A late-night talk show is a genre of talk show popular in the United States, where the format originated.
 It is generally structured around humorous monologues about the day's news, guest interviews, comedy sketches and music performances.
 The late-night talk show format was popularized, though not invented, by Johnny Carson with "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" on NBC.
 Typically the show's host conducts interviews from behind a desk, while the guest is seated on a couch.
 Many late night talk shows feature a house band which generally performs cover songs for the studio audience during commercial breaks and occasionally will back up a guest artist.
Tavis Smiley is a late-night talk show hosted by journalist Tavis Smiley that airs weeknights on PBS.
 The show began airing in January 2004 and is filmed in Los Angeles, California, making it the first ever west-coast talk show for PBS.
 The show will occasionally be filmed in New York City, at the Lincoln Center studios of WNET.
 The show features notable entertainers, athletes, politicians, authors, and other noteworthy individuals in a 30-minute interview that explores the lives of the guests and the current events.
 "Tavis Smiley" is a production of The Smiley Group, Inc and New York station WNET, with major funding from Wal-Mart.
Conan is a late-night talk show airing each Monday through Thursday at 11:00 p.m. eastern time on TBS in the United States.
 The hour-long show premiered on November 8, 2010, and is hosted by writer, comedian and performer Conan O'Brien, accompanied by his long-time "sidekick" Andy Richter.
 Describing itself as a traditional late-night talk show, "Conan" draws its comedy from recent news stories, political figures and prominent celebrities, as well as aspects of the show itself.
Marc Lamont Hill (born December 17, 1978) is an American academic, journalist, author, activist, and television personality.
 He is a Professor of Media Studies and Urban Education at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 He was the host of the syndicated television show "Our World with Black Enterprise" and hosts the online Internet-based HuffPost Live.
 He is also a BET News correspondent and a CNN political commentator.
 Hill also hosts "VH1 Live!
" and reunion shows for "Basketball Wives".
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
 is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcasts on ABC.
 The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, as the first program to air immediately following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXXVII.
 "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
 is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios.
 Having aired for more than twice as long as either "The Dick Cavett Show" (1969–1975) or "Politically Incorrect" (1997–2002), it is the longest running late-night talk show in ABC's history at 14 years and counting as of March 18, 2017.
The Late Show was an American late-night talk show and the first series broadcast on the then-new Fox Network.
 Originally hosted by comic actress Joan Rivers, it first aired on October 9, 1986, under the title The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers.
 It is also the first late-night show hosted by Arsenio Hall.
VH1 Live!
 is a late-night talk show that currently airs on VH1.
 Hosted by Marc Lamont Hill, the show focuses on pop culture, current events, and the lives of VH1 personalities.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson.
 It was the third iteration of the "Late Late Show" franchise, airing from 2005 to 2014.
 It followed the "Late Show with David Letterman" in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the U.S. at 12:37 a.m. Taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio (Studio 33), it was produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios.
Talkshow with Spike Feresten is an American late-night talk show television program on Fox starring Spike Feresten that aired from September 16, 2006 to May 16, 2009.
 It was the longest-running late night talk show in Fox's history, with three seasons.
 Unlike most late-night talk shows in the United States, it only aired on Saturday nights.
Chelsea is an American web television late-night talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler.
 The show debuted on May 11, 2016 and streams Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday each week worldwide.
 There will be 90 episodes of the talk show per year and each episode will be 30 minutes.
 The show tapes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each week that it airs.
 It is Netflix's first talk show.

Question: VH1 Live!  is a late-night talk show hosted by a journalist born in which year ?
Answer: 1978