When you suppose the name George Stephanopoulos is too much to handle, brace yourselves. CNN has greenlit a new Friday night talk express to be hosted by Canadian TV host George Stroumboulopoulos, consistent with TVNewser. Stroumboulopoulos has been a popular fixture at CBC seeing that he started webhosting The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, now renamed George Stroumboulopoulos Hour. Stroumboulopoulos.

Stroumboulopoulos will proceed webhosting his CBC express in addition to this as-of-but-untitled CNN speak convey, in an effort to perhaps have the word “Stroumboulopoulos” somewhere in the title. The exhibit will tape in Los Angeles ahead of a live audience. The CNN press liberate saying the exhibit praises Stroum… the host’s interview style, and provides some perception into what the content of the exhibit can be.

“George Stroumboulopoulos says he doesn’t simply ask questions – he creates space for his friends to share their human experiences. His recent, concept-scary style fuses giant concepts, with artwork, popular culture, politics, information, sports, and celebrity. Stroumboulopoulos invites his friends to loosen up and his viewers to rediscover the ability of the authentic interview…

“[Stroumboulopoulos] will tape the new software in Los Angeles prior to a are living audience – offering greater get admission to to a various staff of celebrities, world leaders, and path-blazing artists. Stroumboulopoulos will function the general public figures using our cultural conversations and offer a fresh perspective on the interview and speak express format for CNN.”

CNN didn’t announce what timeslot the exhibit will probably be getting, however the fact that it’s a Friday night talk exhibit speaking politics and popular culture would make it a right away competitor of HBO’s Real Time with Invoice Maher, especially considering both channels are owned by means of Time Warner.

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