As 2020 continues to find new ways to fuck with us, one bit of sunlight is still streaming into our lives every Sunday. And because it's 2020, it's from a very unlikely source: The remotely-produced version of a comedy talk show hosted by "Retired Filmmaker George Lucas." The George Lucas Talk Show, in its original form, ran for over six years as a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, bringing in a high caliber array of guests to chat with "George Lucas" (played by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Connor Ratliff) alongside …

The one-hour nationally syndicated series The Drew Barrymore Show is bringing the actress’ blend of optimism and inspiration to the daytime space, sharing her point of view with audiences while sharing compelling human interest stories. The format will include celebrity guests, happy news and lifestyle segments, all with a funny and informative approach. During a virtual press conference to promote the launch of the show, host/executive producer Drew Barrymore and showrunner/executive producer Jason Kurtz talked about what viewers should know about The Drew Barrymore Show, why it’s important for her to have her own voice and …

Earth to Ned, premiering this week on Disney+, is one of the most incredible and unexpected delights on the streaming platform, a dazzling mixture of technology and talent. In it, Ned (voiced and partially performed by Paul Rugg) is a towering space alien sent to Earth to destroy life but instead falls in love with the planet’s pop culture and decides instead of conquering, he’ll host a talk show instead. You’ve truly never seen anything like Ned, who took several performers to operate and was brought to life by the geniuses at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. …

Netflix has canceled Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj after six seasons on the air. Patriot Act debuted on Netflix in October 2018, releasing seasons 2 through 5 in 2019 with its sixth and final season airing on the streamer's YouTube in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Patriot Act was a notable venture for host Hasan Minhaj, who continued his run in the political talk show after leaving The Daily Show in 2018. Now, as Variety reports, Netflix has given the acclaimed Patriot Act the ax. Minhaj announced the news on Twitter Tuesday morning, writing, "What a …

Disney+ has unveiled the first trailer for Earth to Ned, which is an upcoming talk show for the streaming service that’s a little… out of this world. Because it’s hosted by an alien. Get it? Produced by The Jim Henson Company and Marwar Junction Productions, Earth to Ned puts an intergalactic twist on the talk show format with this goofy-looking alien named Ned and his sidekick Cornelius interviewing guests ranging from Gina Carano to RuPaul to Billy Dee Williams to Joel McHale and many many more. This is clearly a Disney+ tie-in and I wouldn’t …

Conan O’Brien is moving production of his TBS talk show to the historic Largo at the Coronet theater in West Hollywood, an iconic comedy and music venue. The show will broadcast from the theater, with minimal staff and crew and with O’Brien continuing to interview guests via Zoom. Also, and this almost goes without saying, the show will be filmed without a live audience. “I got started doing improv at the Coronet in 1986 and I’m glad we’ve figured out a way to safely keep that theater going during this lockdown” O’Brien said in a …

One of the rare positive aspects of our current quarantine situation is the way Animal Crossing: New Horizons has emerged as a way to keep sane. The game is pretty much engineered to be pleasantly low-stress, allowing players the opportunity to just kind of mozie about an open world selling turnips, remodeling their homes, or, if you're Rogue One: A Star Wars Story co-writer Gary Whitta, launching your very own late-night talk show within the game, titled Animal Talking. Animal Crossing is very uncomfortably Black Mirror-ish to me in a way I can't quite …

It's been a while since the boys club of late-night TV talk show hosts have had to reinvent themselves, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced just that. After the quarantine banned live audiences from their sets, Stephen Colbert delivered a monologue from his fancy home bathroom, Jimmy Fallon put on an at-home special from his family's playroom, and Conan O'Brien is turning to technology to keep the shows coming. Only TBS' Samantha Bee is roughing it during the crisis while delivering entertaining tips on how to survive in the potential post-apocalypse. Full Frontal will …

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The legacy of late night talk show hosts and their sidekicks shines with bright, iconic comedy talent. Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon. Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter. Now, as reported by Deadline, Disney+ and The Jim Henson Company have a new twosome to add to the pantheon: Ned and Lieutenant Cornelius. Oh, you've not heard of them? That's because they're alien puppets. At one point, they were given the task to destroy and take over Earth. Instead -- they're interviewing Earth's celebrities. That is the irresistibly odd premise at the center of Earth to Ted. …

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Kelly Clarkson officially has her own talk show, and she enthusiastically went to Instagram to give fans a sneak peek backstage tour of the set.

Amazon Studios has released a new Late Night trailer. The upcoming comedy stars Emma Thompson as Katherine Newberry, an acclaimed late night talk show host whose show has fallen into bland complacency. To bring some new life to her homogeneous writing staff, she hires Molly (Mindy Kaling, who also wrote the film), a chemical plant worker who has a knack for comedy. Together, they fight to revitalize the show and save Katherine from being replaced by the network. I caught the movie at Sundance earlier this year and was absolutely taken with it. This trailer plays by traditional rom-com …

Amazon Studios has released the first trailer for Late Night, the much-anticipated comedy written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Nisha Ganatra that sees Oscar-winner Emma Thompson stepping behind the desk of a veteran talk-show host. The film—in which Kaling also co-stars—debuted to pretty substantial critical acclaim at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, with Amazon immediately picking up the U.S. rights for a hefty $13 million. Thompson plays Katherine Newbury, a seasoned presence of the late-night talk show resistant to changing with the times. To tamp down concerns over diversity, Katherine hires …