The John Kerwin Show was originally formatted as a
late-night talk show. Beginning in 2001, the show has featured guests including
Cloris Leachman,
Bruce Dern and
Robert Forster. The program was produced for 7 seasons, 2010–2016, with sporadic production in prior years. In August, 2007, Kerwin, along with then producer Rob Baker met with NBC's head of late night and prime time programming
Rick Ludwin and was a contender for the position then to be vacated by
Conan O'Brien in 2009 as he left NBC's
"Late Night" to host
The Tonight Show. The position was eventually given to
Jimmy Fallon. He also was considered to host a talk show on
TV Land but lost hosting duties to
ALF. In July, 2010, The John Kerwin Show began regular production and started airing on
JLTV nationwide. Starting in 2015, John became a featured columnist for
Tae Kwon Do Times,
Stand-Up Comedy Magazine and
Puretimes Entertainment magazine. The show's final season in 2017 was reformatted as
The John Kerwin Kids Show, featuring only child actors. Both the original and the
Kids Show continued to air in reruns on JLTV until the network removed it from the schedule in 2019. ==Notable episodes==