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Talkshow With Spike Feresten
SERIES: Fox, Saturday 1:00a (30 minutes)


9.0

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Starring Spike Feresten (host)

The former "Seinfeld" and "Late Show with David Letterman" writer makes the move to the front of the camera for Fox's latest attempt at a late-night talk show, airing Saturday nights following "Mad TV."

GENRE(S):	Comedy, News & Talk
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 16, 2006

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Newsday Verne Gay

It's hilarious, really, and refreshing, and original and - absolutely - an acquired taste.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

Feresten makes a rather engaging talk show host.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

Scenes that work are funny... Scenes that fall flat are merely blah, rather than stupid.

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

Feresten... is engaging in a slightly weird, self-mocking, Letterman-esque way, with only occasional forays into dippy post-frat humor.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

It all seems familiar, which isn't necessarily bad, but it makes the show somewhat stale.

Los Angeles Times Paul Brownfield

The trouble with Feresten isn't his comedy; it's his difficulty creating any intimacy with the audience or the camera. He's got the irony down cold but the empathy not so much.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

Feresten's not awful, and the show he has built around himself with video segments has a few laugh-out-loud moments. But he clearly needs to find his identity behind the desk.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

He's polite-looking and very likable - but aside from some quick ad libs during on-location segments, he doesn't get any chance to establish, much less assert, his personality.

New York Post Adam Buckman

As a talk-show host... he's a rank amateur who exhibits no discernible skills.

Variety Brian Lowry

If there's a silver lining, "Talkshow" will likely make its often-overlooked lead-in, "Mad TV," resemble "Your Show of Shows."

Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond

Pretty much everything gets tossed against the wall and precious little of it sticks, or even actually makes it as far as the wall.

The New York Times Virginia Heffernan

Spike Feresten keeps emphasizing how bad and cheap and lame his new weekly show is on tonight’s debut... He’s right.

The average user rating for this tv show is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 32 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

bob m. gave it a3:
Not good at all. May appeal to a college or high school crowd.

HD B gave it a9:
I dont like Mad TV, kind of a shame i missed this show all this time (just watched it on Saturday for the first time)

Wilson H gave it a10:
This show rocks. Finally some thing a substitute for SNL which is now the crap-shoot right now. 30 minutes is a bit short. Need to be longer.

bryan e gave it a10:
This show definately needs to be longer - 30 minutes does not do justice to what this show could possibly be. Which leads me to ask - where the heck has this guy been for the last ten years and why was he only writing? He's great on screen too!

mike t gave it a10:
this show would be a lot better if it was longger than 30 min

Adam K gave it a10:
I guess the critics didn't get the point. The show's really funny.

Emilio R gave it a10:
I seriously think its great. I'm telling all my friends about it.

Talkshow With Spike Feresten SERIES: Fox, Saturday 1:00a (30 minutes)

Talkshow With Spike Feresten
SERIES: Fox, Saturday 1:00a (30 minutes)