Even the biggest names are attracted to talk TV

When you think talk shows, both of the late-night and daytime variety, there are a lot of names that spring to mind. Johnny Carson. David Letterman. Ellen DeGeneres. The list goes on. However, for every talk show that has succeeded. a half-dozen fail. Sometimes, those shows were hosted by people who were already famous. This is a monument to the stars who had talk shows you probably forgot about.

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Ricki Lake

If you remember Ricki Lake, you may remember her for her talk show, unless you remember her for starring in the original “Hairspray.” Lake got her first show when she was only 24, which was remarkable, as at the time she was the youngest person to ever host a talk show. Though she was often in the shadow of her contemporaries, Lake’s show managed to stay on the air for over a decade. Not too shabby. The show briefly had a revival in 2012 for which Lake would win the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2013, but it wasn’t enough to prevent “The New Ricki Lake Show” from cancelation shortly after Lake took home the award.[/nextpage][nextpage]

Alec Baldwin

Baldwin is playing game show host these days, in between Trump impressions on “Saturday Night Live,” but being on “Match Game” wasn’t his first TV hosting experience. The actor had a talk show on MSNBC in 2013 that lasted a mere five episodes. He seems primed to give it another go, though, as he has a talk show coming to ABC this fall.[/nextpage][nextpage]

Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson was a great basketball player, but he wasn’t a great talker. He was charming, sure, but he was not qualified to host a talk show. As such, despite his star power, “The Magic Hour” disappeared without a trace after just two months.[/nextpage][nextpage]

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase used to be a massive movie star, the first real breakout member of the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” Then, in 1993, with his movie career waning, Chase took Fox’s money to become a late-night host. It looked like an odd choice, given that Chase didn’t seem to be able to hold a conversation with anybody without being a total jerk to them. Chase’s show only lasted for 29 episodes, as his career continued its downward path toward “Vegas Vacation.”

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