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Talk Soup

1991–1999 · 4 seasons

A breezy, snarky clip reel that turns daytime talk-show absurdity into easy laughs you can half-watch.

Genres
Comedy, Talk
Starring
John Henson, Greg Kinnear
Overview
Talk Soup aired selected clips of the previous day's daily talk shows—ranging from daytime entries like The Jerry Springer Show and to celebrity interview shows like The Tonight Show—surrounded by humorous commentary delivered by the host. Although Talk Soup poked fun at the talk shows, it also advertised the topics and guests of upcoming broadcasts of them. Despite this several talk shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show refused to allow clips of their shows to be shown on the series. During its run, Talk Soup was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Special Class Program. It remains the only E! show to ever win an Emmy.

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Genres
Comedy, Talk
Starring
John Henson, Greg Kinnear
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • art
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Genres
comedy, talk
Starring
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Length
4 seasons, 3 episodes, 22 min each
Network
E!
Languages
English

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