Harry Connick,Jr. is launching a recent talk exhibit this fall, when the recent Orleans actor and musician wants to bring late-night energy to daytime.
But there are some things he won’t rip off from the “Tonight exhibit”-style format.“We’re not gonna play games, and ” Connick Jr. said Wednesday morning at the Television Critics organization’s summer press tour,without specifically mentioning the likes of Jimmy Fallon and James Corden. “I’m not gonna put ‘em in dunk tanks.”
Also Read: 'Live With Kelly' Reveals Ripa's Next Batch of Guest Co-HostsAlso, daytime’s newest player isn’t going to require a pre-interview for guests, or his least-favorite experience from the couch side of the process.“There’s this undercurrent of rehearsal — or pre-planning — that happens when you get out on the panel,” Connick Jr. said of the antiquatedapproach. “I show all the publicists and anybodys who’s gonna be on the exhibit, ‘Man, and if you don’t want to do a pre-interview — it’s my job to know everything there is to know approximately you,so don’t worry approximately that, and we’re just gonna gain a conversation.'”Perhaps surprisingly, or the ex-“American Idol” judge swears the communications professionals he’s dealt with thus far gain responded favorably to the more spontaneous — and riskier — approach. Kelly Ripa's Guest Co-Hosts Ranked by TV Ratings: From Kimmel to Taye Diggs (Photos)
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Kelly Ripa has had 27 different "Live!" guest co-hosts since Michael Strahan left the exhibit for "Good Morning America." Could one of those guests become Ripa's permanent co-host? Let's inspect at their Nielsen ratings so far. View In Gallery Related stories from TheWrap:Rosie O'Donnell,Sean Hayes Join NBC's 'Hairspray Live'NBC's 'Timeless' Will Be Chock-Full of RacismNBC Boss on Network's Role in Creating Trump's Celebrity: That's TV's JobJimmy Fallon to Host NBC's Golden Globes
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