{"id":2388819,"date":"2026-04-25T11:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2388819"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:46:57","slug":"14-times-talk-show-hosts-were-absolutely-destroyed-by-guests-on-their-own-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/14-times-talk-show-hosts-were-absolutely-destroyed-by-guests-on-their-own-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Times Talk Show Hosts Were Absolutely Destroyed By Guests On Their Own Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Talk shows have gifted us with some iconic pop culture<\/a> moments over the years \u2014 perhaps most memorable of all are the times when the hosts themselves were called out on their own shows. Here are some of those moments, from the funny to the truly shocking…<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. <\/span>First up and perhaps most iconic of all was when Dakota Johnson<\/a> appeared on<\/a> The Ellen Show<\/i><\/a> and flat out told Ellen she was lying about not being invited to her birthday party.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Dakota<\/span><\/div>\n

NBC<\/span><\/p>\n

The full interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ellen:<\/b> How was the party? I wasn\u2019t invited.<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> Actually, no, that\u2019s not the truth Ellen. You were invited. Last time I was on the show, last year, you gave me a bunch of **** about not inviting you, but I didn\u2019t know you wanted to be invited.<\/p>\n

Ellen:<\/b> Well who doesn\u2019t want to be invited to a party?<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> Well I didn\u2019t even know you liked me.<\/p>\n

Ellen:<\/b> Of course I like you. You knew I liked you\u2026<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> But I did invite you and you didn\u2019t come.<\/p>\n

Ellen:<\/b> This time you invited me? Are you sure?<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> Yep.<\/p>\n

Ellen:<\/b> How do you know? I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> Ask everybody. Ask Jonathan, your producer\u2026<\/p>\n

Ellen:<\/b> I was invited? Why didn\u2019t I go?<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

Producer:<\/b> You were out of town.<\/p>\n

Ellen:<\/b> Oh yeah, I had that thing\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Dakota<\/span><\/div>\n

NBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> So you go out to walk the dog?<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> Well no. I sort of\u2014<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> It\u2019s cool that\u2014<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> I sort of\u2014<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> Do they allow dogs at the hotel?<\/p>\n

Dakota:<\/b> Aren\u2019t you supposed to let people talk on this show?<\/p>\n

Related: 27 Celebs Who Kept Their Fame A Total Secret From Their Kids<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>When Rami Malek<\/a> said Jimmy Fallon<\/a> was lying<\/a> about not having his contact details.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Rami<\/div>\n

NBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> If I had your email or your phone number I would have called you a gazillion times…<\/p>\n

Rami:<\/b> You have my email and phone number.<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> That\u2019s true, but I decided to not call you.<\/p>\n

4. <\/span>As part of a bit while appearing on The Tonight Show<\/i>, Martin Short made a joke about how phoney Jimmy Fallon<\/a> is, which took on new meaning after reports<\/a> of the allegedly toxic environment behind-the-scenes on the show.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Martin<\/span><\/div>\n

NBC<\/span><\/p>\n

During the same appearance, Steve Martin also joked that Jimmy is not actually funny.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Steven<\/span><\/div>\n

NBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Martin:<\/b>\u00a0This is the greatest show on television because there is no host in late night that pretends to care the way you do.<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b>\u00a0Thank you so much.<\/p>\n

Martin:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, no on captures phoniness the way you do. It\u2019s a gift…<\/p>\n

Martin, later:<\/b> I think it’s so brave of you, five years in, to decide suddenly to abandon the comedy format. It’s shaking her up.<\/p>\n

Steve:<\/b> Actually, Marty and I learned from your show. We were backstage watching the monologue and we realized, wow, he must put the laughs in later.<\/p>\n

5. <\/span>When Jimmy Fallon got burned<\/a> by 14-year-old Finn Wolfhard in 2016 during a game with the Stranger Things<\/i> kids.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"A<\/span><\/div>\n

NBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> Can you read?<\/p>\n

Finn:<\/b> Can I read?<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> Yeah, can you?<\/p>\n

Finn:<\/b> Can you host?<\/p>\n

Related: 11 Photos Of Celebrity Kids Who Have Outgrown Their Parents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>When former host Abby Huntsman returned to The View<\/i> as a guest host, and Sunny Hostin repeatedly pressed her<\/a> to answer a question about whether Pete Hegseth is qualified to be the Secretary of Defense.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Person<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

The full interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Abby:\u00a0<\/b>He’s a smart guy, and he’s a perfect Fox News host.<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b>\u00a0Is he a perfect Secretary of Defense?<\/p>\n

Abby:\u00a0<\/b>For one, I would say the memes, the cartoons and the moving memes, have got to stop. It\u2019s really \u2014 there are people that are dying. That are losing their lives.<\/p>\n

Sunny:\u00a0<\/b>Do you think he’s qualified to be the Secretary of Defense?<\/p>\n

Abby:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t hope for the demise of this country or the people who are in charge right now, so I pray for the best. I am very concerned because the way they are playing this game \u2014<\/p>\n

Sunny:\u00a0<\/b>But do you think he’s qualified to be the Secretary of Defense?<\/p>\n

Abby:<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 the way they are playing this game right now is like checkers. When the rest of the world is playing chess\u2026<\/p>\n

Sunny:\u00a0<\/b>It sounds like you don’t think he’s qualified to be the Secretary of Defense.<\/p>\n

Abby:<\/b> You know what, I\u2019m very concerned\u2026<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> So are you saying that Pete Hegseth is not qualified?<\/p>\n

Three whole minutes later, Abby finally offered an answer.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Two<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

The interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sunny:<\/b> Pete Hegseth, respectfully who is unqualified for his job.<\/p>\n

Abby:<\/b> I’m not here defending \u2013 by the way, I don’t think Pete is qualified for the job.<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> Thank you!<\/p>\n

7. <\/span>Another time on<\/a> The View,<\/i><\/a> when Sunny as well as Whoopi Goldberg pushed back against guest host Savannah Chrisley after she claimed Donald Trump isn’t racist.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Person<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

The full interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Savannah:<\/b> What’s so hard for me to witness is people stating that the president is a racist because I\u2019ve seen them firsthand \u2014<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> He is a racist.<\/p>\n

Savannah:<\/b> \u2014 he saved \u2014<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> He is a racist.<\/p>\n

Savannah:\u00a0<\/b>\u2014 one of my best friend’s lives, a Black woman who has been with him for 18 years.<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> So he has a Black friend? He’s a racist.<\/p>\n

Savannah:<\/b> No. He saved her life.<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> No.<\/p>\n

Savannah:<\/b> He did.<\/p>\n

Sunny:<\/b> He\u2019s a racist.<\/p>\n

Whoopi:<\/b> Here\u2019s the problem, Savannah, and why we have a different take on it, many of us have a different take on it. Because when you target DEI programs with executive office \u2014 with executive orders \u2014 your first week in office, arguing that the policies undermine national unity, you know, when you shared racist posts about the Obamas, when you pursued the death penalty for the Exonerated Five \u2014 after you knew they had been exonerated \u2014 these are the reasons his behavior is so hard and I don\u2019t know whether you know about this, but in the \u201870s he was accused of discriminating against Black tenants because he wouldn\u2019t rent to them.<\/p>\n

Savannah:<\/b> Was that an accusation?<\/p>\n

Whoopi:<\/b> No, that was a proven fact. They took him to court.<\/p>\n

Related: Kumail Nanjiani Finally Addressed The Rumors That He Had An Affair With Michelle Obama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>Back in 2015, when The View<\/i> co-host Rosie Perez had to explain to guest host Kelly Osbourne that her comments about Latinos<\/a> were incorrect.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Person<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Kelly:<\/b> If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?<\/p>\n

Rosie:<\/b> Oh, that\u2019s not\u2026Latinos are not the only people doing that.<\/p>\n

Kelly:<\/b> No, I didn\u2019t mean it like that, come on. I would never mean it like that.<\/p>\n

9. <\/span>When Tyler Perry called out<\/a> Jimmy Kimmel for not coming to the opening party for his studio in Atlanta.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Tyler<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> The last time you were here, I don\u2019t know if you remember, it was right after you\u2019d opened your big studio in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Tyler:<\/b> Yeah, that you didn\u2019t come to, the big party I had\u2026 I remember, I\u2019m still scarred from it. You said you would send me a gift and I still don\u2019t have the gift\u2026<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> I apologize for that, I don\u2019t know what I was doing\u2026 oh, COVID, I think COVID was happening.<\/p>\n

Tyler:<\/b> This was before COVID\u2026<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> I figured it must have been intended for Jimmy Fallon or something\u2026 why would I be invited to your party?<\/p>\n

Tyler:<\/b> Well, it said Jimmy Kimmel and I did a special video to you, saying please come, so I don\u2019t know how you could have gotten that mistaken.<\/p>\n

Jimmy:<\/b> Now I\u2019m remembering all of this.<\/p>\n

Tyler:<\/b> And now you\u2019re remembering why you haven\u2019t invited me back since then.<\/p>\n

10. <\/span>When Lindsay Lohan had to repeatedly push back<\/a> against David Letterman asking her about rehab during a 2013 appearance on his show, to the point where she was in tears.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Lindsay<\/div>\n

CBS<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

David:<\/b>\u00a0How many times have you been in rehab?<\/p>\n

Lindsay:<\/b> Several.<\/p>\n

David:<\/b> How will this time be different? What are they rehabbing, first of all? What is on their list\u2026<\/p>\n

Lindsay:<\/b> We didn\u2019t discuss this in the pre-interview, just saying\u2026<\/p>\n

David:<\/b> Is it alcohol? Do you drink too much?<\/p>\n

Lindsay:<\/b> We\u2019ve discussed this in the past\u2026<\/p>\n

David:<\/b> So when you go to the rehab \u2014<\/p>\n

Lindsay:<\/b> We\u2019re here for a movie\u2026let\u2019s stay on the positive. Come on now\u2026<\/p>\n

11. <\/span>When Cher appeared on Late Night with David Letterman<\/i> after four years of refusing to do so, and told David to his face it was because she thought he was an *******<\/a>.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Two<\/div>\n

CBS<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

David:<\/b>\u00a0You smell terrific\u2026<\/p>\n

Cher:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026Is this as good as it gets?<\/p>\n

Cher, later:<\/b>\u00a0I thought that I would never want to do this show with you.<\/p>\n

David:<\/b>\u00a0Now, why?\u00a0Let\u2019s explore this a little. Why? Because you thought I was a \u2014<\/p>\n

Cher:<\/b>\u00a0An *******.<\/p>\n

David:<\/b>\u00a0\u2026I knew you probably felt that way.<\/p>\n

Cher:\u00a0<\/b>Because I told the guy on your show.<\/p>\n

12. <\/span>When Madonna used her 1994 appearance on Letterman<\/i> to tear David apart<\/a> over his recurring jokes about her and her *** life.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Madonna<\/span><\/div>\n

CBS<\/span><\/p>\n

Related: 17 Celebrities Who Seem Completely Self-Made, But Are Actually Total Nepo Babies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Madonna:<\/b> Incidentally, you are a sick ****. I don\u2019t know why I get so much ****.<\/p>\n

David later, asking a question: …<\/b>Is that an untrue rumor?<\/p>\n

Madonna:<\/b> Isn\u2019t that an oxymoron, an untrue rumor?<\/p>\n

David:<\/b> Not necessarily\u2026<\/p>\n

Madonna: “<\/b>Untrue rumor.” That\u2019s like “funny David Letterman.”<\/p>\n

Madonna, later:<\/b> Money\u2019s made you soft\u2026 you just kiss up to everybody on your show now.<\/p>\n

Madonna, later:<\/b> You do irritate me sometimes\u2026 you are always ******* with me on the show.<\/p>\n

David:<\/b> …There’s something wrong with her. She can’t be stopped.<\/p>\n

Madonna:<\/b> There’s definitely something wrong with me. I’m sitting here.<\/p>\n

13. <\/span>When Carmen Carrera pushed back<\/a> against Katie Couric’s invasive questions about her transition and her body during a 2014 interview.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Person<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Katie:<\/b> Your private parts are different now aren\u2019t they?<\/p>\n

Carmen:<\/b> I don\u2019t want to talk about it because it\u2019s really personal. I\u2019d rather talk about my modeling stuff\u2026there\u2019s more to trans people [than their ********].<\/p>\n

When Laverne Cox later joined Carmen and Katie during the same episode, she took time to point out why questions like those Katie had asked Carmen were so damaging.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"A<\/span><\/div>\n

ABC<\/span><\/p>\n

Laverne said: “I think that the preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and then we don\u2019t get to really deal with the real, lived experiences \u2014 the reality of trans people\u2019s lives is that so often we\u2019re targets of violence, we experience discrimination disproportionately to the rest of the community, our unemployment rate is twice the national average \u2014 if you\u2019re a trans person of color it\u2019s four times the national average. The homicide rate in the LGBT community is highest amongst trans women, and when we focus on transition we don\u2019t actually get to talk about those things.”<\/span><\/h2>\n

She went on: “There\u2019s a young woman named\u00a0Islan Nettles<\/a>\u00a0who on August 17 was just walking down the street with some friends, minding her own business, and she was catcalled by a couple of guys and once they realized she was trans, she was beaten into a coma and five days later she died. This is the reality of so many trans people’s lives in this country, trans women of color, whose lives are in danger simply for being who they are, and we\u2019re looking for justice for Islan\u2019s murder, and we\u2019re looking for justice for so many trans people across this country, and by focusing on bodies we don\u2019t focus on the lived realities of that oppression and that discrimination.”<\/p>\n

14. <\/span>Finally, when Helen Mirren appeared on Parkinson<\/i><\/a> in 1975 and pushed back against Michael Parkinson’s sexist line of questioning.<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Helen<\/div>\n

BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Their interaction went like this:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Michael:<\/b> You are, in quotes, a \u201cserious actress\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> In quotes? What do you mean in quotes?<\/p>\n

Michael:<\/b> Well because of the kind of clich\u00e9 that people say, \u201cserious actress\u201d as opposed to an unserious actress. Do you find in fact that what could best be described as your equipment in fact hinders you in that pursuits?<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> I\u2019d like you to explain what you mean by my equipment. In great detail.<\/p>\n

Michael:<\/b> Well, your physical attributes.<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> You mean my fingers?<\/p>\n

Michael:<\/b> No I meant your\u2026<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> Come on, spit it out.<\/p>\n

Michael:<\/b> I meant your\u2026your figure\u2026<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> Because serious actresses can\u2019t have big bosoms, is that what you mean?<\/p>\n

Michael:<\/b> Well I think that they might sort of detract from the performance, if you know what I mean.<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> I can\u2019t think that can necessarily be true. What a crummy performance if people are obsessed with the size of your bosom or anything else. I would hope that the performance and the play and the living relationship between all the people onstage and all the people in the audience overcome such boring questions, really.<\/p>\n

Michael:<\/b> Boring questions?<\/p>\n

Helen:<\/b> Pretty boring in the end, yeah.<\/p>\n

What talk show moments have stuck with you forever? Share in the comments or in the anonymous form below!<\/span><\/h2>\n

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