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"The Showbiz Show" attempts to do for entertainment news what "The Daily Show" does for news and politics. Former SNL cast member David Spade hosts the show and offers his take on the headlines from behind a desk, supplemented by taped features.

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Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

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.

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New York MagazineAdam Sternbergh

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.

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Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

[The show] isn't bad, but it's the sort of humor that has become so institutionalized it feels safe.

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People WeeklyTom Gliatto

The show can be wonderfully mean... but it's too spotty. [24 Oct 2005, p.41]

Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond

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.

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VarietyBrian Lowry

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.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Heather E gave it a10:
love the show!

Joseph B gave it a7:
You can't call the "inventer" of a comedy bit derivative because everyone has copied him. No one delivers the snark like Spade, and the longer format should yield some interesting shows as David gets more comfortable working solo.

Justin C gave it a10:
Spade pulls no punches, and rightly so. In fact, If he ever get tired of punching stupid, superficial starlets in the ego, he can look me up! I would gladly sub for 'em! ROCK ON!

Ryan C gave it a2:
This was great as a 5 minute skit with in SNL 15 years ago, but now, it seems old, tired, and thin.

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