A talk show is a television or radio show in which famous people talk to each other in an informal way and are asked questions about different topics.
talk show in British English
noun
1.
a television or radio show in which guests discuss controversial topics or personal issues
2. US name for chat show
talk show in American English
Radio and Television
a program featuring informal conversation, often on a particular topic or range of topics, between a host and, variously, guest celebrities and experts, members of a studio audience, or listeners or viewers telephoning from their homes
Examples of 'talk show' in a sentence
talk show
Guests began to appear on talk shows and talked about their fictional worlds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Luck will begin with a call to a radio talk show.
The Sun (2012)
Luck links you with a radio talk show.
The Sun (2009)
Maybe that is why people watch talk shows that emphasise problems.
The Sun (2013)
A call to a radio talk show goes well.
The Sun (2008)
I like people who are good at talk shows.
The Sun (2013)
Host a talk show about Big Brother?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What I'd really like is my own radio talk show.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
talk show
British English: talk show NOUN
A talk show is a television or radio show in which people talk to a host in an informal way.