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Thomas' Talk Shows Blog February 2007 Archive

By Thomas Tennant, About.com Guide to Talk Shows

Ellen’s Award? Good Reviews

Tuesday February 27, 2007
It was a life-long dream realized, and the experience apparently sent Ellen DeGeneres over the moon with emotion. Her Sunday night gig as host of the 79th Annual Academy Awards has ... Read More

SNL Star Could Take Late Night in 2009

Monday February 26, 2007
Reports – or I suppose we could call them rumors – are circulating that Saturday Night Live alum and Fever Pitch star Jimmy Fallon is in the running to take ... Read More

Ellen, Oprah’s Oscar Dish the Day After

Monday February 26, 2007
I bet you thought all the Academy Awards hullabaloo was over when Martin Scorsese picked up his Oscar for Best Director. Well, not quite yet! There’s plenty of Oscar talk ... Read More

Craig Ferguson Explains Why He’s Not Making Britney Jokes

Thursday February 22, 2007
It wasn’t that long ago that Craig Ferguson, host of the Late, Late Show, delivered a heartfelt monologue about his father, who’d recently passed away. Now he’s at it again, ... Read More

Jimmy Kimmel leaving ABC for Fox?

Thursday February 22, 2007
That was the industry watercooler rumor, reports Media Life magazine. But it looks as though Kimmel will stay put on ABC for at least two more years. The magazine reports that ... Read More

More Oscars, More Talk Show Hosts

Monday February 19, 2007
This Sunday’s broadcast of the 79th Annual Academy Awards will feature talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. She succeeds last year’s emcee, Daily Show host Jon Stewart. But before Ellen welcomes ... Read More

‘Talkies’: Talk Show Hosts in the Movies

Monday February 19, 2007
This Sunday, February 25th, the stars will shine in Hollywood, as the 79th Annual Academy Awards lights up the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Movies’ greatest night is hosted this ... Read More

Colbert Inspires Ice Cream Flavor

Wednesday February 14, 2007
It’s called “Americone Dream” and it is the very essence of Stephen Colbert – mostly vanilla with some fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and sweet caramel. The concoction was recently announced by ... Read More

Tyra Banks Celebrates Swimsuit Milestone

Wednesday February 14, 2007
Maybe you’ve seen the recent less-than-flattering photos of Tyra Banks in a one-piece bathing suit. If so, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. And you probably don’t remember when Tyra stepped out ... Read More

David Letterman’s No DummyVentriloquist Week Success Breeds Sequel

Monday February 12, 2007
The Late Show’s at it again. After the success of last fall’s “Ventriloquist Week,” the show is spotlighting more of show business’s finest voice throwers this week. Tonight, Dave welcomes ... Read More

Talkin’ ‘Bout Love: Valentine’s Themes Abound

Sunday February 11, 2007
In case you forgot (and that means you), Wednesday is Valentine’s Day, and several talk shows are using the holiday to chat about love – its wonders and its pitfalls. Whether ... Read More

Oprah’s Dream Debuts at Month’s End

Wednesday February 7, 2007
Oprah Winfrey, host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, will chronicle the five years it took to build The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, a school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa, ... Read More

David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey - Dating!?

Monday February 5, 2007
If you saw the Super Bowl Sunday night you might have thought so. At the very least, you probably did a double take. Yes, that was David Letterman snuggled up next ... Read More

Gearing Up for the Academy AwardsEddie Murphy on Studio Monday

Monday February 5, 2007
Though it is a repeat, Monday night’s Inside the Actor’s Studio is worth watching. James Lipton’s guest is Saturday Night Live alum and movie superstar Eddie Murphy. Murphy, whose career as ... Read More

Letterman’s Top Ten Most Memorable Moments

Thursday February 1, 2007
From the Home Office in Lakewood, Ohio – and to commemorate David Letterman’s first 25 years on late night television – About Talk Shows presents “The Top Ten Most Memorable ... Read More

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