Why is IFC’s “Dinner For Five” the finest talk show ever engineered?
1) Drunkenness. Every show is taped inside a real restaurant, and available libations foil inhibitions.
2) Profanity. IFC bleeps nothing, which really helps when the drunkenness takes hold.
3) Editing. Though “Dinner For Five” is a half-hour show, it’s culled from hours of conversation. We only get to see the most interesting 30 minutes.
4) Favreau. The host usually has some sort of pre-existing relationship with all his guests. This, along with the drunken profanity, really helps along the candor. The conversation veers away from publicists’ agendas, and more toward stuff one really wants to know.
“Dinner For Five” is the best. Don’t miss the marathon. It kicks off Thanksgiving morning 8 ET; 5 PT.
* 8am/5am Gina Gershon, Dennis Farina, Ron Livingston, Faizon Love.
* 8:30am/5:30am Kevin James, Tony Shaloub, Richard Lewis, Burt Reynolds.
* 9am/6am Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root.
* 9:30am/6:30am Michael McKean, Joe Montegna, Bob Odenkirk, Jeff Garlin.
* 10am/7am Kevin Pollak, Laura Kightlinger, Jeff Ross, Hector Elizondo.
* 10:30am/7:30am Ernie Hudson, Mary Steenburgen, Ted Danson, Laura Dern.
* 11am/8am Jennifer Esposito, Barry Pepper, Stephen Dorff, Luis Guzman.
* 11:30am/8:30am Alec Baldwin, Peter Dinkladge, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman.
* 12n/9am Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly.
* 12:30pm/9:30am John Waters, Colin Quinn, Danny Aiello, Delroy Lindo.
* 1pm/10am Mary Steenburgen, Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel.
* 1:30pm/10:30am David Cross, Molly Shannon, Philip Baker Hall, George Hickenlooper.
* 2pm/11am Ray Romano, Ron Eldard, Richard Donner, Michael Madsen.
* 2:30pm/11:30am Jennifer Esposito, Barry Pepper, Stephen Dorff, Luis Guzman.
* 3pm/12n Alec Baldwin, Peter Dinkladge, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman
* 3:30pm/12:30pm Gina Gershon, Dennis Farina, Ron Livingston, Faizon Love.
* 4pm/1pm Kevin James, Tony Shaloub, Richard Lewis, Burt Reynolds.
* 4:30pm/1:30pm Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root.
* 5pm/2pm Michael McKean, Joe Montegna, Bob Odenkirk, Jeff Garlin.
* 5:30pm/2:30pm Kevin Pollak, Laura Kightlinger, Jeff Ross, Hector Elizondo.
* 6pm/3pm Ernie Hudson, Mary Steenburgen, Ted Danson, Laura Dern.
* 6:30pm/3:30pm Jennifer Esposito, Barry Pepper, Stephen Dorff, Luis Guzman.
* 7pm/4pm Alec Baldwin, Peter Dinkladge, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman.
* 7:30pm/4:30pm Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly.
* 8pm/5pm David Cross, Molly Shannon, Philip Baker Hall, George Hickenlooper.
* 8:30pm/5:30pm Mary Steenburgen, Will Ferrell, James Caan,, Zooey Deschanel.
* 9pm/6pm Vince Vaughn, Cole Hauser, Brian Cox, Rory Cochrane.
* 9:30pm/6:30pm Alec Baldwin, Peter Dinkladge, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman.
* 10pm/7pm Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly
* 10:30pm/7:30pm Ray Romano, Ron Eldard, Richard Donner, Michael Madsen.
* 11pm/8pm David Cross, Molly Shannon, Philip Baker Hall, George Hickenlooper.
* 11:30pm/8:30pm Mary Steenburgen, Will Ferrell, James Caan,, Zooey Deschanel.
* 12m/9pm Vince Vaughn, Cole Hauser, Brian Cox, Rory Cochrane.
* 12:30am/9:30pm Kevin James, Tony Shaloub, Richard Lewis, Burt Reynolds.
* 1am/10pm Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root.
* 1:30am/10:30pm Ray Romano, Ron Eldard, Richard Donner, Michael Madsen.
* 2am/11pm John Waters, Colin Quinn, Danny Aiello, Delroy Lindo
* 2:30am/11:30pm Mary Steenburgen, Will Ferrell, James Caan,, Zooey Deschanel.
* 3am/12m David Cross, Molly Shannon, Philip Baker Hall, George Hickenlooper.
* 3:30am/12:30am Gina Gershon, Dennis Farina, Ron Livingston, Faizon Love.
* 4am/1am Kevin James, Tony Shaloub, Richard Lewis, Burt Reynolds.
* 4:30am/1:30am Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root.
* 5am/2am Michael McKean, Joe Montegna, Bob Odenkirk, Jeff Garlin.
* 5:30am/2:30am Kevin Pollak, Laura Kightlinger, Jeff Ross, Hector Elizondo.
