Following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Late Night talk show host Conan O’Brien will pay his non-writing staffers their salary out of his own pocket. The staffers face layoffs ... Read More

The first late-night talk show to return to production after the Writers Guild of America went on strike Nov. 5 will be Last Call with Carson Daly. The show will ... Read More

Maybe this falls into the product placement category, but I thought this little gambit by the folks over at Kentucky Fried Chicken was pretty clever. Since it seems to be lights ... Read More

We’ll get, at the very least, another week of reruns. Striking Writers and Curmudgeonly Old Studio Heads (that’s a bit of editorializing) have agreed to resume talks, but not until ... Read More

Not to be outdone by their counterparts over at The Daily Show, writers from The Colbert Report have uploaded their spin on the writers strike to YouTube. Their take? An Alliance ... Read More

As Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) members continue their battle to earn a piece of the digital pie, non-writing staffers on shows like The Tonight Show and the Late Late ... Read More

Like all of us on the About Talk Show staff, you’re probably missing the insightful commentary and wicked comedy from writers of The Daily Show. If so, you’re in luck. ... Read More

No reason for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to be concerned. Writers from the Late Show with David Letterman aren’t making any money with their latest venture. The ... Read More

The newest edition to the Oprah Winfrey Book Club family is author Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth. Oprah announced the new selection on her show Wednesday. The tome, nearly ... Read More

Chalk this up to the Better Late Than Never file. (Can you chalk something up to a file? I don't think you can.) Guest schedules for the week have been ... Read More

A lot of casual television viewers might find the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, now entering its second week, little more than a rerun-filled nuisance. But the strike is ... Read More

By now you’ve probably heard about our fearless, flame-haired talk show host Conan O’Brien’s most recent PITA, as the kids are texting these days: The Rev. David Ajemian. Father PITA has ... Read More

Quick update on MSNBC’s plans to welcome Rosie O’Donnell into the fold as a primetime talk show host and commentator: They’re not. Talks between the two ended late last week, with ... Read More

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View, can now add the final ingredient to her maternity leave, which she began in late October: a baby. Hasselbeck and husband Tim, NFL quarterback, welcomed ... Read More

Just a quick note regarding two of our favorite shows: Late Show with David Letterman and The View. Fans of the The View will be happy to know that the show ... Read More

We haven’t heard the last from Rosie. But c’mon, we knew that the day she left The View, right? The outspoken and always entertaining two-time former talk show host is mulling ... Read More

I often joke that if Howard Stern is the “King of All Media”, then Oprah Winfrey must be the “Queen of All Media.” Truth is, Oprah is simply the “Ruler of ... Read More

Writers Guild of America (WGA) members took to the picket lines yesterday, immediately sending most talk shows into reruns. Those shows immediately affected include: Late Show with David Letterman The Tonight Show ... Read More

Well, here’s a sticky wicket. As I was preparing this week’s talk show schedules, which I dutifully do every weekend for all my fans, friends and those who happen on the ... Read More

Should the Writers Guild of America (WGA) call for a strike, talk shows will most likely be the first to feel the full force of the work stoppage. Sunday marks ... Read More

At least not as a Democrat or Republican. Both have denied the political satirist and host of The Colbert Report the opportunity to appear as presidential nominee on their respective ... Read More

It didn’t take long for officials to make an arrest in the abuse scandal that has rocked both Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls – and Oprah Winfrey. Under lock and ... Read More