Talk Show Hosts: Mic Drop Moments & Legends!
1.
Who is the host of "The Glenn Beck Program"?
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Glenn Beck
2.
On what show did late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon get his start?
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Saturday Night Live
3.
Who hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1962 until he retired in 1992?
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Johnny Carson
4.
Who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" in 1992?
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Jay Leno
5.
What talk show host got his start as a regular on "Oprah" for several years?
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Phil McGraw
6.
What host starred in two sitcoms before settling in to her own talk show?
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Ellen DeGeneres
7.
Who co-hosted "The Man Show" before getting his own talk show?
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Jimmy Kimmel
8.
Who left SNL to pursue a movie career and then landed his own late night talk show?
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Jimmy Fallon
9.
What Food Network favorite also hosts her own self-named talk show?
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Rachael Ray
10.
What talk show host created "Carnac the Magnificent"?
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Johnny Carson
11.
What host launched his talk show career with radio spots called "The Springer Memorandum"?
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Jerry Springer
12.
What talk show host is touted as "the girlfriend young women want to hang out with"?
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Tyra Banks
13.
What late night host had a special section of the audience called "the dogpound"?
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Arsenio Hall
14.
For how many years did Arsenio Hall host his self-named talk show?
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4
15.
Where was the host of "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" born?
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Glasgow, Scotland
16.
Ed McMahon served as sidekick for 30 years to what talk show host?
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Johnny Carson
17.
Who hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1957 until 1962?
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Jack Paar
18.
Why did Jack Paar leave "The Tonight Show" in March 1962?
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He was "bone tired"
19.
How does Ellen DeGeneres usually start her show?
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With a little dance
20.
What talk show host was criticized by Ludacris, 50 Cent and Ice Cube as "anti-hip-hop"?
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Oprah
21.
For how long did Conan O'Brien host "The Tonight Show"?
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7 months
22.
Who is the sidekick and DJ-music man on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"?
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Tony Okungbowa
23.
For how many years did Rush Limbaugh host a self-titled TV talk show?
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4
24.
Who co-hosts "The View" and has her own self-named talk show as well?
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Joy Behar
25.
Whom did talk show host Maury Povich marry in 1984?
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Connie Chung
26.
What talk show host heads his own production company, called "MoPo Productions"?
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Maury Povich
27.
What former daughter of "The Cosby Show" had a talk show for one year in the mid-90s?
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Tempestt Bledsoe
28.
Who hosted "The Tonight Show" when it first aired in 1954?
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Steve Allen
29.
What host is credited with cultivating the concept of the television talk show?
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Steve Allen
30.
What one-time host of "The Tonight Show" also hosted "I've Got A Secret"?
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Steve Allen
31.
What talk show host was an accomplished pianist with more than 14,000 songs to his credit?
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Steve Allen
32.
Who pioneered the "tabloid talk show" on television?
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Phil Donahue
33.
What talk show host declined an invitation to join a U.S. delegation to Afghanistan?
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Oprah
34.
What talk show host showed off his bass clarinet skills in a 2008 concert?
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Jimmy Kimmel
35.
What talk show host had worked as a magician as well as a writer for "The Tonight Show"?
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Dick Cavett
36.
What talk show host also created "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune"?
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Merv Griffin
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Of what U.S. city was Jerry Springer once the mayor?
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Cincinnati
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