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In American television, the late-night talk show is a specific kind of comedy-oriented talk and variety show that airs late at night. Characteristics of the genre include topical monologues in which the host makes fun of the day's news, comedy sketches, celebrity interviews, and musical performances. The late-night talk-show format was popularized, though not invented, by Johnny Carson with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on NBC. Unlike other kinds of talk and variety shows, late-night talk shows always feature a desk behind which the host sits to interview guests and present comedy bits. Most programs also have an old-fashioned prop microphone on the desk, which some hosts often use as a comedic device.
The popularity of late night shows in America has been cited as a key factor why Americans do not get the requisite seven to eight hours of sleep per night.
Late-night talk shows compete for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.
Late night talk shows, for the most part, do not exist in other parts of the world. Shows that loosely resemble the format air in other countries, but generally air weekly as opposed to the nightly airings of Americans. They also generally air in time slots considered to be prime time in the United States.
A talk show (American and Australian English) or chat show (British) is a television program or radio program where one person (or group of people) discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host.
Sometimes, talk shows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on the show for that episode. Other times, a single guest discusses their work or area of expertise with a host or co-hosts. A call-in show takes live phonecalls from callers listening at home, in their cars, etc. Sometimes, guests are already seated but are often introduced and enter from backstage. Gay Byrne, Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson,, Dick Cavett, Ed Sullivan, Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh, and Mosunmola Abudu have hosted notable talk shows; in many cases, the shows have made their hosts famous.
Television talk shows often feature celebrity guests who talk about their work and personal lives as well as the their latest films, TV shows, music recordings or other projects they'd like to promote to the public. The hosts are often comedians who open the shows with comedy monologues.
Nothings on TV and I don't care, gonna watch a talk show I don't care, all these topics mostly blow my mind, always feel i'm just a step behind and we go, go-go Jenny Jones and Ricky Lake, all these tabloid shows are always fake, how much more of this shit can I bare, listen to the hand but don't go there. (Jerry - "Some of that we can't show on the air"). Nothing left this time when i'm alone, too intense to even answer the phone, make'em over they look like a freak, even though they did it twice last week and we go, go-go Jenny Jones and Ricky Lake, all these tabloid shows are always fake, how much more of this shit can I take.