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Access Hollywood "'Access Hollywood"' is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former ''Entertainment Tonight'' executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently being directed by Kim Anastasia (in previous years, Doug Dougherty and later Christopher A. Berry have directed the program). ''Access Hollywood'' primarily focuses on news in the music, television, and movie industries. It began broadcasting on September 9, 1996 and is nationally syndicated in the United States. In 2003 in television|2003 a United Kingdom|British version of the show began production and in 2006 in television|2006 Channel 6 (Ireland)|Channel 6 of Republic of Ireland|Ireland also began producing their own version of the show. In the United States, the current hosts are Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell, with Tony Potts, Shaun Robinson, Tim Vincent and Maria Menounos as correspondents. Previous correspondents include Amy Powell, Rawley Valverde and Jeff Probst. Previous hosts include Giselle Fernandez, Larry Mendte and Pat O'Brien (television)|Pat O'Brien, who hosted the show alongside O'Dell until late 2004 in television|2004, when he left to host the ''Entertainment Tonight'' spin-off ''The Insider (television show)|The Insider''. Giselle Fernandez and Larry Mendte were the shows original hosts when it debuted in 1996. Mendte also co-hosted the weekend edition with Nancy O'Dell. In the United Kingdom, the show was hosted by Kate Garraway and Vincent. The Irish show is hosted by Jenny Buckley. The program is produced by NBC and has changed distributors over the years, first with New World Communications|New World Television, followed by 20th Television (after News Corporation bought New World), then Warner Bros. Television, and finally to NBC Enterprises when the network started up their own syndication division. Today, what is now NBC Universal Television Distribution is solely responsible for its production and distribution. The program has had some short-lived spinoffs in the last few years, including ''AMC Access'' for the AMC (TV network)|AMC channel, and ''Real Access'' for Noggin (television)|Noggin/The N. The programs also does entertainment segments for NBC's cable news channel, which are titled ''Access MSNBC''. In 2005 in television|2005, ''Access Hollywood'' went on a month-long roadtrip they called ''Access Across America'' while the studio underwent a major overhaul. The show's new set was done in pastel colors with a modern flair, separating its look from other similar shows, including rival ''Entertainment Tonight''. The new look also included a brand-new graphics package. Access Hollywood is taped at Studio 1 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California|Burbank, former home of ''The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson''. Spoofs *The show was parodied in the show ''Arthur (TV series)|Arthur'' in the special ''Arthur, It's Only Rock N' Roll'' when a spoof named ''Access Elwood'' interviewed the band U Stink. *In the ''South Park'' episode "Free Hat", a show airs called ''"Excess Hollywood"'' with a look-alike of then host Pat O'Brien. *Craig Ferguson often parodies ''Access Hollywood'' on ''The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show'' in a segment called "Access Extratainment Tonight" (a portmanteau of ''Access Hollywood'', ''Entertainment Tonight'', and ''Extra'') with Ferguson as "Barney Slash". *In The Simpsons Movie the show is mentioned in an argument between Homer and Marge. External links The Cheers TV / Watch Access Hollywood online