Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fictional-tv-talk-show-host"

1. Joker (I) (2019)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy

Votes: 1,495,327 | Gross: $335.45M

2. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall

Votes: 524,879 | Gross: $56.36M

3. The Interview (II) (2014)

R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.

Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall Park, Lizzy Caplan

Votes: 355,374 | Gross: $6.11M

4. Halloween II (2009)

R | 105 min | Horror

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie

Votes: 59,881 | Gross: $33.39M

5. Late Night (2019)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.

Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy

Votes: 40,885 | Gross: $15.50M

6. A Long Way Down (2014)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.

Director: Pascal Chaumeil | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul

Votes: 34,662 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

Miranda runs a boot camp for the recently brokenhearted. She begins to form a connection with new client Ben--who is also a reporter, investigating whether her boot camp is a scam or a phenomenon.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Italia Ricci, Ryan Paevey, Jordana Largy, Caitlin Stryker

Votes: 1,255

8. Meet Wally Sparks (1997)

R | 105 min | Comedy

Wally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Debi Mazar, David Ogden Stiers, Burt Reynolds

Votes: 3,809 | Gross: $4.00M

9. The World's Champion Hater (1971)

11 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy

Presents a fictional TV talk show with a guest who has just won out over 30,000 contestants as the world's champion hater. Exposes, through caricature laced with humor, the roots of ... See full summary »

10. Sequestered Sunrise with Sydney

Short, Comedy | Post-production

A TV talk show host hits the wall trying to handle quarantine life without the help of her assistants. Thankfully, her good pal Jefferson is there to keep her company.

Director: Joseph MacMaster | Stars: Kristen McCabe, Ronald Groves

11. Late-Night Kimchi (2016)

38 min | Documentary, Short

The year is 2072, the 60th anniversary of The Late Night Experiment. A college student is producing a story about late night legend Motown Maurice. Motown began making his mark as late ... See full summary »

Director: Motown Maurice | Stars: Motown Maurice, Esther Washington, Mark Sipka, Raj Jawa

12. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Hell Hath No Fury (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Trudy's friend hires an assassin to kill the man who raped her, became a poster child for rehabilitation in prison to get paroled, and is now continuing to torture her psychologically by using the media to paint her as the villain.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 291

13. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
Episode: Real Families (1980)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

The Tarlek family is profiled on "Real Families". Herb and people being interviewed seem rehearsed, so the producers of the show "dig deep" and expose the real Tarlek family.

Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders

Votes: 166

14. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: The Flannelsexual (2007)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

At the television station, Jim is mistaken for a book author and ends up on the show. Jim gives his views of women trying to make men more like them, by forcing them to go to baby showers and the such. Cheryl is not happy about his views.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 160

15. Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020)
Episode: Good Morning Orlando (2015)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Louis goes on a local morning talk show to promote Cattleman's Ranch and fears he humiliated himself and poorly represented his culture.

Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler

Votes: 338

16. Atlanta (2016–2022)
Episode: B.A.N. (2016)

TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Paper Boi appears on Montague as a guest and must put up with a tedious interview.

Director: Donald Glover | Stars: Brian Tyree Henry, Niles Stewart, Tim McAdams, Alano Miller

Votes: 6,086

17. Famalam (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

22 min | Comedy

We meet misunderstood superhero Eclipse and learn the voodoo secrets of Professor Lofuko. William and Funke present a raunchy morning chat-show, MC Scribbler P teaches royal history and cultural diversity is added to Midsomer Murders (1997).

Director: Tom Marshall | Stars: Vivienne Acheampong, Ninette Finch, Kieran Hodgson, Gbemisola Ikumelo

Votes: 22

18. Travelers (2016–2018)
Episode: Yates (2018)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

MacLaren and Yates adjust to their new partnership while protecting a TV show host whose inflammatory rhetoric about Travelers has led to tragedy.

Director: Andy Mikita | Stars: Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson

Votes: 1,104