The Late Show is an American late-night talk show and the first series broadcast on the then-new Fox Network. Originally hosted by comic actress Joan Rivers, it first aired on October 9, 1986 under the title The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. It is also the first and only other late-night show hosted by Arsenio Hall.
Four friends, the actors Xosé A. Touriñán and David Perdomo, and the actresses Fátima Pego and Noemí Rodríguez meet in a bar where they talk about life, their personal experiences and worries. Each of them will remember an anecdote that gives way to sketches, in which the four friends play different characters. Comedy is present at all times in this format that mixes social gatherings and comic sketches and in which the spontaneity of each of the participants comes first.
Author and critic John Mason Brown, who once commented that "some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes," offered this intellectual alternative in 1948-1949. It consisted of an informal living-room discussion on the arts with two or three guests, of the caliber of author James Michener, producer Billy Rose, publishrer Bennet Cerf, and critic Bosley Crowther. The subjects ranged from modern art to new novels, films, the theater and fashions.
Kevin McCloud and Greg James dish the dirt on what it takes to create awe-inspiring architecture, as they take a unique behind-the-scenes look at ambitious self-builds.
Kilroy was a BBC One daytime chat show hosted by Robert Kilroy-Silk that began in 24 November 1986 and finished on 29 January 2004 after 18 years. The series was originally called Day to Day for the first two seasons, and renamed to Kilroy in September 1988.