Entertainment · TV & Streaming · 17 hrs ago
Short social media shows are changing celebrity interviews
Actors and other public figures are increasingly appearing in short shows made for social media.
Some are filmed in New York locations such as subway stations, streets and parks.
Andrew Garfield, for example, has appeared on Subway Takes, Track Star and Recess Therapy without discussing the films he is releasing this year.
These shows use games, unusual questions and casual conversations instead of the usual late-night interview format.
Their short clips can be watched at any time, unlike television shows scheduled for a set hour.
Subway Takes has also received an Emmy nomination and offers longer versions of some interviews online.
Kareem Rahma, its host, says online programs are not necessarily competing for the same viewing time as television.
Short social media shows are giving celebrities a way to appear outside traditional late-night talk shows.
Shows including Subway Takes, Track Star and Recess Therapy feature brief interviews, games and unusual questions.
Andrew Garfield appeared on all three shows in New York, but did not discuss the films he is releasing this semester.
Subway Takes host Kareem Rahma says the online formats do not necessarily compete with one another because viewers can watch them at any time.
The show was nominated for an Emmy this year in a short-form category.
- Who
- Celebrities, including Andrew Garfield, appear on short social media shows. Hosts include Kareem Rahma, Jack Coyne and Julian Shapiro-Barnum.
- What
- Brief online shows are changing how celebrities give interviews, often replacing conventional promotional appearances on late-night talk shows.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026. It says Subway Takes was nominated for an Emmy this year.
- Where
- The featured shows filmed Garfield in New York, including on a subway, a street and in a park.
- Why
- The shows are designed for online platforms, where viewers can watch at any time and consume short clips.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I agree 100%
We're not all competing for the same damn time slot
The big idea is that there is no long format. The show is the clips.
Andrew Garfield guessed songs by Jeff Buckley, Fela Kuti and Parcels on Track Star.
Garfield is releasing the films A Revolta and Artificial.
Subway Takes was nominated for an Emmy in a short-form series category.
Folha published its report on social media shows competing with talk shows.
- Subway Takes episode length
- One to three minutes
- Subway Takes extended versions
- Up to 20 minutes on YouTube and Spotify
- Celebrity share of Subway Takes guests
- 5%
- Subway Takes Emmy nomination
- This year, in a short-form comedy, drama or variety series category
- Andrew Garfield appearances
- Subway Takes, Track Star and Recess Therapy
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