The Showbiz Show: Recycled Nick & Jessica jokes galore

The Showbiz Show

Poor Intern Molly. Every week we force her to watch David Spade's excuse for staying on television, The Showbiz Show — and every week the ratio of compliments to slams make the ratio of Greek shipping heirs that haven't slept with Paris Hilton look dismal.

This week wasn't any different.

I almost can't even bring myself to write a recap of this week's Showbiz Show. Watching it nosedive into atrocity, after a few promising weeks, wasn't easy.

The episode spent the extended first bit making the requisite Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson jokes: Jess' creepy relationship with her dad, Ashley sounding like a goat, Jessica being an idiot, Nick being gay, Johnny Knoxville cheating. It was thrilling.

Lots more carnage (and stale Britney humor), after the jump.

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I almost can't even bring myself to write a recap of this week's Showbiz Show. Watching it nosedive into atrocity, after a few promising weeks, wasn't easy.

The episode spent the extended first bit making the requisite Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson jokes: Jess' creepy relationship with her dad, Ashley sounding like a goat, Jessica being an idiot, Nick being gay, Johnny Knoxville cheating. It was thrilling.

It only got better from that point: There was even a resurgence of awkwardly racist jokes. Otherwise, the news seemed to be culled from sources even Jossip won't use in our gossip reports. I can find no reputable source that says Lohan actually got "breathe" tattooed on her arm. And didn't that Britney Spears/Kevin Federline People magazine come out weeks ago?

During "There, I Said It," Spade dealt with who hot actresses get to play the "juicy" roles written about plain chicks (i.e. Salma Hayek in Frida, Charlize Theron in everything). At least they referred to Virginia Woolf as a "Butherface".

Otherwise, there was a fairly disturbing clip during "While You Were Working" of Martha Stewart calling herself a nymphomaniac, which is really a memory I would rather repress than discuss, and a bit on maps of where stars live that never really gets to where it wants to be, which I assume is: funny.

Clearly, my relationship with the Showbiz Show has been rocky, but is had made me like David Spade more than I ever thought I could. Unfortunately, the show sucks. I'm not even sure what's missing, but its something serious.

One thing it is surely not missing, though, is Robert Blake jokes. Every freaking episode.

Dec 2, 2005 · Link · Respond
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