Charles Manson, talk show host. Hey, why not??
Ladies and Gents, there have been good, bad, and ugly talk show hosts. Among the good are Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil, Jerry Springer (hey, for an ass, he was a pretty effective host), Phil Donahue, Sally Jesse Raphael (see "Jerry Springer"), and Ellen Degeneres.
Then there were the bad: Tony Danza, Wayne Brady, Ricky Lake, Rosie O'Donnell, and Kathy Lee.
But then there's the ugly. I just have to put a big "WTF" at the front of this very short list:
Tyra Banks.
That's it. Just Tyra Banks. I had the misfortune of catching her show while waiting in line at a local deli today. She didn't budge an inch when her guest came out from behind the stage. She just stood there like a foreign dignitary (she certainly was a foreigner in this role) and waited patiently for her guest to arrive. She gave a polite hug and didn't look concerned at all when her guest started wailing about a tramautic childhood event. You can't look beautiful, after all, if your makeup is sliding off your face in sheets or wrinkles are distorting the shape of your sculpted eyebrows. Her disposition was so unemotional and uninteresting that I almost fell asleep waiting for my pastrami sandwich.
The only thing that could possibly save this show is the natural attraction that humans have to situations where extreme emotion is being shown. People will watch it, not because she's a great host, but because they enjoy hearing the life stories given by the guests.
It's becoming increasingly clear that just about anyone could become a talk show host. Even Ole Charley!
Then there were the bad: Tony Danza, Wayne Brady, Ricky Lake, Rosie O'Donnell, and Kathy Lee.
But then there's the ugly. I just have to put a big "WTF" at the front of this very short list:
Tyra Banks.
That's it. Just Tyra Banks. I had the misfortune of catching her show while waiting in line at a local deli today. She didn't budge an inch when her guest came out from behind the stage. She just stood there like a foreign dignitary (she certainly was a foreigner in this role) and waited patiently for her guest to arrive. She gave a polite hug and didn't look concerned at all when her guest started wailing about a tramautic childhood event. You can't look beautiful, after all, if your makeup is sliding off your face in sheets or wrinkles are distorting the shape of your sculpted eyebrows. Her disposition was so unemotional and uninteresting that I almost fell asleep waiting for my pastrami sandwich.
The only thing that could possibly save this show is the natural attraction that humans have to situations where extreme emotion is being shown. People will watch it, not because she's a great host, but because they enjoy hearing the life stories given by the guests.
It's becoming increasingly clear that just about anyone could become a talk show host. Even Ole Charley!
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