The Showbiz Show: Spade's correspondents still suck

The Showbiz Show

After reviving Intern Molly from cardiac arrest when we told her The Showbiz Show had been renewed for another 13 episodes, we did what any evil media boss would do: made her watch it again.

Much to our surprise, this week's episode caused her to laugh a little.

Fresh off a season two renewal, The Showbiz Show seemed rejuvenated. It still hasn't figured out how to make a cohesive show, or even one where they don't make multiple jokes about the same celebrity gossip, but there were genuinely funny moments in this one.

In any event, I'm determined to find things I like about this show, because it looks like we're going to be together. For a while.

After the jump, the obvious Britney/Kevin jokes are spruced up by foreign television segments while Showbiz Show correspondents receive the lashing they deserve.

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Fresh off a season two renewal, The Showbiz Show seemed rejuvenated. It still hasn't figured out how to make a cohesive show, or even one where they don't make multiple jokes about the same celebrity gossip, but there were genuinely funny moments in this one.

In any event, I'm determined to find things I like about this show, because it looks like we're going to be together. For a while.

The news section consisted of the usual fairly obvious Britney/Kevin and Katie Holmes/gaydar jokes but sometimes even the easy joke – paired with a silly graphic – can be funny. Take, for example, a baby snake wearing Mary-Kate's clothing that she donated to charity.

Even without a graphic, making fun of people can be a blast. Like, Justin Timberlake taking lessons to make his voice lower (preferably like George Clooney, but will settle for Geena Davis). Oh, and pointing out Eva Longoria's absurdity is always a winner.

David Spade dated himself a bit during the "There, I Said It" segment by chastising bands like REO Speedwagon and Chicago for not playing their hits. No offense, David, but much of your late teens and early 20s viewing audience wouldn't even be able to name those hits.

This week's "While You Were …" took on the world as "While You Were Living In America," falling back on what is always funny: shots from foreign television. Though it was pretty hilarious when Spade pointed out that in the Korean soap the man pretended to hit the other guy with a box but actually hit the woman.

As for the rest of the show: Jesse Klein and Chelsea Handler, um, sucked.

he Handler "Sex Expert" piece was one of the more awkward television interactions I've seen in a while. What was even going on with that? Spade could barely save the "interview" from Handler's incoherent mumbling, not looking at the camera, and trailing sentences.

So, once again, Spade was the highlight and they really need to work on their correspondents. But next week – next week, folks! – we get a full hour of Showbiz Show. Tell ya what, I'm counting down the hours until the inevitable pain.

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Dec 9, 2005 · posted by David Hauslaib, Jossip · Link · Respond
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