The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Comedy Central | Release Date: September 15, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: The world of TV benefits from having another good show, with relaxed Spade at the desk, mocking the Stepford-like trance with which entertainment-news shows like "Access Hollywood" mindlessly idolize stars into saints and sinners. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Adam Sternbergh
Season 1 Review: The show’s greatest drawback, in fact, is Spade’s own influence: There are now a thousand TV comedians and a million Websites that toss off dismissive one-liners, so Spade’s snide voice is just one in a deafening din. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: [The show] isn't bad, but it's the sort of humor that has become so institutionalized it feels safe. Read full review
38
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The show can be wonderfully mean... but it's too spotty. [24 Oct 2005, p.41]
30
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: The premiere winds up misfiring more often than it connects with various jabs, hooks, sucker punches and haymakers, too often going in for outlandish spoof at the expense of cleverness and irony. Read full review
10
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Essentially, this pancake-flat debut amounted to a 30-minute "Weekend Update" segment devoted entirely to Hollywood, filled with about three minutes of actual comedy. Read full review
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