Showbiz Show Renewed; Weary Hollywood Prepares To Swat Away Host Attempting To Tear It Yet Another 'New One'
Like so many struggling actresses seeking parts as "Big Breasted Girl in Elevator" in Adam Sandler comedies, it seems that Comedy Central has finally succumbed to David Spade's floppy-haired charms. They've signed up his Showbiz Show for a third go-around a full two months earlier than its second-season renewal, giving the comedian another 13 weeks to tie Hollywood to his bedpost and tickle it until it threatens to pee all over his silk, tiger-print sheets. A proud network programming executive sings Showbiz's praises on this special day:
" 'The Showbiz Show' found its voice during the second season and really hit its stride to turn into appointment viewing for our celeb-crazed culture," said Lauren Corrao, Comedy Central executive vp original programming and development. "Our viewers, including celebrities themselves, tune-in to 'Showbiz' each week to get David's incomparable take on the latest Hollywood gossip, scandals and self-obsession."
The story also notes that Spade has also been made a "last-minute addition" to the CBS midseason sitcom Rules of Engagement, a project produced by aforementioned BFF Sandler's Happy Madison. We can't wait for the new season's first installment of Self-Referential Cardboard Puppet Theater (which is always a refreshing break from the self-mocking asides that comprise 50 percent of the show), in which the host's popsicle-stick stand-in and his movie star pal discuss how Spade only got the gig by offering to clean Sandler's pool twice a week until the show is eventually cancelled.