daytime talkshows
The Wildly Mixed Success Rate of the Celebrity-Helmed Talk Show
From Tyra Banks to Fran Drescher to Drew Barrymore, many have tried. Few have succeeded. VICE investigates what makes a star-led talk show actually work.
Why Is It So Cringey When Drew Barrymore Says ‘Dope’?
A speech pathologist and anti-racism educator helped me understand what's so unbearable about a beloved celebrity saying a tiny little word.
Ellen DeGeneres May Have Trapped Herself in Her Own Persona
A new 'Times' profile of the comedian paints an anxious picture of the host being constrained by her own creation.
'Weekday Afternoon Talkshow Lizard People,' Today's Comic by Stephen Maurice Graham
Why do daytime talkshow hosts try to make their guests cry so much? Unsurprisingly, the answer is lizard people.
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