Category Archives: Talk Shows

Candace Bailey – The Attack of the Hostess
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Candace Bailey – The Attack of the Hostess

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Candace Bailey Attack of the Hostess by Jay S. Jacobs Cute, funny actress and hostess Candace Bailey makes G4’s cutting-edge pop culture series Attack of the Show a must-see for the tech-savvy viewer.  The fast-paced show shares entertainment news, tech previews, wacky videos and retro commercials with snarky love, good humor and unmitigated respect. Candace … Continue reading →

Joel McHale and Dan Harmon – It Takes a Community
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Joel McHale and Dan Harmon – It Takes a Community

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Joel McHale and Dan Harmon It Takes a Community by Jay S. Jacobs After an extended winter break, the crazy students and faculty at Greendale Community College are back on campus – and you know what that means, new episodes of the cult fave must-see sitcom Community.  A few days before the show returned with a rash of new spring … Continue reading →

Curtis Stone – Home Is Where the Chef Is
Food / Interviews / Pop Culture / Reality Television / Talk Shows / Television / Video

Curtis Stone – Home Is Where the Chef Is

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Curtis Stone Home Is Where the Chef Is by Ronald Sklar In America, Curtis Stone is popularly known as The Take Home Chef (on The Learning Channel); yet this Aussie and his cooking talents are internationally known. Before even setting foot in the New World, he was top dog at some of the top Australian restaurants, making … Continue reading →

Mike Papantonio – Progressively Speaking
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Mike Papantonio – Progressively Speaking

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Mike Papantonio Progressively Speaking by Ronald Sklar Say what you want about lawyers – and you probably do – you can’t accuse attorney Mike Papantonio of selling his soul to the highest bidder. In fact, the only green he cares about is environment-friendly, safe for babies and other beings who will eventually inherit the earth. … Continue reading →

Joe Franklin – The Man Who Invented Talk
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Joe Franklin – The Man Who Invented Talk

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Joe Franklin The Man Who Invented Talk by Ronald Sklar Joe Franklin, from his infamously nostalgia-cluttered midtown office, claims that he hosted television’s very first talk show. In fact, he insists that it was he who developed the very idea of the eternal genre.  “I was hosting a radio show called ‘Vaudeville Isn’t Dead,’” says the Bronx-born … Continue reading →

Shadoe Stevens – Voice on the Air
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Shadoe Stevens – Voice on the Air

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Shadoe Stevens Voice on the Air by Ronald Sklar When asked if he was indeed the world’s youngest DJ, at age 11, in Jamestown, North Dakota, Shadoe Stevens answers like a true native. “Yah,” he says, in that clipped Midwestern drawl, like a character out of the flick Fargo. The answer is true, but the “yah” … Continue reading →

Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party Premiere Episode 12/18/78 The Time & Make-Up Show 8/19/79 The Halloween Show 10/31/79 (Brinkfilm/MVD-2006) The question isn’t this: how much can you endure of artsy New York hipsters who think they are smarter, cooler and more detached than you? The question is this: how do all the Lower East Side struggling … Continue reading →

The Dick Cavett Show – Hollywood Greats (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Dick Cavett Show – Hollywood Greats (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Dick Cavett Show Hollywood Greats (Shout! Factory-2006) Marlon Brando flies all the way from Tahiti to warn us about the plight of the American Indian, whether we want to hear about it or not. Bette Davis calls the film Myra Breckenridge “a disgrace.” Fred Astaire treats us to his singing and dancing until we want to beg him … Continue reading →

The Merv Griffin Show – 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Merv Griffin Show – 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Merv Griffin Show 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time (Alpha Home Entertainment-2006) The problem with Merv calling this 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time is that it’s strictly based on Merv’s opinion. Not that we disrespect Merv for a minute – he’s given us more than our share of TV memories … Continue reading →

Jimmy Kimmel – This Week in Necessary Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel – This Week in Necessary Talk

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Jimmy Kimmel This Week in Necessary Talk by Jay S. Jacobs “My plan is to make as much money as possible and then disappear forever. Never be seen again,” Jimmy Kimmel chuckles. “If people don’t like me, they should support me as much as possible because [then] I’ll be gone before they know it.” Like most everything … Continue reading →