talkshow
Host interviews guests
A talkshow is a television or radio program featuring conversations between a host and guests—celebrities, experts, or ordinary people with interesting stories.
The format ranges from late-night entertainment The Tonight Show to daytime confessionals talk show therapy to political roundtables.
Also spelled as two words: talk show.
One receiving guests
- guestWelcomed visitor
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- segmentDistinct part of whole
monologue · broadcast · live · taping · network · primetime · late-night · daytime
Exchange of spoken ideas
- questionsRequests for information
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- guestWelcomed visitor
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
reveal · exclusive · soundbite · anecdote · banter · rapport · candid · personal
Distinct flat section
- topicSubject of discussion
- debateFormal argument on issues
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
roundtable · discourse · commentary · analysis · viewpoints · issues · moderator · pundits
News gathering and dissemination
- newsReports of recent events
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- reporterOne who gathers news
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
network · press · headlines · newsmaker · publicity · exposure · soundbite · clip
Work meant to amuse
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- satireMockery exposing vice
- humorAmusing quality
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
variety · performance · entertainer · monologue · jokes · bits · impersonation · parody
host
One receiving guests
segment · monologue · broadcast · live · taping · network · primetime · late-night · daytime · syndication
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
confession · reveal · exclusive · soundbite · anecdote · banter · rapport · candid · personal · backstory
panel
Distinct flat section
perspectives · roundtable · discourse · commentary · analysis · viewpoints · issues · moderator · pundits · experts
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
broadcast · network · press · headlines · newsmaker · publicity · exposure · soundbite · clip · viral
comedy
Work meant to amuse
laughter · variety · performance · entertainer · monologue · jokes · bits · impersonation · parody · celebrity
talkshowdrama series
Ongoing fictional television program
sitcom · soap opera · theatrical film · telenovela · fictional narrative
talkshowsilent film
Soundless motion picture
action movie · nature documentary · pantomime · slapstick · physical comedy