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Are guests paid to appear on late night talk shows?

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They are paid the scale minimum by the show. If you listen to some entertainers, they will joke about the amount. The buzz for projects can mean much more than the few hubdred buck made sitting in the chair for a segment. read more

The Screen Actors Guild requires that actors appearing on a late night talk show must be paid the minimum wage for an appearance. That amount was about a thousand dollars a few years ago. I am guessing it probably has gone up since then. read more

Yes, sometimes. On court shows, guests get paid an appearance fee of a few hundred dollars, and the show then pays the result of the judge's verdict. On paternity shows / conflict shows, it's often an appearance fee. On talk shows, it depends. Some human interest guests get paid to appear; some just have their travel covered. read more

But hey, talk show hosts get paid a pretty penny to run the ship, according to Business Insider. David Letterman, who’s been a late-night host for 33 years, is the highest paid of ’em all (excluding cable hosts) with a $20 million salary. read more

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