Why Ellen DeGeneres’ new Netflix special is so uncomfortable

Why Ellen DeGeneres’ new Netflix special is so uncomfortable

In a world where other celebrities have found the road to redemption,why can’t we forgive Ellen DeGeneres?

  • byMichael Idato

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It’s so funny how we don’t talk any more. What’s up with late night TV?

It’s so funny how we don’t talk any more. What’s up with late night TV?

Jimmy Kimmel is worried US late-night talk shows may soon cease to exist. Here,they already have.

  • byNell Geraets
Pioneer of daytime talk shows Phil Donahue dies

Pioneer of daytime talk shows Phil Donahue dies

Donahue’s willingness to explore the hot-button social issues of the day emerged immediately. In 1967,he featured an atheist as his first guest.

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Gen Z has discovered why Conan O’Brien was the best late-night TV host of all time

Gen Z has discovered why Conan O’Brien was the best late-night TV host of all time

A viral appearance on Hot Wings has introduced O’Brien to a new audience. We take a look at some of the funniest moments over the decades.

  • byNell Geraets
Don Lane,the Devil,and why Aussie horror is taking over the world

Don Lane,the Devil,and why Aussie horror is taking over the world

Hot on the heels of breakout hit Talk To Me,Late Night With the Devil is the latest Aussie horror flick to attract worldwide buzz,and box office results.

  • byKarl Quinn
Drew Barrymore criticised for bringing talk show back amid strike

Drew Barrymore criticised for bringing talk show back amid strike

The talk show will return for its fourth season next week,triggering the writers’ union to announce it will picket the production’s studios.

  • byNell Geraets
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Brawls,sex,and real people:How Jerry Springer took on Oprah

Brawls,sex,and real people:How Jerry Springer took on Oprah

To boost ratings,Springer focused on “regular folks of no fame,little if any wealth and very little influence”. Here’s how it worked.

  • byTimothy Bella
Corden blue:how one restaurant meal made James Corden an internet villain

Corden blue:how one restaurant meal made James Corden an internet villain

The English actor-singer-talkshow host is suddenly a byword for the blurst. So what happened?

  • byKarl Quinn
Larry Sanders is the best new comedy on TV,even after 30 years

Larry Sanders is the best new comedy on TV,even after 30 years

Sacha Baron Cohen describes Garry Shandling’s Hollywood satire “the perfect show”. It’s hard to disagree.

  • byCraig Mathieson
Funny or racist? A food bit on James Corden’s talk show draws ire

Funny or racist? A food bit on James Corden’s talk show draws ire

The Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts segment has received scrutiny in the past,but an online petition posted this month has brought renewed criticism.

  • byChristina Morales
Ellen DeGeneres is ending her talk show,but was she really cancelled?
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Ellen DeGeneres is ending her talk show,but was she really cancelled?

Social media was quick to proclaim the multiple Emmy-winning chat show host had been #cancelled,but the truth is far more complicated.

  • byKarl Quinn