The Most Iconic (and Cringeworthy) Moments in Talk Show History

Craig Ferguson becomes a U.S. citizen on The Late Show

Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson managed to ace the U.S. citizenship test on national television. Ferguson passed the test back in 2008, documenting the process on his CBS late-night talk show. As it turns out, he knew more about America than most of the people who were actually born there.

Chewbacca crashes Harrison Ford's interview

Prior to Harrison Ford's return to the Star Wars franchise, he was known to resist talking about the films. Still, Jimmy Kimmel insisted on grilling the star about his time on the franchise, even opening up the floor to the audience for questions—which happened to include Chewbacca. The silly segment led audiences to learn that Ford had fallen out with the Wookie after Chewbacca slept with his wife.

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The More You Know

  • Game of Thrones has the dubious honor of being the most pirated television show ever made
  • NBC's live comedy show Saturday Night Live has won more Emmys than any other show.
  • Arrested Development: Tobias's mustache was almost a no-go on the show because apparently FOX has a "no facial hair, no ball caps, no puffy sleeves" motto for men.
  • Denzel Washington's finger falls out of place from time to time.
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