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Thomas' Talk Shows Blog January 2008 Archive

By Thomas Tennant, About.com Guide to Talk Shows

Montel Calling it Quits

Thursday January 31, 2008
After 17 years on the air, Montel Williams is retiring The Montel Williams Show. Once this season is over, the daytime talk show, which focused on social and sensational issues, ... Read More

Marie Osmond: Talk Show Host

Wednesday January 30, 2008
Marie Osmond, known to a lot of us for being “a little bit country” on Donny & Marie in the 1970s, and even more of us as the fainting ... Read More

Almost There! Ferguson Passes Citizenship Test

Tuesday January 29, 2008
The honeymoon’s almost over. The wonderfully hilarious and completely underrated Craig Ferguson, host of the Late Late Show, has passed his citizenship test. Next up, his swearing in ceremony. The host, ... Read More

'Daily Show', 'Colbert Report' Writers Stage Mock Debate

Thursday January 24, 2008
Yes, the writers strike is still going on, and, yes, we’re still reporting on it even though all our favorite shows are back up and running without their card-carrying Writers ... Read More

Starr Shuns Regis, Shines for Ray

Wednesday January 23, 2008
I read today that former Beatle beat beater Ringo Starr ditched Live with Regis and Kelly and stuck with The Rachael Ray Show all because the former wouldn’t let Starr ... Read More

Conan at Home in L.A.

Monday January 21, 2008
O’boy! O’Brien news! It’s been quite a while since I’ve had the chance to write about my favorite late night talk show host. (Yep, Conan’s my favorite. Just like Tina Fey ... Read More

Ellen Knocks Off Oprah

Thursday January 17, 2008
Here’s an honest to goodness shocker. Oprah Winfrey isn’t the most popular daytime talk show host anymore. Who is? Ellen DeGeneres. That’s according to recent results of The Harris Poll, which asked ... Read More

Colbert Hangs in Hall of Presidents

Thursday January 17, 2008
Well, really, his portrait (a comical one at that) was hung in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., in the America’s Presidents exhibit. Oh, specifically, the portrait ... Read More

Oprah OWNs TV

Thursday January 17, 2008
Get ready for even more Oprah Winfrey. The incredibly popular talk show host and undisputed ruler of all media recently announced her intention to create a new television network. Along ... Read More

Leno and Kimmel Share Couch Time;This Week’s Schedules Posted

Sunday January 13, 2008
What do you do when you’re a late night talk show host and movie stars have decided to boycott your program? Interview one another, of course. And that’s exactly when Jay ... Read More

Spears Family Not Pleased With Dr. Phil

Friday January 11, 2008
I’ve been trying hard to follow The Britney Spears Story – one that looks more and more each day like it will end tragically. I won’t editorialize too much, but ... Read More

Daily Show, Colbert Report Back Live

Wednesday January 9, 2008
The final late night comic duo returned with new programs Monday night, when Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show (or as he’s calling it without his writers, A Daily Show) and ... Read More

WGA Might Cite Leno for ‘Jay Talking’

Friday January 4, 2008
Even before the first salvo was shot in what has been discussed less as a return of late night hosts during the writers strike, and more like the next battle ... Read More

Snap Review: Letterman, Leno Return to Late Night

Thursday January 3, 2008
If you were scouring the news wire earlier this evening, you would have found a sneak preview of tonight’s return of late night talk show hosts David (Late Show) Letterman ... Read More

Letterman Back with WGA Writers, Blessing;Leno Reluctantly Crosses Lines as Hosts Return

Tuesday January 1, 2008
Tonight, at 11:35 p.m., the two powerhouses of late night return to their programs after a two-month hiatus, brought on by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. But what ... Read More

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