These fictitious emcees have us tuned in to their equally fake talk shows.
Below are a few of our all-time favorites.
A perfectly hilarious spoof of local cable access shows with deadpan Bronx accents?
Stanley Tucci in ‘The Hunger Games’; Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in a ‘Wayne’s World’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’; Jean Smart on ‘Hacks’.Credit:Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett; Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank; Eddy Chen/Max
Tell me about it!
And no one was more willing to subject himself to humiliation or full of goofy dad jokes than Danny.
ThoughKenan Thompsonis still onSaturday Night Live,this sketch hasnt been seen since 2021.
Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection
What up with that?
“Billy Crystals impression of Fernando Lamas on the recurringSNLsketchFernandos Hideawayspawned this catchphrase that became synonymous with Crystal himself.
It was definitely more unpredictable than most actual talk shows with predetermined talking points are!
Jean Smart on ‘Hacks’.Eddy Chen/Max
ButLate Nightis all about Katherine getting her mojo back and earning the privilege of her audiences time.
Honestly, the only thing we dont like about her is the fact that shes not real.
Who couldnt use a little bit of Katherine Newburys takes on life before bed?
(From left to right) Drew Barrymore, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon, Cameron Diaz, and Horatio Sanz appear in a ‘Barry Gibb Talk Show’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
StarGarry Shandlingmined his own experiences as a recurring guest host on Johnny CarsonsThe Tonight Showfor inspiration.
Real celebrities guest-starred in often awkward encounters with the always vain and self-centered Miss Piggy.
Pat Dubek (Molly Shannon) onPat!
Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Zach Braff in a ‘Bronx Beat’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
But no matter how hectic things get, she always brightens someone’s day.
Is that a metaphor for something?
To this fake talk show, we say party on!
Sean Penn and Dana Carvey in a ‘Church Chat’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.R.M. Lewis Jr./NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Stanley Tucci in ‘The Hunger Games’.Murray Close/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection
Lori Loughlin and Bob Saget on ‘Full House’.Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives
Sasheer Zamata, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, and Jason Sudeikis in a ‘What’s Up With That?’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Theo Wargo/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Barbara Bach, Billy Crystal, and Ringo Starr in a ‘Fernando’s Hideaway’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank Saturday Night Live/NBCUniversal, Inc.
Reid Scott on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.Philippe Antonello/Prime Video
David Dastmalchian in ‘Late Night With the Devil.'.Courtesy of Adam White/IFC Films
Emma Thompson in ‘Late Night’.Emily Aragones/Amazon Studios
Garry Shandling on ‘The Larry Sanders Show’.HBO/Courtesy Everett Collection
Christina Applegate and Miss Piggy on ‘The Muppets’.Nicole Wilder/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images via Getty Images
Molly Shannon and Ryan Farrell on ‘The Other Two’.HBO Max
Space Ghost on ‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast’.Cartoon Network/Courtesy: Everett Collection
Stephen Colbert on ‘The Colbert Report’.Joel Jefferies
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in a ‘Wayne’s World’ sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank
