The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020), Champagne for Caesar (1950), Talk Radio (1988), Private Parts (1997), Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013), Late Night (2019), The Interview (2014), 95 Miles to Go (2004) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Talk Show movies.
Storyline: For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
Plot Keywords: documentary, history, television, culture, society, race, civil rights ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: What happens when the man who knows everything goes on a quiz show that doubles your cash prize every time a you answer a question correctly? Beauregard Bottomly is that man & what happens is you end up with 40 million dollars at stake.—April M. Cheek <Aravis2713@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, satire, hollywood, 1950s, genius, business rivalry, wealth ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An acerbic radio talk show host based in Dallas starts what could be an important few days when he discovers that his controversial late night show is about to be "picked up" by a nationwide network of radio stations. However, all is not perfect for him, because on top of troubles with his love life and fears that the management of the network will try to alter the content of his show he has to cope with a neo-nazi group who have been angered by his forthright opinions.
Plot Keywords: thriller, drama, talk show, media, controversy, social commentary, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Having always wanted to be a disc-jockey, Howard Stern works his way painfully from radio at his 1970's college to a Detroit station. It is with a move to Washington that he hits on an outrageous off-the-wall style that catches audience attention. Despite his on-air blue talk, at home he is a loving husband. He needs all the support he can get when he joins NBC in New York and comes up against a very different vision of radio.
Plot Keywords: biography, comedy, music, autobiographical, usa, 1990s, celebrity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kevin is throwing a celebration party, but guests tell him that he has changed since his divorce. He tries to explain himself, but they will not let him, so he decides to do a show at Madison Square Garden letting him explain, which sold out with 30,000 people. The film also shows performances of his sold-out shows from all around the world..
Plot Keywords: comedy, stand-up comedy, talk show, kevin hart, live performance, humor, funny ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Katherine Newbury (Dame Emma Thompson) is a pioneer and legendary host on the late night talk show circuit. When she's accused of being a "woman who hates women", she puts affirmative action on the to-do list, and - presto! - Molly (Mindy Kaling) is hired as the one woman in Katherine's all-male writers' room. But Molly might be too little too late, as the formidable Katherine also faces the reality of low ratings and a network that wants to replace her. Wanting to prove she's not merely a diversity hire who's disrupting the comfort of the brotherhood, Molly is determined to help Katherine revitalize her show and career - and possibly effect even bigger change at the same time.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, workplace, female-led, talk show, gender discrimination, media industry ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show "Skylark Tonight." When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
Plot Keywords: comedy, action, political satire, american film, assassination, journalist, talk show ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ray Romano's eight-day drive through the south on a stand-up comedy tour becomes more than he bargains for when longtime friend and opening act, Tom Caltabiano, brings a film student along to document their thousand-mile journey. Together, all three struggle with Ray's obsessions, phobias, and insecurities in this unscripted exploration of newfound fame.—Tom Caltabiano
Plot Keywords: comedy, road movie, documentary, stand-up comedy, travel, reality show, humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch (1948- ), who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: documentary, comedy, celebrity, hollywood, screenwriter, behind the scenes, talk show ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Alice suffers from borderline personality disorder, but she has what she needs in life. She has an apartment, she has a best friend, and she has tapes of every Oprah Winfrey show. And now, after winning the lottery, she also has 83 million dollars. What she doesn't have is an outlet for the whole world to know who she really is. The TV station cut her off when she tried turning her lottery announcement into a frank discussion of her sexual experiences, but with her money in hand, she's off to LA to convince two struggling TV producer brothers to produce her own TV show. Whatever it costs, she's going to do it. From swan entrances to dog neutering, she is going to introduce the world to Alice. But is the world ready for Alice?
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, psychological, female lead, mental health, talk show, gambling ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Wally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.
Plot Keywords: comedy, talk show, usa, sexual innuendo, satire, 1990s, adult comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Slick comedy-drama from the director of The Wedding Singer, with Steve Coogan as an abrasive right-wing radio host whose perfect life is thrown into disarray when his sassy long lost 16-year old niece turns up on his doorstep, ready to challenge everything he stands for.
Plot Keywords: politics, talk show, media, controversy, ideology, social commentary, documentary ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: John Burns (Dan Aykroyd) is a patient at a mental institution who gets an unexpected shot at freedom when circumstances find him mistaken for a colleague of Dr. George Maitlin (Charles Grodin). Sneaking out of the facility, Burns poses as his psychiatrist on a radio show in Los Angeles, which leads to great ratings for the program. Burns also finds a new friend in homeless eccentric Donald Becker (Walter Matthau), but his good times are threatened when Maitlin discovers the ruse.
Plot Keywords: comedy, psychological, talk show, madness, deception, therapy, celebrity ...
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