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Jeezâ€"this guy really, really likes to talk.  As film directing seems to be further and further from his mind, news broke today that Kevin Smithâ€"director of films such as Clerks, Chasing Amy, Cop Out, and Red Stateâ€"is set to host his own talk show.  Yes, you read that rightâ€"Kevin Smith is going to host a talk show.

According to Vulture, Smith is “developing a daily, half-hour, syndicated talk show that would blend celebrity chat and comedy.”

Work has already begun on a pilot for the potential talker, with Smith asking his legion of Twitter fans Tuesday to e-mail him if they want to be in the audience. So just what would a Kevin Smith talk show look like? Vulture got its hands on an e-mail the show’s booking staff has been sending to potential guests, and it provides a pretty good idea of what’s brewing.

According to the message, Smith’s reps are telling celebs that the tentatively titled Kevin Smith Project will be “a daily 30-minute entertainment talk show for syndication … The idea is a Regis and Kelly talk show at the opposite end of the day for the opposite kind of audience â€" the 12-34 demo. Kevin and his co-host will talk water-cooler topics at the top of the show, followed by a celebrity interview and a comedy segment from the field (a la The Daily Show). Each show will feature one celebrity interview.”

While Smith’s fame isn’t exactly mainstreamâ€"so who knows how many people will actually tune into this thingâ€"Smith has shown himself to be a more adept public speaker than director of late, and his spoken-word shows are pretty hilarious.  File this under “cautiously optimistic.”

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