Annoying Celebrities
Over the past couple of months, Capital One has been running ads featuring David Spade in full-on, "look how clever I am" mode. If you haven’t seen these ads, please stay clean. His schtick is basically to come up with a thousand "clever" ways to say "no" to customers. "I predict a no-storm". "Marco, Pol-no". No thank you.
I never liked David Spade before these commercials came out, and now my level of annoyance with him and his snider-than-thou (if snider is a word) routine has reached its peak. He’s always been a one-trick pony and always will be.
He’s also gotten me thinking about celebrities that really bug me or have bugged me in the past. Fran Drescher (the Nanny) and her nasal laugh, Joan Rivers and her plastic face, Bob Saget and his lame jokes.
So, it may be painful to even talk about it, but who annoys you?
Is it too obvious to say Adam Sandler?
Comment by Nathan — March 22, 2005 @ 11:18 am
Ken Jennings.
Comment by Alex Trebek — March 22, 2005 @ 11:22 am
Katie, Martha, Oprah, every single CNBC personality. . .
Comment by Bill — March 22, 2005 @ 11:39 am
Bill, celebrity generally means people know who you are. CNBC? C’mon, man.
Comment by Bryce I — March 22, 2005 @ 12:40 pm
Tough to beat Gilbert Gottfried, but I think he’s deliberately annoying. Let me think of people who shouldn’t annoy me but do:
- Ty from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Renee Zellweger
- Chad Michael Murray (ugh)
- Behrooz on 24.
Comment by Steve Evans — March 22, 2005 @ 2:27 pm
It’s just sooo wrong that Drescher is getting another sitcom. It’ll probably tank, but that’s little solace to those who have suffered through the WB promos. Of course, one might well wonder why I’m watching the WB, but, hey, my standards may be low, but they aren’t Fran Drescher low.
Comment by William Morris — March 22, 2005 @ 2:33 pm
William: I watch WB because I only have seven channels and two of them are Christian channels (3ABN and TBN). What’s your excuse?
My vote for annoying: the cast of “Good Day Live” on Fox. I’ve always wanted to send an email asking the old guy what it’s like being the one semi-respectable anchor on that show.
Comment by Pris — March 22, 2005 @ 3:28 pm
I like David Spade.
I find myself getting annoyed certain with movie stars that have been around forever. Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, even relatively newer stars like Jude Law and that one guy…Ewan MacGregor.
Comment by Susan Malmrose — March 22, 2005 @ 5:42 pm
Susan, I’m with you on Sandra Bullock. Miss Congeniality 2? Why did that need to be made? Were there really that many unanswered questions after the first one? Were audiences left hanging?
Comment by Steve Evans — March 22, 2005 @ 5:46 pm
Steve,
I love that you ask those questions as if those are the ones that Hollywood producers ask.
Comment by Rusty — March 22, 2005 @ 8:33 pm
Is there anyone more annoying than Ray Romano? How is this guy even on television? Whenever that show starts my wife or I have to run to change the channel before we hear him or his bitchy wife start talking. Ugh.
David Spade was funny on SNL. Now? Not funny.
Comment by Rusty — March 22, 2005 @ 8:36 pm
I KNEW I forgot someone — thanks for Ray Romano. How unfunny is he? I wonder if he is costarring in Miss Congeniality 2.
What were they thinking with MC2? Where is the spreadsheet that says that this glob of poo will be worth the millions they spent? Where is the marketing data that says people want to see a sequel of such a kind? Those investment analysts should be shot.
Comment by Steve Evans — March 22, 2005 @ 8:45 pm
I really wonder sometimes about the decision-makers in Hollywood. And tv–have you seen how hard ABC is pushing this new show, Blind Justice? A cop is blinded and continues to work as a detective. With his seeing-eye dog. Did not one of the many people involved in developing this show say to another, “This is the stupidest idea ever?”
That said, what can anyone tell me about the show on Bravo called Project Greenlight? I’ve just discovered it and don’t really the whole story of it.
Comment by Susan Malmrose — March 22, 2005 @ 10:23 pm
Whenever I see that Blind Justice show I think of Season One of Arrested Development, where Julia Louis-Dreyfus played a lawyer pretending to be blind, with a seeing-eye dog named Justice. Justice, of course, was blind. What a great show.
Comment by Steve Evans — March 22, 2005 @ 10:31 pm
So funny: as I’m reading this, I’m flipping between two shows: Blind Justice and Everybody Loves Raymond.
Personally, I think that ELR is one of the best written shows on TV–especially on network TV. As for Blind Justice, I’m watching it because L&O:SVU is a rerun. Not a great show, but Rod Eldrad is a fairly good actor.
Carson Daly is annoying.
Comment by Pris — March 22, 2005 @ 10:46 pm
I’ve actually never watched Everybody Loves Raymond, but Ray Romano was an absolute genius in his appearances on the late and lamented Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
Comment by Bryce I — March 23, 2005 @ 12:44 am
Stand-up comedians turned sitcom stars are often somewhat wooden in their acting, if you ask me. Both Ray Romano, Drew Carey and Jerry Seinfeld are examples. Seinfeld especially. Loved the show, just didn’t think he was anything to write home about acting-wise.
Comment by Dallin I — March 23, 2005 @ 10:29 am
Jerry’s bad acting was part of what was so funny about it. 50% of the time he’s sitting there trying not to laugh. It’s hilarious.
Comment by Rusty — March 23, 2005 @ 11:26 am
The genius of Seinfeld is that Jerry didn’t act. He was well aware of his shortcomings, so he just played it straight, more or less.
Comment by Bryce I — March 23, 2005 @ 1:14 pm
Teri Hatcher!
How did she manage to get on the cover of Entertainment Weekly AND Time this week? That’s just wrong.
Comment by Eric Russell — March 23, 2005 @ 4:12 pm
She won an Emmy.
Comment by Susan Malmrose — March 23, 2005 @ 5:45 pm
Julia Roberts. As someone once said, in looks and manner she reminds you of a velociraptor from “Jurassic Park.”
Comment by R.W. Rasband — March 23, 2005 @ 7:17 pm
Bryce, I’m so glad that someone else remembers “Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist.” I think of that show every time I see Ray Romano. I wish they would come out on DVD.
Comment by ed — March 24, 2005 @ 10:39 am