Ben Winston
Producer Ben Winston Talks Grammys, ‘Kardashians’ Future and Ellen DeGeneres Special
Towards the end of the first act of the 2024 Grammy Awards, Tracy Chapman — 15 years since her last tour and largely absent from the public eye — joined country singer Luke Combs on stage for a duet of “Fast Car.” Chapman wrote and released the song in 1988, and Combs had spent 2023 riding a […]
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Ben Winston (‘Carpool Karaoke: The Series’ & ‘Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium’)
At just 41, Ben Winston — the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — is one of the top TV producers in show business. The Brit first made his name in America eight years ago when he became the youngest EP of an American late night show ever, CBS’s The Late […]
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James Corden’s Producers Look Back on ‘Late Late’ Hits — and Misses: “Would’ve Been Nice to Have Beyoncé”
After eight years and some 1,200 episodes of The Late Late Show, James Corden is signing off. The Brit, who launched his iteration of the CBS late night show as a virtual unknown among U.S. viewers in 2015, has announced that he’ll be returning to the U.K. with his wife and three children. The decision […]
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A Helicopter, 28 Cameras and an 11 p.m. Curfew: Ben Winston on How Producers Pulled Off Elton John’s Dodger Stadium Live Stream
Elton John took a final bow in North America on Sunday night, closing out three shows at Dodger Stadium, inside the same venue that hosted his superstar-making turn in 1975. To capture the historic night, Disney+ presented its first-ever global live stream with Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, directed by Paul Dugdale and […]
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Elton John Drafts Dua Lipa, Brandi Carlile and Kiki Dee for Final Dodger Stadium Concert
Elton John has drafted a few friends to help him say goodbye. The legendary entertainer will be joined by Dua Lipa, Brandi Carlile and Kiki Dee this Sunday when he hits the stage at Dodger Stadium, a performance that will mark not only his final show in L.A. but his last North American performance as […]
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“We’re Really Willing to Dive In”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘The Kardashians’ Stars Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner
Last September, it was announced that the 20-year run of Keeping Up With the Kardashians on E! would come to an end. Yet, just a few months later, Disney announced that a new docuseries, titled The Kardashians, would air on Hulu. The family partnered up with executive producer Ben Winston and showrunner Danielle King to […]
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Kardashians Talk Edit Room Notes, That Cucumber-Cutting Moment in Hulu Series
Three members of the Kardashian family — Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner — stopped by Disney’s FYC Fest on Wednesday for an Emmy-centered conversation surrounding the first season of their new self-titled Hulu show. The trio appeared alongside executive producer Ben Winston and showrunner Danielle King at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre to discuss […]
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‘Late Late Show’ Producer Ben Winston Isn’t Going Anywhere
Ben Winston never planned on entering an eighth year at his CBS Television City office, a bright room now stuffed with memorabilia from an ascendant Hollywood tenure that’s brought him 11 Emmys. The Brit, 40, arrived in 2015 with every intention of returning to London upon fulfilling his nine-month contract to help launch a late […]
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‘Kardashians’ EP on Why the Show’s Shorter Turnaround Proved “Really Difficult To Do”
When it came to launching the second iteration of the Kardashian family’s reality show, this time on Hulu, new executive producer Ben Winston had a couple of goals for updating the show from the previous E! version. “One of the things I really wanted to do was bring down that window of when things happen […]
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How ‘The Late Late Show’ Booked Prince Harry for First Sit-Down
“The get of the century,” is how FYC virtual panel moderator RuPaul described James Corden and his Late Late Show landing Prince Harry for his first sit-down interview since moving to Montecito with wife Meghan Markle. Aired on the Feb. 25 broadcast and dropped on YouTube that night without any pre-release promotion (or advance leaks), […]
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Inside the ‘Friends’ Reunion With Director Ben Winston
Ben Winston had never really met the cast of Friends. Sure, he’d said hello to Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry over the years during their stops on CBS’ The Late Late Show With James Corden (which he exec produces) but after successfully pitching and getting them to […]
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‘TV’s Top 5’: Ben Winston Spills ‘Friends’ Reunion Secrets
Welcome to Episode 122 of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter‘s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executive and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the […]
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