I’ve been catching up on the episodes on Amazon.
I rather enjoy it. It’s a panel show that makes fun of celebrities (no politics). Basically, it’s “Mean Girls” only except it’s with middle aged adults.
A nice reprieve from the days topical events.
Wasn’t a fan of Spade when he was on SNL. But he has some very funny monologues on comedy radio. So I watched some of the first episode. Not enough to fairly judge, but the initial material wasn’t strong and the sycophants on the show with him added little - are they supposed to appeal to millennials? Wasn’t sure who the target audience was.
I like it. It’s hit or miss, certainly, but it’s also nice and loose. Spade gets heckled during his monolog. That’s exactly what should happen everywhere. Nothing ever goes as planned and the comedians don’t care – it just gives them material. The scripted bits are a waste of time, but they’re also short. Basically, mindless fun and no politics.
I like Spade a lot so I’m watching just for him. Unfortunately I don’t really like panels, and almost the entire thing is panel.
I’d rather he switch to the old Jeselnik Offensive format, which I re-watched in its entirety via my cable’s on-demand last week. (Presumably available to promote his new show on Friday nights.) On that show, the first segment was half monologue, then half in front of a screen. (Like The Soup, or Tosh.0.) The second segment was half desk piece, then the panel of two (not three!) actual comedians would finish the second segment and be the whole third segment.
It was unfortunate timing for me, as the actual stand-ups on the Jeselnik panels were much more reliably funny than some of Spade’s panels have been. I frequently find myself fast forwarding through Light’s Out after the monologue, so my guess is that it won’t end well. Yet another in the line of shows that tried and failed to replace Colbert.
Good show. The main segment is like the writer’s room for a comedy show with Spade and the guests just tossing out jokes on current culture and events. He had a comedian do a 5 minute routine the other night, great performance. I have this recording automatically now, nice break from the traditional late night shows.
I liked the first episode where his guests good-naturedly heckled him during the monologue. Other than that … I’ll give it more time to find it’s footing.