A. J. After Hours

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A. J. After Hours is a television program aired on the E! cable network in 2001. The talk show, hosted by gossip columnist A. J. Benza, was described as a show that "mixes interviews with comedy sketches and man-on-the-street segments, and which explores the New York's hip club scene."New York Times synopsis [http://tv.nytimes.com/show/153039/A-J-After-Hours/overview A.J. After Hours - TV Series - Cast & Credits - Listings - NYTimes.com]

The program received mixed reviews, with Entertainment Weekly calling the show "retro sexist...contempo goofy...hairier than The Man Show,"Entertainment Weekly: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070526125401/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,129282,00.html Guy Talk] and Andrew Wallenstein, writing for Media Life, said the show "is about as compelling a talk show as The Magic Hour,"Media Life: [http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2001/may01/may28/5_fri/news3friday.html Clearly, A. J. Benza don't belong to Mensa] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419182811/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2001/may01/may28/5_fri/news3friday.html |date=April 19, 2015 }} referring to Magic Johnson's failed attempt at a talk show.

The show was cancelled after only a few episodes.