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

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Origin of talk show

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby talk show

talk over, talk radio, talk round, talk sense, talk shop, talk show, talk someone's arm off, talk through, talk through one's hat, talk to, talk turkey

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Select episodes of the talk show, helmed for years by the late James Lipton, are available to stream through the end of 2021.
11 TV shows and films you can stream for free this month|Bethonie Butler|February 12, 2021|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.
Shaw’s HalfSmoke is so cool, it’s hot|Evan Caplan|February 5, 2021|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.
A Look Back At Wendy Williams’ Most Talked About Interviews|Steven Psyllos|February 2, 2021|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.
Jack Palladino, aggressive sleuth who worked for Bill Clinton campaign, dies at 76|Harrison Smith|February 2, 2021|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.
SNL skewers Marjorie Taylor Greene, the vaccine rollout and GameStop, reminding us that things are still very bad|Bethonie Butler|January 31, 2021|Washington Post
Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As soon as this attack [happened], Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Hopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
None other would dare to show herself unveiled to a stranger, and a white man at that.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
And is this a mere fantastic talk, or is this a thing that could be done and that ought to be done?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
I shall show how it is possible thus to prolong life to the term set by God.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for talk show

talk show

noun

a television or radio show in which guests discuss controversial topics or personal issues

US name for chat show

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