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The Late Show is an American late-night talk show and the first television program broadcast on the then-new Fox Network. Originally hosted by comic actress Joan Rivers, it first aired on October 9, 1986, under the title The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. It is also the first late-night show hosted by Arsenio Hall.
Original Release
10/06/1986 on FOX
US Release
10/06/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Rivers | Self - Host / Herself - Hostess |
Clint Holmes | Himself - Announcer / Self - Announcer |
Louie Anderson | Himself / Self |
Whoopi Goldberg | Self - Guest |
Richard Simmons | Himself |
Howie Mandel | Himself |
Shari Belafonte | Self |
Nell Carter | Herself |
Wendy O. Williams | Herself |
Charles Nelson Reilly | Himself |
Directors
Writers
Stan Burns, Monty Aidem, Levi Taylor, Bill Sammeth, Toem Perew, Londos D'Arrigo, Patric M. Verrone, Edgar Rosenberg, Michael Prescott, Joan Rivers, Hank Bradford, Wayne Kline, Dennis Snee, Daniel Rosen, Daniel Rosen, Brian Edwards, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Rivers | Self - Host / Herself - Hostess |
Clint Holmes | Himself - Announcer / Self - Announcer |
Louie Anderson | Himself / Self |
Whoopi Goldberg | Self - Guest |
Richard Simmons | Himself |
Howie Mandel | Himself |
Shari Belafonte | Self |
Nell Carter | Herself |
Wendy O. Williams | Herself |
Charles Nelson Reilly | Himself |
Gallagher | Himself |
Drew Barrymore | Herself |
Angela Lansbury | Self |
James Woods | Self |
Ted Danson | Self - Guest |
Cher | Self - Guest |
Elliott Gould | Himself |
Lynda Carter | Herself |
Lily Tomlin | Herself - Guest |
Bronson Pinchot | Self - Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edgar Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
Bill Sammeth | Executive Producer |
Bruce W. Cook | Producer |
John Scura | Producer |
Frank Sanello | Producer |
Nora Fraser | Producer |