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9/10/12 3:34pm

A List of Recent Talk Show’s Very First Guests

Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-present): George Clooney

Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-present): Jennifer Aniston

Jimmy Fallon, Late Night (2009): Robert DeNiro

Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show (2009-2010): Will Ferrell
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By Daniel D'Addario 8/28/12 11:04am

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Jessica Simpson to Emerge From Postpartum Cone of Silence on Katie Couric Debut

Katie Couric’s new talk show, Katie, has announced some of its first guests–and it tends toward supermarket-checkout celebrities. Ms. Couric’s first show is to feature Jessica Simpson’s first TV interview since giving birth to daughter Maxwell, reports Deadline, with a performance by mom-friendly act Sheryl Crow. Other big names booked for the fall include the Read More

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