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Late Night Talk Shows

Why Are All the Talk-Show Hosts White Guys?

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Brandt Goldstein

Given that Conan O'Brien just took his last bow on NBC's Late Night, let 's have a frank conversation: Why are evening talk-show hosts almost all white guys?

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NBC Cancels Christmas!

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 01.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Late-Night Talk Shows, Jay Leno, Hollywood, Nbc, Late Night Shows, Entertainment News
Dennis Palumbo

The entertainment industry patients in my therapy practice have reacted with shock, disbelief and outrage to the news that NBC has decided to put Jay Leno's talk show on the air in prime time.

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Late Night Jokes Of The Week: MSNBC Bias, Bush Transition, Black Voters, And Weed Smells

Posted 12.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Late Night Talk Shows, Late Night Jokes, Late Night Jokes of the Week, Late Night Videos, Conan O'Brien, Video, Media News

This week in the best of late night videos, Jay Leno jokes about MSNBC's political bias, Conan O'Brien discusses the transition from President Bush to...

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Late Night Jokes Of The Week: Sarah Palin's Starbucks Quote, Barack Obama's Fundraising, & Cindy McCain's Coldness

Huffington Post | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

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This week in the best of late-night television, "SNL Weekend Update Thursday" gets in the mix with a Sarah Palin joke, Jay Leno makes fun of the Alask...

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Late Night Jokes Of The Week: McCain Visits The Pharmacy, Obama Doesn't Play Defense And More Great Moments In Presidential Speeches

Huffington Post | Posted 08.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Late Night Jokes, Late Night Talk Shows, Late Night Jokes of the Week, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Video, Media News

This week in late night jokes, Jay Leno made light of Bush's environmental policies, Jimmy Kimmel mocked a pharmacy visit by McCain, Stephen Colbert j...

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Vanity Fair Launches News And Late-Night Watching Project

Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Late Night Talk Shows, Evening News, VF Daily, VF.Com, Vanity Fair, Media News

Vanity Fair launched two new features today on their ever-growing blog, VF Daily: first, a measure of the minutes each of the three network newscasts ...

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David Letterman Posts Worst Ratings Since 1993

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 07.05.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK -- CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" tied its lowest-ever adults 18-49 rating last week. "Late Show" averaged a 0.9 rating in adults...

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Whoopi Goldberg On Barbara Walters' Sex Life: "You Do Not Think Of Her Bumpin'"

Huffington Post | Posted 06.27.2008 | Media

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Whoopi Goldberg appeared on the "Late Show" with David Letterman last Friday, where she and Dave discussed Barbara Walters' revelations of a steamy se...

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ABC Extends Jimmy Kimmel Contract Through 2010

Variety | Michael Schneider | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media

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ABC is extending its option with latenight host Jimmy Kimmel by another year, keeping him at the network through at least 2010. Decision to exercise ...

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Huckabee To Appear On Letterman Night Before NH Primary

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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The Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has a lot on his plate, starting with building on his caucus win in Iowa and trying to raise some ...

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Late Night Hosts To Return, But The Stars May Not

New York Times | EDWARD WYATT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Writers' Strike, Jimmy Kimmel, Late-Night Talk Shows, Writers' Strike News, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Late Show With David Letterman, Media News

The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them. Uncertainty over whether many of Hollywood's bigg...

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Report: Late Nighters Eye January Comeback

Variety | Josef Adalian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Late Night Strike, Leno Strike, Writers Guild Strike, Writers' Strike News, Letterman Strike, Late Night Talk Shows, Conan Strike, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, Writers' Strike, WGA Strike, Writers Guild of America Strike, The Late Show, Media News

With latenight ratings continuing to plunge, the betting in network circles is that several hosts will be back on the air by Jan. 7, if not sooner. N...

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Leno Frustrated About Forced 2009 Exit

Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Hours after NBC Universal said it would sell its storied NBC Studios in Burbank, late-night talk show host Jay Leno offered his take on the news from ...

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Friedman: "Thompson Sounds Like A Media Novice"

MarketWatch | Jon Friedman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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know, I know. This guy has been in the race for only one week, right? Horse feathers. In the age of blogs and 24-hour cable channels, the media move...

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