The Most Iconic (and Cringeworthy) Moments in Talk Show History

Kanye West cries while apologizing to Taylor Swift

Kanye West may be in the headlines often these days, but the rapper and fashion designer stunned audiences when he cried on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. West had been publicly lambasted for his behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards, during which he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech to praise a Beyoncé music video.

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The More You Know

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  • The West Wing: The longest "walk and talk" scene the show ever shot was three minutes long, took half the night to shoot, and involved around 500 extras.
  • Kelsey Grammer made $1.3 million per episode of the hit show Frasier.
  • The first commercial aired in 1941
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