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Two outspoken comedians will be trying their hands at hosting talk shows beginning this weekend. The very funny Wanda Sykes will host her own late-night talk show on FOX, called simply The Wanda Sykes Show. The show will air in the slot left vacant by MAD TV, Saturday nights at 10 p.m. CT (meaning it's up against Saturday Night Live). Over on TBS, comedian and former sitcom star George Lopez will host Lopez Tonight, a self-described 'unconventional' talk show (meaning no desk, no monologue and more spontaneity), every weeknight at 10 p.m. CT. The notion of a comic hosting a talk show is as old as Larry King. But in an already over-crowded talk show landscape, how will Sykes and Lopez fare? Will they connect with audiences, a la Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson or Jon Stewart? Or will they be added to the scrap heap alongside Chevy Chase and Dennis Miller? I've got my hopes up for both, as Lopez and Sykes are very outspoken and honest comedians who don't appear interested in playing the

New york (AP) -- When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate those experiences....

Exclusives: Show comes from Chernin's prod'n co. -- Fox is developing a CIA-themed project from scribe Harris Wilkinson and Peter Chernin's new 20th Century Fox TV-based production company.

Reality TV: 'Eastwick' to be pre-empted for Janet Jackson -- ABC is making more schedule shifts, finding a home for new reality competish 'Let's Dance' and making room later this month for a news interview with Janet Jackson.

International News: New training initiative launched Tuesday -- Canada's top advanced training institute for film, TV and new media launched its latest initiative, the CFC North-South Marketplace, at an industry-packed event Tuesday in L.A.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a move that puts him at the cutting edge of sport sponsorships, comedian Stephen Colbert and his fans will back the U.S. Speedskating team at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the talk show host said.

TV News: MyNetworkTV to air telecast Dec. 10 -- This year's Hollywood Christmas Parade, skedded for Nov. 29, is to be aired nationally for the first time in its 80-year history.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kirstie Alley is to parlay her lengthy weight-loss battle into a U.S. TV series for what the actress called in a Tuesday Twitter message a 'very funny docu about me losing weight, raising unpretentious kids, and biz.'