ABC is giving actress-comedian Aisha Tyler a chance to join legendary hosts like David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey by giving Tyler her own talk show pilot, which is set to begin production soon.
Aisha Tyler, who has been on numerous talk shows such as The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Last Call with Carson Daly is going to have her chance to ask the questions since ABC has chosen her to host a talk show pilot for their network.
According to an article in Hollywood Reporter, “‘The Aisha Tyler Show’ is described as a hybrid that will incorporate aspects of a traditional talk show with comedic political commentary, produced comedy segments and other elements usually associated with late-night shows.”
The show is attempting to reach a younger audience, which is why fans and viewers of the show will be able to communicate with Tyler through popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
The Hollywood Reporter article states, “The pilot is being produced by ABC Media Prods. (formerly Buena Vista TV), which develops and produces nonscripted original programming or syndication and cable.”
There have been rumblings that the project is being slated for placement in ABC’s afternoon schedule, which airs the soap operas, All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital. But, ABC sources strenuously attest that Tyler is being targeted solely for syndication and cable.
Production on The Aisha Tyler Show is slated to begin soon and ROAR will be the show’s executive producer.
The actress-comedian recently appeared in the Adam Sandler comedy, Bedtime Stories, as well as on her recent Comedy Central special, “Aisha Tyler Is Lit: Live at the Fillmore.” Tyler is currently wrapping up her U.S. stand-up tour.
The Hollywood Reporter article closes with information on her next project, “[Tyler] will write, direct and star in a series of webisodes for Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s FunnyOrDie.com.”
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