Mike King Tonight

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Mike King Tonight
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Written by Mike King
Andrew Clay
Te Radar [1]
Presented byMike King
Narrated byRobert Taylor [1]
Country of origin New Zealand
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerTony Manson
Production locationBruce Mason Centre
Production company Greenstone TV
Original release
Network TV2
Release16 July (2003-07-16) [2]  
16 December 2003 (2003-12-16) [3]

Mike King Tonight is a New Zealand late-night talk show hosted by mental health advocate and then-comedian, Mike King, that aired for one season in 2003. It aired on TV2. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Background

The show was a general late-night talk show that was filmed in front of a live studio audience at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, New Zealand. King was the host for the show with various special guests on each episode. [9] [10] [11] The show was funded by NZ on Air. [12]

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