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The late Joan Rivers was a veteran comedian and talk-show regular. For years she was a permanent guest host on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,' which ran on NBC for 30 years. The two comedians had a good working relationship and friendship.
Madonna is one of many celebrities to be banned from Piers Morgan's talk shows. The controversial host has a habit of creating feuds, and seems to have burned his bridges with Madonna because he finds her annoying. He's quoted as saying that she's been "an irritant in my life for 20 years," and that she committed a "series of crimes" against him.
The Kardashian-Jenner family are some of the most frequent TV guests in the world. But rather than making them a more sought-after guest for host Anderson Cooper, it's the reason he wouldn't have them on his show!
Kathy Griffin is a comedian known for her outrageous behavior, willingness to discuss literally any subject, and penchant for taking her clothes off at unexpected moments. Naturally, this has not made her the number one choice for a live talk show.
Howard Stern is a famous host with the capacity to ban celebrities from his own show, but he's also received a few bans himself! He's a notoriously difficult guest, and in 1995 he appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' accompanied by two scantily-clad women.
If his rom-com roles are anything to judge him by, Hugh Grant is one of the most charming, harmless gentleman in Hollywood. Unfortunately, life is not a rom-com! He was banned from 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' after he was incredibly rude to the host and crew.
Jay Leno himself also received a ban due to a feud with fellow talk-show host Conan O'Brien. Their relationship soured after Leno's show stole Conan's primetime spot on NBC. O'Brien later moved to TBS and started his successful show 'Conan.'
A 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' interview with Vivica A. Fox went south when Kimmel made a joke about Fox's famous friend, Star Jones. The joke obviously didn't go down well and Fox was cool towards Kimmel for the rest of the conversation. Kimmel said he'd never have her back on the show.
Despite being two of the most famous talk-show hosts of all time, Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman carried on a feud for almost 25 years. It reportedly began when Letterman played a joke on Winfrey, tricking her into paying for his dinner. Oprah refused to appear on his show and didn't invite him to hers, while Letterman made jokes about her in his sets.
Comedian Artie Lange is well known for his past issues with substance abuse. When he appeared on 'The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien' in an intoxicated state, his long-time friend O’Brien stated that he couldn't return to the show until he got sober.
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Eccentric comedian Bobcat Goldthwait famously got himself banned from 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' in 1994. Not your typical guest, Goldthwait decided to set the couch on fire instead of sit on it.
After his appearance, he was banned from the show, and Letterman would not disclose the reason. Years later he revealed that he had banned Korine because he caught him looking through fellow guest Meryl Streep's handbag backstage! It's believed that Korine had substance abuse issues at the time but has since received treatment.
Cooper's show 'Anderson Live,' which was canceled after two seasons, was notably lacking in Kardashians. He explained that he has no hate towards the famous family, it was simply that they were already everywhere so he didn't have anything new to say to them!
It's believed that several celebrities have received an unofficial ban from 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' for similar offenses! It's alleged that Caitlyn Jenner, comedian Sherri Shepherd, and gospel singer Kim Burrell are all banned for their comments on same-sex marriage.
Griffin has been banned from all of the main US talk shows including 'The View' and 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' and previously 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and 'The Late Show with David Letterman.' Her various offenses include stripping live on air (more than once), cursing live on air, and bad-mouthing other celebrities.
Eventually Rivers got her own talk show on Fox, which competed with 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.' Carson claimed that Rivers never personally told him that she had gotten her own show. Rivers denied this, but nonetheless she was never invited back to his show. After his death in 2005, Rivers said that he never forgave her.
Eventually the two of them buried the hatchet and appeared on each other's shows!
Morgan said he felt responsible for the pain and financial loss of his famous friend Paul McCartney because he had introduced him to Heather Mills. He decided a lifetime ban against Mills was the least he could do!
Live television is a dicey game. If something goes wrong, there's no turning back! They say not to work with children or animals. That being said, some of these eccentric celebrities are far more unpredictable.
The job of a talk-show host is already difficult enough. They have to keep a good conversation flowing with their famous guest, make the audience laugh, and get the juicy details everyone is dying to hear. This doesn't always go well if the guest is offended, inebriated, or following their own hell-raising agenda. And when this happens, there are often consequences.
Click through this gallery to see which famous faces were banned from talk shows, and why.
Conan stated that Jay Leno would never be a guest on his show. He was often asked how much money he would hypothetically need to be offered in order to invite Leno onto his show. He always claimed there was no possibility!
While Leno was interviewing the other guests, Stern began sucking on the women's toes while waiting on the couch. Leno was so angry and offended that he ended the show early and walked off stage. This stunt earned Stern a ban from the show.
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Live television is a dicey game. If something goes wrong, there's no turning back! They say not to work with children or animals. That being said, some of these eccentric celebrities are far more unpredictable.
The job of a talk-show host is already difficult enough. They have to keep a good conversation flowing with their famous guest, make the audience laugh, and get the juicy details everyone is dying to hear. This doesn't always go well if the guest is offended, inebriated, or following their own hell-raising agenda. And when this happens, there are often consequences.
Click through this gallery to see which famous faces were banned from talk shows, and why.