The John Kerwin Show

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The John Kerwin Show
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Created byJohn Kerwin
Directed byRudy Milanovich
StarringJohn Kerwin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
No. of episodes114
Production
ProducerJohn Kerwin
Production locationsEncino, California
CinematographyLucie Aleks
Camera setupRudy Milanovich
Original release
Network Jewish Life Television
Release2001 (2001) –
April 8, 2017 (2017-04-08)

The John Kerwin Show was an American monthly talk show filmed in Los Angeles, California. The show was broadcast on Jewish Life Television (JLTV) and featured on YouTube.

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History

The John Kerwin Show was originally formatted as a late-night talk show.

Beginning in 2001, the show has featured guests including Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern and Robert Forster. [1] The program was produced for 7 seasons, 2010–2016, with sporadic production in prior years.[ citation needed ]

In August, 2007, Kerwin, along with then producer Rob Baker met with NBC's head of late night and prime time programming Rick Ludwin and was a contender for the position then to be vacated by Conan O'Brien in 2009 as he left NBC's "Late Night" to host The Tonight Show . The position was eventually given to Jimmy Fallon. He also was considered to host a talk show on TV Land but lost hosting duties to ALF. [2]

In July, 2010, The John Kerwin Show began regular production and started airing on JLTV nationwide.

Starting in 2015, John became a featured columnist for Tae Kwon Do Times, Stand-Up Comedy Magazine and Puretimes Entertainment magazine.

The show's final season in 2017 was reformatted as The John Kerwin Kids Show, featuring only child actors. Both the original and the Kids Show continued to air in reruns on JLTV until the network removed it from the schedule in 2019.

Notable episodes

For the show's 50th episode in January 2006, Kerwin's guest was actor David Carradine, whose appearance turned out to be the actor's last late night talk show appearance before his death. [3] The appearance by Carradine and Kerwin's achievement earning a Black Belt in Taekwondo prompted Tae Kwon Do Times to feature Kerwin on the cover of its September 2015 issue. [4]

In December 2006 host John Kerwin and the show received a special Commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the occasion of the show's 6th anniversary on the air and 60th episode. [5] [6]

For the May 2008 episode featuring guests Ed Asner, Kevin Sorbo and Keaton Simons, a special monologue was prepared featuring comedy contributed by writers from each former Tonight Show host, Bill Dana (Steve Allen), Dick Cavett (Jack Paar), Tony DeSena (Johnny Carson) and Marvin Silbermintz (Jay Leno). [7]

The March 2012 episode, Jonathan Winters was featured as a guest; this was the show's 100th episode and was covered by LA Weekly and the Santa Monica Daily Press. [8] [9]

On Episode 110, Kerwin interviewed The Harlem Globetrotters at the Honda Center and played basketball against them as part of a remote shoot for the show.[ citation needed ]

The last guest on the final episode of The John Kerwin Show was actor Jonathan Winters.[ citation needed ]

Awards

The John Kerwin Show has won over 15 TV awards including the Telly Award, the Wave Award, the AEGIS Award, and the Hermes Award.

References

  1. ↑ Mikailian, Arin (November 1, 2007). "He's the Talk of the Town". Los Angeles Wave . Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Garron, Barry (January 2008). "Eyes on the Prize". Emmy Magazine. Archived from the original on March 20, 2009.
  3. ↑ Furley, Stan (February 1, 2007). "A Golden Episode: The John Kerwin Show Hits 50". Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008.
  4. ↑ Zirogiannis, Marc (September 2015). "John Kerwin-Late Night Black Belt". Tae Kwon Do Times (September 2015): 1. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ The John Kerwin Show - 6th anniversary show featuring guest Karen Black on YouTube
  6. ↑ Neworth, Jack (December 8, 2007). "Talk show host has big dreams". Santa Monica Daily Press . Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ Grossman, Ben (May 5, 2008). "Heeeeere's Kerwin!" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ Trachta, Ali (July 5, 2012). "The John Kerwin Show, the Long-Running, Late-Night Talk Show You've Never Heard of". LA Weekly . Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ Neworth, Jack (March 23, 2012). "Thank God he lost his watch". Santa Monica Daily Press.
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