A talk show (American and Australian English) or chat show (British) is a television or radio program where one person (or group of people) will discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host. Sometimes, talk shows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on the show for that episode. Other times, a single guest discusses their work or area of expertise with a host or co-hosts. A call-in show takes live phonecalls from callers listening at home, in their cars, etc. Sometimes, guests are already seated but are often introduced and enter from backstage. Gay Byrne, Steve Allen, Jack Parr, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Oprah Winfrey, Mosunmola Abudu and others are often considered to have revolutionized talk shows.

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• 1 Genres
• 2 History
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 Further reading

Noun

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1. show; a play, dance, or other entertainment.

Declension Declension of show singular plural Common indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative show showen shower showerna genitive shows showens showers showernas

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• Arts: Television: News: Programs: Interview and Debate (16)

• TV Talk Show: News Broadcasting and Media: Culture Shock TV
  cultureshocktv.com
  Offers a look on politics, civil liberty and societal issues.
• TV Talk Shows
  tvtalkshows.com
  TV listings, news, biographies, message boards, official web sites and e-mail addresses for shows and hosts.
• About.com Talk Shows
  talkshows.about.com
  Directory of links to program-related sites.