Philipps generally talks past her guests to redirect to stories from her own life. [Andy] Cohen will point out trends he loves and ones at which he takes umbrage; Busy Tonight is a positivity-only zone and so ends up communicating little at all. ... Talk demands a crystal-clear point-of-view, and Busy Tonight has yet to find that, making its endless references to the language of self-help and its production excesses like the nightly lullaby feel like the antic search for a personality, not the expression of one.
This show strikes me as a metaphor for the emptiness of the USA's slide into the abyss of shallow glib consumerism culture. Everything is supposed to funny from a guest taking his shoes off and showing his toenail polish to a man in a skirt celebrating his love of alcohol. Like a scene from the movie, "Idiocracy" entertainment now is just the sound of some pseudo celebrity farting on a sofa while gushing about how cute the smell is.
So. Many. Brain. Cells. LOST. Oh my gosh, I don't think I have ever seen a TV show more awful. How is this on air?? As a woman, I'm embarrassed that this is what represents us on late night TV. Valley girl accents? Superficial "I love you's"? Crystals? Positivity only zones? Emojis? Whyyyy. There are hundreds of superhuman, highly highly intelligent and funny women out there who deserve a platform in entertainment -- why not give one of them a shot?
Tries way too hard. The show gets lost in the undertoe of the Kardashian cruise liners besides the phony faux emoji con of you guys, i love you every night.
This talk show is virtually unwatchable, unless you really enjoy narcissistic, self-absorbed Valley Girls rambling about whatever pops into their heads (including such fascinating topics as 'menstrual cups'). I actually feel stupider for having watched this show twice. And what's up with the 'Mr. Nightgown' gag? What woman names their sleepwear, let alone something masculine? Do yourself a favor and just poke yourself in the eye with a stick for half an hour. You'll be in far less pain.