6.Dick Cavett

　　迪克·卡维特

　　You can't talk about talk shows without talking about Dick Cavett. The man hosted chat fests for more than 50 years, and his namesake program, The Dick Cavett Show, has appeared in various forms on ABC, CBS, PBS, USA, CNBC and TCM in daytime, late night and prime time. He writes a blog for The New York Times and is the author of Talk Show. Slate writer Clive James calls Cavett "a true sophisticate with a daunting intellectual range, Cavett was the most distinguished talk-show host in America, if sophistication and an intellectual breadth were what you wanted."

　　谈到脱口秀，你就无法不提到迪克·卡维特。他主持了50多年的聊天节目，其同名节目《迪克·卡维特秀》以不同的方式席卷了ABC(美国广播公司)、CBS(哥伦比亚广播公司)、PBS(公共广播公司)、USA(美国有线广播网)、CNBC(美国全国广播公司财经频道)and TCM(TCM电视频道)的日间、深夜以及黄金时段。他为《纽约时报》写博客，也是脱口秀的文稿作者。特约作者克莱夫·詹姆斯评价卡维特是“天赋异禀的资深人士，就如果以老练和智慧作为评价标准，卡维特将会是美国最知名的脱口秀主持人”。

　　7.Merv Griffin

　　梅夫·格里芬

　　Merv Griffin made daytime talk show television what it is today - at least in the format Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell like best. The talk show host began his career in 1948 as a big band singer, the crooner behind the hit song I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts. Success pushed him into the television business, and Griffin drew smiles as a game show host and guest host for Jack Paar on The Tonight Show.

　　梅夫·格里芬直到今天还在做日间脱口秀，其形式为爱伦·德杰尼勒斯、罗茜·奥唐纳所推崇。1948年，该脱口秀主持人以乐队歌手的身份开始他的职业生涯，这位低音歌手的作品有流行歌曲《我有一捧可爱的可可豆》。梅夫·格里芬的成功使他进入电视行业，格里芬在主持游戏节目时深受观众喜爱，并成为杰克·帕尔主持的《今夜秀》的嘉宾主持人。

　　Many thought he would succeed Paar, but that job went to Johnny Carson. Instead, Griffin slid behind the desk of his own daytime talk show. The Merv Griffin Show debuted in 1965 and ran - in fits and starts - for 21 years, ending in 1986.

　　很多人都认为他的成就会超过帕尔，但该项荣誉后来由约翰·尼卡森摘得。

　　8.Jon Stewart

　　乔恩·斯图尔特

　　The youngest addition to our group, but still one of the most influential. Jon Stewart influenced the political discourse like no other talk show before it.

　　该主持人是我们的名单中最年轻的，但他仍然是最富影响力的主持人之一。在政治论述方面，乔恩·斯图尔特的脱口秀可谓是前无古人。

　　Some give him credit (or blame) for quashing the careers of more than one cable news pundit. And his nightly guests have evolved from celebrities promoting their latest entertainment to scientists, activists, senators and presidents.

　　因为让不止一位有线新闻评论员丢掉饭碗，使得一些人对他十分赞扬(或责备)。来到他的夜间节目做客的嘉宾有许多，不仅有分享自己最近动态的名人，还有科学家、活动分子、议员和总统。

　　His version of The Daily Show was a must-stop for political campaigners - right- or left-wing - and Stewart provided intellectual discourse and, often, probing questions that would rival Sunday morning's political shows.

　　他主持的《每日秀》成为政治活动家——无论左派或右派——的必看节目，斯图尔特会在节目中说精英话语，并经常对可以与周日政治早间新闻想媲美的问题进行探索。

　　To top it all off, the man is downright funny and incredibly likable. Which is probably his most secret weapon of all.

　　最妙的是，他是一个非常幽默且讨喜的男人，这也可能是使他成功的最大秘密武器。

　　9.Rosie O’Donnell

　　罗茜·奥唐纳

　　For some, Rosie O'Donnell is a lightning rod of controversy, churning up debate via her blog and her causing a ruckus with her year-long stint as co-host of The View. But in 1986, when her daytime talk show The Rosie O'Donnell Show premiered - and was an overnight success - Rosie was dubbed "The Queen of Nice".

　　对于一些人来说，罗茜·奥唐纳是一位备受争议的人，在博客上引发骂战，以及在《观点》任职搭档主持人的一年里引发的争议。但是在1986年，当她的日间脱口秀节目《罗茜•奥唐纳秀》首词播出后，一夜之间爆红。罗茜也被称为“魅力女王”。

　　In fact, her throw-back show (as in throw-back to the honest and entertaining talk shows Merv Griffin and Dick Cavett presented) won the hearts of millions because the other daytime fair at the time was rough and often mean-spirited. The success of her show helped launch Ellen and brought a new sensibility to afternoon talk shows.

　　事实上，她的复出之作(和梅夫·格里芬以及迪克·卡维特的率直又有趣的脱口秀相似)之所以好评如潮，是因为同时段的其他节目质量不高且充满小家子气。她的节目的成功捧红了爱伦，并为午间脱口秀带来了一番新气象。

　　10.Arsenio Hall

　　阿瑟尼奥·豪尔

　　Before The Arsenio Hall Show and its popular host Arsenio Hall appeared in 1989, most programmers thought launching a talk show against Johnny Carson's behemoth Tonight Show was a fool's game. But then Hall showed them all how it was done.

　　1989年，在《阿瑟尼奥·豪尔秀》及其主持人阿瑟尼奥·豪尔出现之前，许多电视人认为，开办一个能与约翰尼·卡森的大作《今夜秀》相抗衡的脱口秀是痴人说梦。但到后来，豪尔用行动向他们证明了一切。

　　His trick? Reach the audience Carson was missing: Generation X and the teens who wanted their MTV. Hall's laid back style - no suit, jazz band, friendship with superstar Eddie Murphy - and bountiful charisma and charm won everyone over.

　　他的妙招?阿瑟尼奥·豪尔的观众涉及到了卡森的节目上没有的：无名一代、想拥有自己的MTV的年轻人。豪尔的风格是闲散式的，不穿西装，与巨星艾迪墨菲的友情，以及无穷的魅力征服了所有的观众。

　　Unfortunately, Carson's departure from Tonight, which resulted in Letterman's departure from NBC, led to Hall's cancellation (among other factors).

　　不幸的是，卡尔森离开《今夜秀》之后，引发莱特曼离开NBC(全国广播公司)，豪尔也随之离开(也有一些其他的因素所致)。

（编辑：何莹莹）