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More Proof Gays & Blacks Rule Talk TV
We have this theory about daytime talk shows: gays and blacks OWN THIS SPACE. Oprah. Ellen. Rosie. Tyra. Maybe Wendy Williams. Soon, Carson Kressley. Among the daytime talk shows that couldn’t cut it? Those from straight white ladies: Sharon, Megan (bi?), Jane. Sure, there are exceptions: Bonnie Hunt is still on the air, and that Dr. Phil guy is around. But we’re batting pretty well with our theory. And the argument just got stronger: ABC just greenlit The Aisha Tyler Show, giving the former Soup host and Comedy Central special headliner her own talker (though it’s for syndication or cable, not ABC’s broadcast network). And it’s only a matter of time before Oprah protege Nate Berkus graduates from sidekick to full-blown show host.
But the only gay talk show host I’m counting is Ellen?
I’ve got to admit, when I read this, I forgot that Rosie was a lesbian, and uttered “Rosie’s not black….”
Well, should I take the bait and ask which camp Oprah fits into?
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself! :)
Rumor has it Alec Mapa is shopping around a talk show. I’d watch that.
Rosie has a talk show? I need to see a gay man have a talk show then I can believe you. Straight people are very hypocritical, they can stand Ellen and not a gay man!
Well, I only know of one lesbian one,Ellen. Unless you mean also Tv judges we have one gay one and a gazillion black ones.
Aisha Tyler is hilarious. I’d watch that. Oh,and Maxwell, if you get BBC America where you are, check out the Graham Norton Show, seriously one of the best talk shows ever.
Speaking of gay & black. Remember Queen Latifah’s talk show? She was ahead of her time, doing the whole dancing on a talk show thing b/f Ellen. But I think she did the dancing @ the end rather than the beginning. And who can forget Wayne Brady but he’s not gay. Right?
“And it’s only a matter of time before Oprah protege Nate Berkus graduates from sidekick to full-blown show host.”– I just came a little in my pants! For that I’d get tivo or give up the career and take a night job, just so I could catch daytime TV! LOVE me some Nate Berkus!
@Simon: Personally I find Judge Pirro a bit too butch for the strait judge role. Girl really reminds me of Leona Helmsley. She would be perfect if a remake were ever done.
1) Aisha Tyler is both gorgeous and hilarious. i predict her show will rule school.
2) i don’t think nate’s gonna get a show. he’s been on oprah forever — much longer than that quack jenny mccarthy or that, er… quack dr. phil. (yes, oprah’s proteges are destroying the health care industry). plus, although nate’s cute and talented, he’s also completely monotone.
Alright, I have NO idea who Nate Berkus is, but I’ve had a Gay Man to Straight, Beautiful Black Woman Crush on Aisha Tyler since her days at Talk Soup.
I think she’s great, funny and beautiful. But aside from all that, she’s super smart.
Did you guys know that she graduated from Dartmouth College (in Claremont CA) with a degree in Political Science as well as minoring in Environmental Policies also at Dartmouth?
She’s also a strict Vegetarian. AND she loves her gays. It’s like she’s perfect, What more could you ask for in a TV host?
@mb00: @mb00: Co-sign. I have gay-straight crush on her too.
@mb00: i third your (e)motion.
btw, nate berkus is oprah’s interior designer, an attractive gay dude whose previous partner was tragically killed by a tsunami while they were on a romantic getaway in south asia. he’s a frequent guest on her show. (TMI, i know.)
i just wish they had stronger gay brawlers to destroy the gaybashers who always seem to slay gays in these unfairly matched TV debates…
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Judge David Young might as well be hosting a talk show.
I think Aisha Tyler’s show would be kick-ass! I don’t think she’d put up with any b.s.
@edgyguy1426: Like Tyra does…haha, sometimes she’s a little too mindful of her guests…she let’s some of them get away with a lot!
@D.C: Doesn’t he remind you of Uncle Herman?
I did not know that she was getting her own show. I love her! good for her. And I have a lesbian crush on her.
@mb00: Actually, Dartmouth is in New Hampshire. And I gay-straight crush on her as well.
I think Dr. Phil is lower than Jerry Springer. At least with Jerry Springer you know that is poor white trash you are watching from the start.
With Dr. Phil his window dressing of suburban white trash never took off with me.
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Um. What? What about Letterman, Leno, O’Brien, Ferguson, Kimmel……
@Beth: They said daytime talk shows, though.