Best Chat Show

Zimmer frei! was a German talk show broadcast by WDR from 1996-2013. Hosted by Götz Alsmann and Christine Westermann, it featured extended, conversational interviews with significant figures in German culture including artists, writers, and intellectuals. The show’s close, informal style fostered ge...

The Big Breakfast was a popular UK television program broadcast by Channel 4 between 1992 and 2002. It presented itself as a morning magazine offering light-hearted chat, music performances, and celebrity interviews within a deliberately messy, lived-in studio environment. The show’s unique style re...

The Clive James Show was a British television program featuring Australian-born author and critic Clive James as the host. Airing primarily during the late 1980s and 1990s, the series focused on interviews with celebrity guests and showcased James's observational humor. The program included a mix of...

Denton was an Australian comedy talk show that aired on the ABC network from 1988 to 1994. Hosted by Andrew Denton, the program was notable for its satirical and unconventional approach to the traditional celebrity interview format. The show often blended humor with serious journalistic inquiries, e...

This Time with Alan Partridge is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC One in 2019. The show stars Steve Coogan, reprising his role as the fictional and perpetually awkward broadcaster Alan Partridge. In the series, Partridge is unexpectedly hired as the stand-in co-host for "This...

The Russell Harty Show was a British television chat show broadcast during the 1970s and 1980s. Hosted by interviewer Russell Harty, the program featured intimate and relaxed conversations with major entertainment stars of the era. The format typically involved Harty conducting one-on-one interviews...

"The Mike Walsh Show" was an Australian daytime variety and talk program that aired on Network Ten from 1973 to 1984. Hosted by Mike Walsh, the series gained high viewership ratings through its mix of celebrity interviews, musical performances, and panel discussions. It was a staple of Australian da...

Aspel & Company was a British television chat show presented by broadcaster Michael Aspel and shown on ITV from 1984 to 1993. Episodes centered on studio interviews with actors, musicians, comedians, and other public figures, using a conversational format rather than a competitive panel structure. T...

Richard & Judy was a British daytime television program presented by the married broadcasters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 after the pair left ITV's This Morning, which they had helped establish. The program mixed celebrity interviews, topical discussion...

Hellenius hörna is a Swedish TV4 talk show hosted by David Hellenius since 2010, noted for celebrity interviews including Prince Carl Philip in 2014.

The Graham Norton Effect was a British comedy chat show that aired on BBC Two in 2004, known for its flamboyant host's provocative interviews with celebrity guests.

Richard and Judy is a British chat show hosted by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, airing on Channel 4 from 2001 before moving to Watch in 2008.

The Saturday Night Show was an Irish RTÉ One talk show hosted by Brendan O'Connor from 2010 to 2015, combining interviews, music, and audience segments.

The Charlotte Church Show was a British entertainment program that aired on Channel 4 from 2006 to 2008, hosted by the Welsh singer during her pivot to television presenting.

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show is a BBC One comedy chat show from 2014, hosted by Michael McIntyre and lasting one series plus a Christmas special.