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The Showbiz Show with David Spade: Season 1
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Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Starring: David Spade
  • Summary: "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.
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Talk Shows, Reality

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    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.
  2. New York Magazine
    Reviewed by: Adam Sternbergh
    50
    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.
  3. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    38
    The show can be wonderfully mean... but it's too spotty. [24 Oct 2005, p.41]
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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. HeatherE
    10
    love the show!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JustinC
    10
    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!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RyanC
    2
    This was great as a 5 minute skit with in SNL 15 years ago, but now, it seems old, tired, and thin.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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