American Quote by Russell Howard

I look up to Jimmy Fallon. He hosts talk shows as a fan himself, and that's how I do it. When the celebrities come…

— Vinny Guadagnino

When I was young, I'd watch guys on 'The Tonight Show', Buddy Hackett, guys like that, where all they'd be is funny. Later, I…

— Norm MacDonald

Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these…

— Vicki Lawrence

Often the ideas in the show start out as ideas that make you laugh - outrageous "what if" ideas. I wanted an outlet for…

— Charlie Brooker

The reasons I never set out to do a talk show is they're formulaic. People come out, tell jokes and read questions. But that's…

— Harry Connick, Jr

I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches.

— Fred Armisen

I watched Master Class with Lorne Michaels on OWN. How can somebody produce a sketch show and talk for an hour and not say…

— Andy Kindler

A television chat show is light entertainment, so it is trivial by its very nature. It is hardly the place to get people to…

— Terry Wogan

Standups have all the talk shows, but you never see a sketch group on a talk show. Even on so-called variety shows, if you…

— Matt Besser

For stand-up comedians that go onstage and get to write and perform and direct, and do all these things, the allure of a television…

— Jim Gaffigan

It's fun for me to go on other folks' talk shows. When you've endured the ups and downs and tensions and pitfalls of hosting,…

— Dick Cavett

Now, having had this experience, I can't say really what they were looking for. I don't know their minds. But every time I see…

— Liza Minnelli