Tag: talk show

Written by eriruby

Late Night Talk Shows

The abundance of precaution to slow the spread of Coronavirus has hit the entertainment industry suddenly, and hard.  My thoughts are with the freelancers right now, who have just gotten through winter and were about to replenish savings.  Television is going to look different for the next year.  Pilots that were just about to start […]

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The Shop: Uninterrupted

Absolutely blown away by the discussion on Season 2 episode 6 of the HBO Sports program “The Shop.” Stacy Abrams, Hasan Minhaj, Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Malcolm Jenkins joined host Maverick Carter. At the end I couldn’t believe 30 minutes had flown by. They’d discussed fighting voter suppression and the importance of […]

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Busy Tonight

Busy Tonight is over.  It’s yet another woman-led talk show that was given too short of a run to catch on, even though it was perfect from the get-go.  Busy Phillips prioritized feminist content, women in front of and behind the camera, and female-friendly fun.  I will miss it forever and am thankful that all […]

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Busy Tonight

New favorite late night talk show alert!  Move over Colbert!  “Busy Tonight” is swift, whimsical and decidedly feminist.  Busy Phillips is a wonderful and hilarious host.  First guest Mindy Kaling rocked and I now look forward to this E! network show 4 nights a week!  Any show that celebrates pajamas named “Mr. Nightgown” has my […]

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Truth and Iliza

The network Freeform is coming into its own just over a year into the rebrand from ABC Family.  They do their upfronts in April so I am already looking forward to “Siren,” the mermaid drama coming Summer 2018 (really!) alongside a Marvel team effort led by Squirrel Girl (REALLY)! In the meantime I am enjoying life right now with […]