Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

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Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 11:25am

Hairspray and DWTS alum Marissa Jaret Winokur is preparing to host her own daytime talk show for Sony Pictures Television in Fall 2009.

Sony also produced Ricki Lake's popular talk show in the 90's.

Does that mean Marissa will preside over crazy topics like Ricki? Tranny beauty pageants, paternity results, "my daughter dresses too sexy" etc?

Hmmm?







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Updated On: 4/17/08 at 11:25 AM

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 11:32am

Will they chant "GO RISSA, GO RISSA?"

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 11:35am

Hey, it worked for Megan Mullaly Tempestt Bledsoe "the mommies" Danny Bonaduce Vicki Lawrence Marsha Warfield Rolanda Watts Gordon Elliott George Hamilton uh....Ellen!

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 12:47pm

I totally forgot about the "mommies". Whatever happened to them? Not that I really care mind you.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 1:09pm

Poor things. Not only did they have a TV show cursed with Julia Duffy playing an Alison Sugarbaker type, but they were stuck with a talk show in which a big coup guest was Wink Martindale.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 1:19pm

Does this mean that Nikki Blonsky automatically gets one once she's over the hill?

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:20pm

Don't forget Dr. Bertrice Berry, Caroline Rhea, the "other Mark Walberg", Richard Lopez, Richard Bay, etc. etc. etc.

And at night: Alan Thicke, Magic Johnson, Whoopi Goldberg, Pat Sajack and Chevy Chase!

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:22pm

Oh, I'd forgotten Caroline Rhea. And never even heard of some of those.

And Roseanne!

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:23pm

Oh my. The list of failed talk show hosts is long and distinguished, isn't it?

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:29pm

I remember one particularly bad one in the late 80s/early 90s. The woman had the personality of a grape. I can't remember her name at the moment, but if someone mentioned it I think I'd know it.

Also I shudder to think that the "mommies" had a sitcom, too. I don't remember them being particularly funny. Then again, I probably wasn't part of their target audience either.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:32pm

Jenny Jones & Sally Jesse Raphael. Sadly, I think I've seen every single one mentioned at some point.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/17/08 at 2:42pm

But weren't Jenny Jones and Sally pretty successful? They at least lasted several seasons. I feel like Sally was on forever.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/18/08 at 12:41am

Jenny Jones ran from 1991 to 2003; Sally ran from 1983 to 2002.

Other talk-show underperformers (defined as barely making through one or two seasons) include Greg Behrendt, Tony Danza, Dennis Miller, Jon Stewart, Sharon Osbourne, Dr. Laura, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Wayne Brady, Martin Short, Gabrielle Carteris, Jane Pauley, Sinbad, Star Jones, Greg Kinnear and Queen Latifah.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/18/08 at 12:47am

John McEnroe is a good name to throw out there. Absolutely no one even watched the show.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/18/08 at 12:55am

She's still on DWTS isn't she? so shes not an alum yet.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/18/08 at 1:06am

I actually really liked Caroline Rhea, and was very sad when it suddenly dissapeared with *no* warning.

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/18/08 at 9:55am

I agree I throught Caroline Rhea was better then most

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re: Marissa Jaret Winokur to HOST a Talk Show

Posted: 4/18/08 at 10:35am

Hmm...I guess we'll see how long the show lasts. I have to wonder though. Even with her success in Hairspray and her recent DWTS attention and press, she doesn't strike me as someone who'd warrant having her own talk show.

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