Our attachment to an institution may seem counterintuitive, especially with comedy, a rebellious art form. But with Stephen Colbert’s program, there was a lot at stake. Credit...Photo Illustration by ...

"I’ll be walking to the mall, and somebody would say 'woof, woof, woof' and I’ll turn around and smile and nod," he said Arsenio Hall hosted his namesake talk show from 1989 to 1994, with his audience ...

Reading the recently published book “Arsenio: A Memoir” (Simon & Schuster) is a pleasant experience, surprisingly entertaining as the actor, magician, stand-up comic and former late-night television ...

NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Arsenio Hall and Stephen Colbert on the CBS series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty ...

Arsenio Hall and Jay Leno are more than just comedians. The pair, who became friends while hosting competing late-night shows in the 1990s, once saved an elderly couple whose house caught on fire, ...

CLEVELAND — Before he became a household name, Arsenio Hall was just a kid on Cleveland’s east side, putting on a talk show in his basement. “I did this show with folding chairs for my friends in the ...

Arsenio Hall grew up in Cleveland dreaming of being the next Johnny Carson – kind of. “I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid, and I knew the talent was out there.” Hall spoke ...

Podcaster Joe Rogan spoke to comedian Arsenio Hall on Wednesday about how he has felt "politically homeless" for a long time as he does not feel comfortable with either major party in American ...

In spite of their public feuding in the 1990s, Hall considers Leno a "big brother" after he took him under his wing when he came to Hollywood. Marina Watts is a news writer for Entertainment Weekly ...

As a kid in Cleveland, Arsenio Hall remembers watching The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and feeling that something was missing. "I could watch ... for weeks at a time maybe never see a minority ...

Hall's late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist... Even when Arsenio Hall's show was a hit, 'everyone ...