakis - Announcer
  • Cleto - Bandleader
  • Gerhard Reinke - Corespondent

Guest co-host: Kathy Griffin

Monday, Mar 15: Actor/comedian David Cross, Comedian Kevin Shea

Tuesday, Mar 16: Author/actress Suzanne Somers, Former Utah Utes coach Rick Majeras, Musical guest Grant-Lee Phillips

Wednesday, Mar 17: Talk show host Regis Philbin, Magician Keith Barry, Musical guest Dropkick Murphys

Thursday, Mar 18: Future Talent Showcase: Alexis Clark

Friday, Mar 19: Actress Amber Tamblyn, Actor/musician DMX, Comedian J. Chris Newberg

All programming is subject to change.

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.

MADtv

Airs: Saturday 11:00 pm on Fox
MADtv is a late night sketch-comedy show based on the humor of the popular MAD magazine. Material includes celebrity impersonations, music video, commerical, movie, and TV show parodies, recurring characters, musical guests, and the occasional mock cartoons. The show competes against another popular sketch-comedy show, the long-running Saturday Night Live in it's time slot, but the show is aimed at a younger audience. With the shows' revolving-door cast of talented, comedic actors and numerous Emmy Award nominations, MADtv is truly an instant success. MADtv airs at 11 PM Saturdays with most FOX affiliates.
 

Current Cast:

  • Jordan Peele - Featured Player (Season 9+)
  • Ron Pederson - Featured Player (Season 8), Cast Member (Season 9+)
  • Ike Barinholtz - Featured Player (Season 8), Cast Member (Season 9+)
  • Josh Meyers - Featured Player(Season 8), Cast Member (Season 9+)
  • Paul Vogt - Featured Player (Season 8), Cast Member (Season 9+)
  • Frank Caliendo - Featured Player (Season 7), Cast Member (Season 8+)
  • Bobby Lee - Featured Player (Season 7), Cast Member (Season 8+)
  • Stephnie Weir - Featured Player (Season 6), Cast Member (Season 7+)
  • Michael McDonald - Cast Member (Season 4+)
  • Aries Spears - Cast Member (Season 3+)

Past Cast:

  • Melissa Paull - Featured Player (Season 9)
  • Keegan-Michael Key - Featured Player (Season 9)
  • Gillian Vigman - Featured Player (Season 9)
  • Daniele Gaither - Featured Player (Season 9)
  • Simon Helberg - Featured Player (Season 8)
  • Christina Moore - Featured Player (Season 8)
  • Jill Michelle Melean - Featured Player (Season 7), Cast Member (Season 8)
  • Kathryn Fiore - Featured Player (Season 7)
  • Taran Killam - Featured Player (Season 7)
  • Andrew Daly - Featured Player (Season 6), Cast Member (Season 7)
  • Christian Duguay - Cast Member (Season 6)
  • Dannah Feinglass - Featured Player (Season 6)
  • Jeff Richards - Featured Player (Season 6)
  • Nelson Ascencio - Featured Player (Season 5), Cast Member (Season 6)
  • Brooke Totman - Featured Player (Season 5)
  • Mo Collins - Cast Member (Seasons 4-9)
  • Andrew Bowen - Cast Member (Season 4)
  • Alex Borstein - Featured Player (Seasons 3), Cast Member (Season 3-7)
  • William Sasso - Featured Player (Seasons 3), Cast Member (Season 3-7)
  • Pat Kilbane - Cast Member (Seasons 3-5)
  • Tim Conlon - Featured Player (Season 3)
  • Chris Hogan - Cast Member (Season 3)
  • Lisa Kushell - Cast Member (Season 3)
  • Pablo Francisco - Featured Player (Season 3)
  • Debra Wilson - Cast Member (Season 1-8)
  • Nicole Sullivan - Cast Member (Seasons 1-6)
  • Phil LaMarr - Cast Member (Seasons 1-5)
  • Craig Anton - Featured Player (Seasons 1-3)
  • Mary Scheer - Cast Member (Seasons 1-3)
  • David Herman - Cast Member (Seasons 1-3)
  • Bryan Callen - Cast Member (Seasons 1-2)
  • Artie Lange - Cast Member (Seasons 1-2)
  • Orlando Jones - Cast Member (Seasons 1-2)

The Chris Rock Show
 
Red-hot comedian "actor" Chris Rock kicked off the new season of his Emmy(R)-winning comedy/music/talk series. Using a riotous blend of brash wit and high energy, Rock rolls a stand-up monologue, a special guest interview, a music segment and an on-location spot all within an exciting half-hour...........All taped live in New York City at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

Chappelle's Show

AirsWednesday 10:30 pm on Comedy Central
"Chappelle's Show" takes Chappelle's own personal joke book and brings it to life, with episodes consisting of sketches, man-on-the-street pieces and pop culture parodies introduced by Dave in a stand-up format in front of a studio audience. Chappelle's unique point-of-view on the world provides a hilarious, defiant and sometimes dangerous look at American culture, including music, movies, television, advertising, current events and everyday life situations.
Host:

  • Dave Chappelle

Various Characters:

  • Dave Chappelle
  • Todd Barry
  • Sophina Brown
  • Jonathan Corbett
  • Christian Finnegan
  • Christopher Franciosa
  • James Riemer (II)
  • Amanda Serkasevich

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 John Henson Project

 

Airs: Sunday 10:00 pm on Spike TV
John Henson, the former host of E's Talk Soup, makes his long-anticipated return to television on Sunday, January 11th at 10:00 PM ET/PT with the world premiere of The John Henson Project. Henson's signature humor will be on display every Sunday when he highlights what's been happening in the world of men each week.
 
This weekly show for the every day man contains such segments as:
Cruise the News -- A look at the interesting new of the week.
Guys and Balls -- The sports report for the week.
Man of the Week -- A feature showing showing a man who does something significant to men everywhere.
And many, many others.

Doggy Fizzle Televizzle

 

Snoop Dogg's off the leash and off the hook in his rambunctious new show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle. The Doggfather plays a dozen different characters, performs pranks, sketches and offers hilarious dogg-on-the-street commentary. He'll also have top shelf music performances and interviews with superstars like Ludacris, Carmen Electra, Ginuwine, Redman, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J and the pimp-tastic Hugh Hefner.

 

Host/Star:

Snoop Dogg

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Airs: Weeknights 11:35 pm on NBC
Jay Leno follows in the footsteps of legendary NBC late-night hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. Celebrating his 10th anniversary in May 2002, Leno has created his own unique late-night style with a combination of humor, talk and entertainment each night at 11:35 p.m. ET - the wee hours when viewers want to wind down with a few laughs before drifting off to dreamland. Considered by many to be a variety show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno features a nightly monologue and news-making guests, as well as ongoing comedy segments including Headlines, Request Line, Tonight Show Side Show, Jaywalking and Battle of Jaywalking All-Stars. The result is a unique look at todays pop culture.

Honored for Emmy Awards in 1995 and 1996, The Tonight Show was also voted by readers of TV Guide readers as Favorite Late Night Show in 1999 and 2000. Other notable achievements include: Lenos exclusive interview with Senator John Glenn and the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery; a pay-per-view wrestling match between Leno and Hulk Hogan; The Tonight Show Unplugged in response to Californias recent power crisis; a sum of $360,200 raised for The Twin Towers Fund from auctioning Lenos celebrity-signed motorcycle; and a special 2001 Thanksgiving show broadcast live on Armed Forces Radio and Television Services to entertain U.S. military personnel worldwide. In addition, the program continued to make history in April 1999 when it became the first television series to be broadcast nightly in HDTV (high-definition television).

The program has also proven to be a barometer of political clout. In 2000, the Los Angeles Times noted that The road to the White House apparently leads through Burbank, as each presidential candidate -- Al Gore, George W. Bush, Bill Bradley and John McCain appeared to demonstrate their relaxed, good-humored side during the presidential elections.

Many of the worlds most popular celebrities, musical guests and newsworthy names have recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." In addition to the star-power, the Tonight Show production team searches for the most interesting civilian guests such as kid inventors and individuals with quirky talents and funny stories.
Guitarist Kevin Eubanks is the shows bandleader. Debbie Vickers is the executive producer. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is from Big Dog Productions in association with NBC Studios.

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

Airs: Weeknights 11:30 pm on Comedy Central
Five people sit around and talk... well argue about things going on in the news and they make fun of ach other, led by Colin Quinn.

Host
  • Colin Quinn

Frequent Guest

  • Dave Attel
  • Lewis Black
  • Rob Cantrell
  • Dave Chappelle
  • Lenny Clarke
  • Nick DiPaolo
  • Adam Ferrara
  • Greg Giraldo
  • Judy Gold
  • Cory Kahaney
  • Denis Leary
  • Dave Mordal
  • Jim Norton
  • Patrice O'Neal
  • Keith Robinson
  • Sarah Silverman
  • Jon Stewart
  • Rich Vos

Last Call with Carson Daly

Airs: Weeknights 1:35 am on NBC
MTV'S CARSON DALY JOINS THE NBC LATE NIGHT LINEUP WITH "LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY" - MTV's Carson Daly hosts this new late night talk show featuring musical performances, and cutting edge and intimate interviews with guests from the worlds of film, television, politics, sports and pop-culture. "Last Call" will feature a single guest each night (Monday-Thursday) and is taped in front of a live audience from NBC's Studio 8-H, home of "Saturday Night Live."

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

 

Whose Line Is It Anyway? is based on the British show of the same name, which aired from 1988 to 1998. It features some of the nation's finest improvisational comedians, including Florida's Wayne Brady, Canada's Colin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles and Drew Carey from The Drew Carey Show. Each week, the preceding four and a rotating group of actors and actresses spontaneously play games with outrageous scenes, weird quirks, or (sometimes off-) key songs. It is produced by Hat Trick Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Television.

 

Host:

Drew Carey
Frequent Player:

Ryan Stiles
Wayne Brady
Colin Mochrie
Greg Proops
Brad Sherwood
Musicians:

Laura Hall
Linda Taylor - [ Season 2+ ]
Anna Wanselius - [ Season 2-3 ]
Anne King - [ Season 3, 5 ]
Cece Worral-Rubin - [ Season 2+ ]

Other Players:

Jeff Bryan Davis - [ Season 3+ ]
Charles Esten - [ Season 2+ ]
Whoopi Goldberg - [ Season 4-5 ]
Kathryn Greenwood - [ Season 2-5 ]
Kathy Griffin - [ Season 5 ]
Josie Lawrence -[ Season 2 ]
Karen Maruyama - [ Season 1-2 ]
Denny Siegel - [ Season 1-2 ]
Robin Williams

The Man Show

Airs: Sunday at 9:00 PM on Comedy Central
Premise:
The show celebrates all that is manly, from beer to women to porn, and though is at times less than tasteful, never takes itself seriously and does everything tongue and cheek along with a wink and a smile.
Host:
  • Adam Carolla - Co-Host (1999-2003)
  • Jimmy Kimmel - Co-Host (1999-2003)
  • Joe Rogan - Co-host (2003-present)
  • Doug Stanhope - Co-host (2003-present)

Music:

  • Bill Foster (VIII) - "The Fox" (1999-2000)

Juggies:

  • Julie Costello - Man Show Juggy
  • Chanie Costello - Man Show Juggy
  • Angelique Gorges - Man Show Juggy
  • Aaron Hamill - Man Show Boy
  • Paula Harrison - Man Show Juggy
  • Vanessa Kay - Man Show Juggy
  • Patti Kim - Man Show Juggy
  • Nicole Pulliam - Man Show Juggy
  • Joanna Krupa - Man Show Juggy (2003-present)
  • Rachel Sterling - Man Show Juggy (2003-present)
  • Suzanne Talhouk - Man Show Juggy

On Air With Ryan Seacrest

 

Airs: Weekdays 4:00 pm on Fox

Premiering on January 12, 2004 in national syndication, Hollywood comes alive with "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest." "On-Air" will be the epicenter for all things pop-culture, talking about the buzz, what's happening and what's hot in Hollywood. A water cooler for the entire country to gather around.

 

Preeminent National TV and Radio Host Ryan Seacrest will be hosting his own live, daily one-hour news magazine/variety show featuring a unique blend of Entertainment News, Celebrity Guests, Live Musical Performances and Fan Interaction. "On-Air" will be one-stop shopping for all viewers' "info-tainment" needs.

 

Joining Ryan as Entertainment News Anchor is Rosanna Tavarez, who will be reporting on the hottest entertainment news and national headlines.

 

Broadcast from a new state of the art studio in the center of Hollywood - "On-Air" will be a look at the world of entertainment that you won't find anywhere else. Red carpet access to the biggest Hollywood events. From the Emmys, Oscars and MTV Awards to movie premieres, concerts and video shoots, this will be your front row seat.

 

"On-Air" will be the place for viewers and fans to be heard. With interactive elements including instant polls, countdowns and instant messaging.

 

Go where no fan has gone before. It's live, spontaneous and always unpredictable. It's "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest."

 

Host

Ryan Seacrest

Co-host
Rosanna Tavarez

Talk/Variety Shows