# The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour (I can't be the only one) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551 "2004-04-12T02:49:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/1 "2004-04-12T02:49:57Z")
Yeah, I watched it. So what? šŸ™‚ Yā€™know, it wasnā€™t as bad as I thought it would be and I have to admit, I laughed more than once. But that was mostly at Jessicaā€™s spastic hand movements during her singing. Iā€™ve never seen anything like it! It was just soā€¦ _weird_. And why was she trying so hard to sound like Jewel, anyway? Oh well, they had Kit so it wasnā€™t a complete waste. šŸ˜ƒ Thoughts? Opinions? Really, I canā€™t possibly be the only one who saw itā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/2 "2004-04-12T02:51:28Z")
Iā€™ve just been informed that itā€™s actually KITT. Whatever, I was like **five** when that show was cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![JaxBeachBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@JaxBeachBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaxBeachBoy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/3 "2004-04-12T02:59:29Z")
I thought the Mouseketeer skit was funnyā€¦ and she reminds me of Joe Cocker, with all the facial and hand gestures. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/4 "2004-04-12T03:19:22Z")
Please tell me the Jessica/Jewel duet was a joke along the lines of John Belushi/ Joe Cocker? Please??? This show might be interesting to watch only because of the train-wreck aspect. It will be fun to tune in each week to see what jaw-droppingly awful skit or song Jessica will crank out. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/5 "2004-04-12T03:46:59Z")
Would it make sense if I made the following comment? This show is the stupidest thing Iā€™ve ever seen. However, it isnā€™t the **worst** Iā€™ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/6 "2004-04-12T05:26:40Z")
Very very strange stuff is on t.v. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/7 "2004-04-12T07:41:14Z")
**jk1245** , I donā€™t think it was meant to be a joke. But I couldnā€™t believe Jewel kept a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/8 "2004-04-12T22:04:20Z")
> [@Spurious George](#): > > **jk1245** , I donā€™t think it was meant to be a joke. But I couldnā€™t believe Jewel kept a straight face. I think Jewel was laughing pretty hard inside. You could see with the looks she gave Jessica during the song šŸ˜ƒ I liked the show and laughed a bit too, but what IS up with Jessicaā€™s singing style? The way she moves her mouth, lips, and left hand is very strange. Iā€™m thinking she overdoes it a bit. I wonder if sheā€™ll be singing the same way next week? Anyway itā€™s good entertainment and I was surprised by their pretty good acting skills. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/9 "2004-04-12T23:03:55Z")
I meant to watch it and missed it. So, [Did any of my predictions come true?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249657) ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/10 "2004-04-12T23:17:22Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > Please tell me the Jessica/Jewel duet was a joke along the lines of John Belushi/ Joe Cocker? Please??? > > This show might be interesting to watch only because of the train-wreck aspect. It will be fun to tune in each week to see what jaw-droppingly awful skit or song Jessica will crank out. I donā€™t think the Jessica/Jewel thing was a joke, but I think Jewel deserves a medal for not completely busting up halfway through. It took me awhile to realize it wasnā€™t _supposed_ to be funny. Has Jessica ever really watched herself sing? Sheā€™s got a lovely voice when she isnā€™t warbling all over the place, but sheā€™s just downright _painful_ to actually _watch_. And is this going to be a weekly thing? I thought it was just a special. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/11 "2004-04-12T23:57:01Z")
Would it have killed them to get William Daniels to do KITTā€™s voice? That ruined the only skit that even approached funny. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/12 "2004-04-13T00:31:15Z")
I didnā€™t see it, but might have tuned in if I had known it was on. I loved variety shows when I was growing up and often wish that they had them again. I donā€™t know if they can pull it off, but good luck to them. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nick-and-jessica-variety-hour-i-cant-be-the-only-one/239551/13 "2004-04-13T01:29:31Z")
> [@lezlers](#): > > It took me awhile to realize it wasnā€™t _supposed_ to be funny. Iā€™m still not entirely convinced that it wasnā€™t. I mean, why else would she **do** that?! From that other thread: > [@Biggirl](#): > > I predict: > Jessica will make stupid jokes on how stupid she is. I donā€™t think she realizes itā€™s the unscriptedness of her stupidity thatā€™s so hilarious. > > Nick will sing badly. > > Other member of 98 degrees will show up frequently. > > We will not be seeing the Sister in law. Too bad. I love the snarky biatch. > > It will last for 6 episodes. Yes, there was a joke about Jessica being dumb (the inner monologue thing), but it evolved into a Mr. T thing. Nick did sing. And it was pretty bad. I donā€™t remember other members of 98Ā° being there. I donā€™t know who ā€œSister in lawā€ is. Iā€™m another one who thought this was just a one-time deal. šŸ˜•