The John Kerwin Show
The John Kerwin Show was an American monthly
.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, Robert Forster, and many others. .[1] The Kerwin show was produced regularly for 7 seasons, 2010–2016, with sporadic production in prior years.
In August, 2007, Kerwin, along with then producer Rob Baker met with NBC's head of late night and prime time programming
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][4] The appearance by Carradine and Kerwin's achievement earning a Black Belt in Taekwondo prompted Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine to feature Kerwin on the cover of its September 2015 issue.[5]
On December, 2006 host
For the May, 2008 episode featuring guests
The March 2012 episode, Jonathan Winters was featured as a guest; this was the show's 100th episode and was covered by The LA Weekly and The Santa Monica Daily Press.[9]
Last talk show interview: Jonathan Winters.
On Episode 110, Kerwin interviewed
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
- ^ Los Angeles Wave article: He's the Talk of the Town by Arin Mikailian
- ^ Emmy Magazine Jan/Feb 2008 article: "Eyes on the Prize" by Barry Garron Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Entertainment Today article: A Golden Episode: The John Kerwin Show Hits 50 by Stan Furley
- IMDb
- ^ Zirogiannis, Marc (September 2015). "John Kerwin-Late Night Black Belt". Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine (September 2015): 1. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- YouTube
- ^ Santa Monica Daily News article: Talk Show Host Has Big Dreams by Jack Neworth
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, May 5, 2008 "Heeeeere's Kerwin!" by Ben Grossman
- ^ LA Weekly
External links
- Official website
- The John Kerwin Show at IMDb