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{{Infobox television
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| genre              = [[Talk show]], [[Variety show|variety]], [[comedy]]
| creator            =
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| director           = Rinzo Kaji
| creative_director  =
| narrated           = Kenji Satō
| presenter          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ameagari Kesshitai]]
* [[Hiroyuki Miyasako]] (former)
* Tōru Hotoharu
* Supporting MC every week (after Miyasako's departure)<ref name="joshi-spa">{{Cite web|url=https://joshi-spa.jp/945367/ |title=宮迫不在の『アメトーーク!』 "今っぽい笑い"に意外な好評の声も|website=女子SPA! |publisher=[[扶桑社]] |date=2019-08-17 |accessdate=2019-08-18}}</ref>
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| starring           = {{Plainlist|
* Ameagari Kesshitai
* Hiroyuki Miyasako
* Tōru Hotoharu
}}
| opentheme          = {{Theme song|Telephone Operator|[[Pete Shelley]]}}
| endtheme           = {{Theme song|[[My Sharona]]|[[The Knack]]}}
| country            = Japan
| language           = Japanese
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| producer           = Kenji Kojima, Midori Abiko, Rinzo Kaji
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| runtime            = 60 minutes
| company            = [[TV Asahi]]
| channel            = [[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] (TV Asahi)
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2003|04|08}}
| last_aired         = present
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{{nihongo|'''''Ametalk'''''|アメトーーク|Ametō̄ku}}, formerly {{nihongo|'''''Ameagari Kesshitai's Talk Show - Ametalk!'''''|雨上がり決死隊のトーク番組 アメトーーク!|Ameagari Kesshitai no Tōku Bangumi Ametō̄ku}}, is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[comedy]] focused variety and talk [[television show]] hosted by Toru Hotoharu of [[Ameagari Kesshitai]] on [[TV Asahi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ametalk/|title=Ametalk Official Website|last=|first=|date=|website=www.tv-asahi.co.jp|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> Each episode of Ametalk has a focused topic and invites guests, usually comedians, who are relevant to the topic to discuss or share their stories in a light-hearted and often comedic atmosphere.<ref>Broadcast on 2003-04-08 "雨上がり決死隊のトーク番組 アメトーク!"([[TV Asahi]])</ref>
==History==
The show first began in 2002 as a special and became a weekly variety show in 2003 as [[Ameagari Kesshitai]]'s first major national program. It is currently still airing with high viewership ratings since the show began its broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-06-23|url=http://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/20120623/car12062305010000-n1.html|title=マエケン優勝して『アメトーク!』23日先発|publisher=サンケイスポーツ|accessdate=2012-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626044849/http://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/20120623/car12062305010000-n1.html|archive-date=2012-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In June 2019, one of the MCs of the show, [[Hiroyuki Miyasako]], was suspended by [[Yoshimoto Kogyo]] for affiliation with an anti-social organization back in 2014 alongside 10 other comedians.<ref name="yoshimoto20190624">{{Cite press release|title=宮迫博之、田村亮、レイザーラモン HG、福島善成、くまだまさし、パンチ浜崎、木村卓寛、ムーディ勝山、2700、ディエゴに関するご報告とお詫び|publisher=吉本興業|date=2019-06-24|url=https://www.yoshimoto.co.jp/corp/news/media/media190624.html|accessdate=2019-06-29}}</ref> Since then, all episodes with recordings containing Miyasako after the date of the news have been broadcast after editing Miyasako out completely. He is also removed as the MC in future episodes as Hotoharu will remain the MC with other supporting MCs every week.<ref name="joshi-spa" />
==Format==
The show's regular format has the two hosts from Ameagari Kesshitai, Hiroyuki Miyasako and Tōru Hotohara (previously including Miyasako) alongside one or two other panelists, usually comedians or ''[[tarento]]'' on the left side of the stage and around 5 to 10 guests that will be the main speakers on the topic at hand sitting in two rows on the right side of the stage. Each of the guests will then proceed to share their stories and episodes relating to the topic of the episode, usually one at a time, inciting responses and banter from the hosts, the panelists and the other guests.<ref>Broadcast on 2016-10-16 "日曜もアメトーーク!
"([[TV Asahi]])</ref>
The topic of each episode is sometimes determined by taking suggestions and recommendations from the viewers on Ametalk's official website.<ref>Broadcast June 21, 2007『雨上がり決死隊べしゃりブリンッ!』([[TBS Radio]])</ref>
== Casts ==
Other than [[Ameagari Kesshitai]], the panelists and guests that appear on the show are usually [[comedians]], ''[[tarento]]'', [[athletes]], [[actors]], [[Japanese idol|idols]], [[fashion model|models]], [[News presenter|TV announcers]] and more. Each episode features a topic that the guests are relevant to or share a commonality to, and can be general or specific.<ref>{{cite news |title=『アメトーーク！』総合演出が明かす今年ブレイクする芸人　気になるゴールデン進出についても言及 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/61764/full/ |work=[[Oricon News]] |date=January 5, 2009 |language=ja}}</ref>
==In popular culture==
''[[Mashin Sentai Kiramager]]'' did their version of the show known as ''Kira Talk!'' with the Kiramai Stones, which aired on May 31 and June 7 as a replacement to its regular episodes due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in Japan. The two-week special covered their past adventures with their Kiramager partners as well as their battles against the Jamenshi.<ref>{{cite news |title=キラメイジャーの魅力を魔進が語る、バラエティ「キラトーーク！」2週連続で放送 - |url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/380169 |work=[[Natalie (website)|Eiga Natalie]] |date=May 24, 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ametalk/}} {{in lang|ja}}
[[Category:Japanese television talk shows]]
[[Category:TV Asahi original programming]]
[[Category:Japanese variety television shows]]
[[Category:2003 Japanese television series debuts]]
[[Category:2000s Japanese television series]]
[[Category:2010s Japanese television series]]
[[Category:2020s Japanese television series]]