Talk shows
Phil Donahue obituary
Unpretentious US talkshow host whose popularity was built on addressing women’s issues and involving the audience
Michael Carlson
23, Aug, 2024 @5:03 PM
Starmer tries to curry favour with electorate through Sunday Brunch tandoori
Labour leader’s appearance on chatshow reflects politicians’ more general move away from hard news outlets to cosier, more niche settings
Jim Waterson Political media editor
19, May, 2024 @6:25 PM
Ditzy, unfiltered: why Drew Barrymore is Hollywood’s great survivor
The troubled child actor turned chatshow host faces flak for her toe-curling interview with Kamala Harris. But oversharing is all part of her shtick
Vanessa Thorpe
04, May, 2024 @4:56 PM
Late Night With the Devil review – demonic talkshow channels horror of 1970s TV
The directors have fun sending up TV conventions, as a failing host attempts to revive his career by communing with a demon, supposedly possessing a teenage girl
Phil Hoad
18, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
Is the Wendy Williams docuseries saving a vulnerable person, or exploiting her? | Tayo Bero
A new series about the former talkshow host is less of a journalistic exposé and more of a voyeuristic mess
Tayo Bero
01, Mar, 2024 @11:01 AM
Emily Blunt apologises for describing restaurant worker as ‘enormous’
Oppenheimer star says she is ‘appalled’ by her remarks in 2012 interview with Jonathan Ross
Rachel Hall
21, Oct, 2023 @2:33 PM
In an age of shallow celebrity interviews, a tribute to Michael Parkinson – master of the form | Fiona Sturges
It didn’t matter how famous you were: ‘Parky’ knew his job wasn’t to ingratiate himself but to get people to talk, says arts writer Fiona Sturges
Fiona Sturges
17, Aug, 2023 @5:12 PM
Michael Parkinson’s most memorable TV moments – from Emu to Meg Ryan
Classic interviews and controversies from the chatshow host’s long career
Robyn Vinter and agencies
17, Aug, 2023 @3:12 PM
Hollywood A-listers to quit British chatshows as US actors’ strike hits
Ban on US stars promoting their new movies will force producers to use more homegrown guests
Tara Conlan
23, Jul, 2023 @7:00 AM
No regrets: Fran Kelly says she understands as ABC fails to renew her talkshow for second season
Exclusive: Host expresses gratitude to national broadcaster and reflects on delivering a ‘fun, warm and intelligent’ run
Amanda Meade
12, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘Jerry was freaked out’ – the writer of Jerry Springer: The Opera on their showdown
In the brilliantly crude opera, the talkshow host ends up in hell after being shot by a nappy-wearing fetishist aiming at the KKK. But, recalls the smash hit’s writer, that’s not what upset the TV legend when he finally saw the show
Richard Thomas
02, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
Losses deepen at GB News as network moves to fend off rival TalkTV
Hiring costs for presenters such as Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg balloon while advertisers stay wary of right-leaning channel
Mark Sweney
09, Mar, 2023 @3:03 PM
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