talk show

noun

1. a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.

talk show

noun

1. a television or radio show in which guests discuss controversial topics or personal issues
2. See chat show
   US name for chat show

Word History and Origins

Origin of talk show¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Select episodes of the talk show, helmed for years by the late James Lipton, are available to stream through the end of 2021.

From Washington Post

The creative pop-up’s wintry trees and tinsel sparked both local and national attention, most notably from talk show host and American Idol Kelly Clarkson.

From Washington Blade

With conversations still brewing around the talk show host’s Lifetime movie and documentary which aired this past Saturday, we decided to take a look back at some of Wendy’s career-defining interviews.

From Essence.com

At the time, senior Clinton aide Betsey Wright defended the campaign’s actions as “self-defense,” telling The Washington Post that tabloids and talk shows had offered more than $100,000 to women who shared embarrassing stories about the candidate.

From Washington Post

The talk show format gave the show a chance to unpack the week’s headlines and confront the fact that a mere calendar update can’t change the fractured state of our populace.

From Washington Post

Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.

From The Daily Beast

During coverage of that issue, Farrell went on a WSMB AM radio talk show to defend Duke.

From The Daily Beast

For nearly a decade on Comedy Central, four nights a week, a late night talk show host told a story.

From The Daily Beast

The bit, in which two chopper-riding mamas host an afternoon talk show, started off well.

From The Daily Beast

She made the talk show circuit and wrote a book that garnered her a reported $4,000,000 advance.

From The Daily Beast