Movies and TV shows like LateLine

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LateLine (1998)
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LateLine (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.
Style: sitcom, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
Plot: journalism, workplace romance, satire, office, news anchor, behind the scenes, politics, friends, love and romance, rise to the top, couples, showbiz, media, workplace intrigue, lifestyle, disorder, workplace, campaign, battle of the sexes, artists and showbiz, state affairs, celebrity culture, media satire, workplace situations, television ...
Time: 90s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, sitcom and semi serious films and TV series with plots about media, workplace, media satire, workplace situations, artists and showbiz, satire and lifestyle mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like LateLine: After Lately (2011), Almost Perfect (1995), Back to You (2007), Blunt Talk (2015), Less Than Perfect (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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After Lately (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: After Lately is an American television comedy. The series depicts, in mockumentary style, the behind the scenes goings-on at the office of the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. The cast is made up of the actual writers and performers of Chelsea ...
Style: humorous, light, mockumentary, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: showbiz, workplace, backstage, producer, workplace situations, disorder, media, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, friendship, television, society ...
Time: 21st century
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100%
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Almost Perfect (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Almost Perfect is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS television network from September 17, 1995 until October 30, 1996. The series focused on the professional life of the female executive producer of a television cop show, her witty, ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: dating, producer, career woman, power relations, relationship vs career, lifestyle, workplace, media, boss and employee, media satire, love and romance, workplace situations ...
Time: 90s
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33%
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Back to You (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Back to You is an American situation comedy series, which aired on Fox from September 19, 2007 to May 14, 2008. The creators and executive producers were Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, and the director was James Burrows. The series starred ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, sitcom, feel good ...
Plot: workplace, media, journalism, friendship, workplace romance, workplace situations, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, battle of the sexes, boss and employee, power relations, news anchor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa
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32%
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Blunt Talk (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A British newscaster moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.
Style: not serious, cynical, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot: media satire, media, journalism, silly humor, artists and showbiz, workplace situations, workplace, talk show host, bittersweet, satire, behind the scenes, talk show
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Less Than Perfect (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to get ahead. But Claude is ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: journalism, friendship, workplace situations, best friend, power relations, workplace intrigue, media, workplace, love and romance, women, butler, naive girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Suddenly Susan (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life.
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous
Plot: career, women, magazine, single, writers, workplace romance, workplace situations, media, strong female presence, office, lifestyle, couples ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fanciful series about an aspiring writer who imagines alternative life scenarios while working for a big company.
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: best friend, lifestyle, writer's life, boss and employee, workplace, workplace situations, love and romance, dull life, office, supportive coworker, sketch, aspiring writer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Tanner on Tanner (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Tanner on Tanner is a follow up to celebrated filmmaker Robert Altman and DOONESBURY cartoonist Gary Trudeau's political satire TANNER '88, a mockumentary following a fictional democratic presidential candidate (Michael Murphy) on his ...
Style: semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot: satire, manhunt, undercover, fighting the system, moral dilemma, campaign, rebellion, politics, journalism, society, dishonesty, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American sketch-comedy series starring comedian Tracey Ullman. The series was written by Ullman along with Hollywood satirist Bruce Wagner. Gail Parent and Craig DiGregorio acted as contributing writers ...
Style: humorous, parody, not serious, realistic, light ...
Plot: satire, politics, state affairs, media satire, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, strong female presence, social relations, lifestyle, society, media, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective ...
Style: sitcom, parody, cynical, biting, not serious ...
Plot: nerd, guy, villain, producer, workplace, showbiz, satire, homosexual, disorder, assistant, uptight character, self involved ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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So NoTORIous (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: So Notorious, sometimes stylized So NoTORIous, is an American sitcom on VH1, loosely based on the life of actress Tori Spelling. The series debuted on April 2, 2006 and despite lasting only ten episodes, received substantial acclaim from critics.
Style: witty, semi serious, realistic, humorous, sitcom ...
Plot: celebrity culture, performer's life, hollywood, filmmaking, love and romance, media satire, artists and showbiz, social relations, down on your luck, friends, famous, roommate ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Absolute Power (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring the popular and satirical Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power to BBC Two. Stephen as Prentiss and John as McCabe are an unscrupulous pair who run the blue chip ...
Style: sitcom, witty, semi serious, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: media, workplace, manipulation, scandal, celebrity, politics, cover up, power of media, campaign, media satire, workplace situations, showbiz ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, london
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26%
Goodnight Burbank (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, sitcom, suspense ...
Plot: workplace situations, journalism, workplace, supportive coworker, unsupportive coworkers, media satire, media, society, dialogue, anchor
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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On the Air (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: On the Air is an American sitcom created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, and broadcast by ABC. In the United States only three episodes were aired, although seven were filmed. The program follows the antics of the staff of a fictional 1950s ...
Style: hilarious, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot: disorder, media, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, workplace, media sensation, media satire, workplace situations, absurdism, television producer, television director, comedy of errors ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s, year 1957
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25%
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Spin City (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Spin City is a smart, sophisticated sitcom about the behind-the-scenes workings of City Hall in the biggest city in America. Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, political, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: politics, mayor, workplace, secretary, staff, campaign, political intrigue, workplace situations, boss and employee, media, right hand man, disorder ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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50%
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Famous DJ Alan Partridge gives us an insight into what happens behind the microphone at North Norfolk digital radio.
Style: not serious, clever, humorous, talky, realistic ...
Plot: workplace, goofy hero, artists and showbiz, media, workplace situations, disorder, radio station, recording studio, satire, humour, newscaster, radio show ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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25%
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Grosse Pointe (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Grosse Pointe is an American television parody series which aired on the WB Network during the 2000–2001 television season. Created by Darren Star, it was a satire depicting the behind-the-scenes drama on the set of a television show, and was ...
Style: parody, sitcom, not serious, humorous, cynical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: actor, actress, rivalry, actor's life, showbiz, lifestyle, celebrity culture, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, workplace, starlet, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Tracey Takes On... (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring comedienne Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the 1993 comedy special "Tracey Ullman Takes on New York." Each episode focuses ...
Style: parody, realistic, not serious, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot: sketch, badass, satire, couples, disorder, family relations, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, society, love and romance, sexual relations, charity ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Ink (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Ink is a television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, cynical, realistic, semi serious
Plot: writers, ex-lover, journalism, power relations, battle of the sexes, couple relations, workplace romance, couples, media, boss and employee, workplace, newspaper columnist ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Dead Ringers (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dead Ringers is a United Kingdom radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. It starred Jon ...
Style: humorous, not serious, cynical, talky, witty ...
Plot: satire, media satire, politics, state affairs, artists and showbiz, society, joke, comedy team, humour, media, disorder, celebrity culture ...
Time: 21st century
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24%
Beggars and Choosers (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Beggars and Choosers is a comedy-drama series broadcast by Showtime. Developed by Peter Lefcourt and Brandon Tartikoff, the series was a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at network television. Its 42 episodes aired between June 19, 1999 and December ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty
Plot: workplace, behind the scenes, ambition, artists and showbiz, blind ambition, media, workplace situations, media satire, coma, television studio, female nudity, television ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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24%
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Fat Actress (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Fat Actress is an American sitcom television series starring Kirstie Alley. It aired on Showtime in the United States in the spring of 2005, on Movie Central in Western Canada, The Movie Network in Eastern Canada, FX in the UK, Network Ten in ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: satire, artists and showbiz, actor's life, lifestyle, showbiz, media satire, physical appearance, media, hypocrisy, celebrity culture, hollywood, comeback ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The CollegeHumor Show (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The CollegeHumor Show was an American comedy that premiered on MTV on February 8, 2009 and also aired on MuchMusic. The show is a scripted sitcom with sketch comedy elements. It is written by and stars nine actual CollegeHumor editorial staff ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, sitcom
Plot: workplace, showbiz, disorder, workplace situations, free spirited, media satire, backstage, office, silly humor, boss, workplace humor, producer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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The George Carlin Show (1994)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995. It was created jointly by veteran TV producer Sam Simon and the show's namesake, comedian George Carlin.
Style: sitcom, biting, talky, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: stand up comedy, taxi, society, state affairs, buddies, lifestyle, workplace, friends, city life, urban, taxi driver, old man ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
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24%
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Murphy Brown (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, talky ...
Plot: journalism, workplace, female protagonist, television reporter, workplace situations, media satire, single parent, mother daughter relationship, female journalist, news anchor, journalist, strong female lead ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c.
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23%
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Telenovela (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Plot: tv star, workplace, showbiz, workplace situations, disorder, media, actor, filmmaking, friendship, women, satire, latina ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff. From running in slo-mo on the beach to inspiring Germany with the power of cheesy pop--it's almost too easy.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating
Plot: actor's life, relationship vs career, showbiz, couples, ambition, rising to stardom, celebrity culture, performer's life, media satire, artists and showbiz, stand up comedy, journalism ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Utopia (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: Set inside the offices of the "Nation Building Authority", a newly created government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide. It's a ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, hilarious ...
Plot: political satire, workplace, workplace situations, disorder, office, satire, workplace humor, stoner, urbanization, incompetence, politics, government agency ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country. Jake Silver risks taking the job when he sets eyes on the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hair stylist Dylan, who wows him like nobody before ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, humorous, realistic, satirical ...
Plot: couples, television producer, producer, media, weatherman, television, satire, talk show host, ambition, workplace, lifestyle, workplace situations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Ned and Stacey (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A self-centered ad exec and a liberal journalist enter into a marriage of convenience. He's trying to boost his business image; she likes his apartment.
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, realistic, talky ...
Audience: date night
Plot: promotion, disorder, love and romance, odd couple, lifestyle, couple relations, initially antagonists, advertising, advertising executive, advertising agency, wedding planning, relationships ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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22%
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