The Showbiz Show continues sputtering along with David Spade's attempts at funny and growing facial hair, but Intern Molly actually found some worthwhile bits. It's just a shame those worthwhile bits included recreating Steve Harvey's hairline.
After last week's Showbiz Show, I was ripped a proverbial "new one" for my naiveté. I entered this week's show with my truth goggles on, ready to face the Showbiz for what it's worth. Unfortunately, nothing happened during this episode. WTF, Showbiz Show?
The news segment was, as usual, stale. It's almost as if David Spade realizes that this part of the show is missing something. He congratulates himself when the crowd laughs. Seriously.
Daytime television sarcasm, Tara Reid and Brooke Shield's hoping she doesn't kill herself all make appearances after the jump. Seriously.
After last week's Showbiz Show, I was ripped a proverbial "new one" for my naiveté. I entered this week's show with my truth goggles on, ready to face the Showbiz for what it's worth. Unfortunately, nothing happened during this episode. WTF, Showbiz Show?
The news segment was, as usual, stale. It's almost as if David Spade realizes that this part of the show is missing something. He congratulates himself when the crowd laughs. Seriously.
If you missed the Showbiz Show and want to see what this news bit is all about, tune in to SNL's "Weekend Update," you'll get the schtick.
I could tell you everything Spade joked about, from Bai Ling to Woody Allen to, um, Rosa Parks' funeral, but, well, you probably already know the stories.
Spade is only funny when he's being himself, like when he says that Brooke Shields hopes her new child "doesn't make her want to kill herself" or chuckles while suggesting Tara Reid for The Exorcist 4.
My favorite part of the show, "There, I Said It," hit a low point, calling out race-based award shows for being, well, race-based.
Spade spends most of the time flirting with the border of inappropriate, only seldom crossing over, but ending with a moderately funny self-deprecating joke:
Chicks wouldn't be jumping in the sack with me if they knew I won two Crackers and a Golden Honkie. Why? Because they're not Oscars.
"While You Were Working," the segment about daytime television, is promising but mostly because composed of clips of ridiculous daytime talk shows. We see Tony Danza demonstrating his outstanding depths of self-loathing, Babs Streisand hating all sounds other than her own voice and the women of The View agreeing each other to death.
All of this is vaguely amusing; none of it is particularly surprising.
The Showbiz Show sputtered through the rest of the episode, which consisted of an interview with a puppet, a full bit on Steve Harvey's hairline and Brian Posehn fantasizing about Star Wars characters. The highlight is when Posehn calls Chewbacca a "big hairy pussy." I wish I were joking.
Actually, on viewing number two, I notice that they are able to re-create Harvey's hairline pretty well with a piece of paper and spray paint.
Nice job, Showbiz Show, but I'm not budging: C-.
