• The Mandarin term “脱口秀” is a paraphrase of the English term “talk show”.
• In a talk show, the host and the guests sitting by their sides will usually have an unscripted discussion about a certain topic.
• Guests invited to a talk show usually come from different backgrounds and belong to different age groups, thereby representing the views of people from all walks of life.
• A talk show allows viewers to hear different opinions and ideas on hot topics in a scheduled time frame.
• Besides bread-and-butter issues, more sensitive topics are also sometimes discussed on talk shows. These include topics such as “women can have affairs too” and “is a domestic helper a saviour or a bane?”
• In consideration of the “timeliness” of the topics discussed, the production of a talk show usually requires shooting and editing to proceed simultaneously with broadcasting, thus making things extremely challenging.

开口秀 (Taiwan, Thailand)、托骚、脱口骚 (Hong Kong, Macau)