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Dump Nick from “Idol” … please! And Seinfeld gets real
If Nick Mitchell, the weird dude with the nerdy alter-ego, makes it through to the next round on “American Idol” tonight (at 7 on Fox) , I’m going to scream. Loudly.
Then I’m going to do a lot of ear-plugging, eye-covering and la-la-la-ing to get through the next round.
This guy is just plain strange, no matter what kind of spin you put on it. Prancing around with his headband, shorts and humongous glasses, he belted out something from “Dreamgirls,” but it wasn’t what anyone would call a singing performance.
I know these jokesters are kept around for comic relief. And sometimes viewers vote for them to mess with the credibility of the competition. How else to explain Sanjaya?
But Nick “Norman Gentle” Mitchell is taking up valuable space in the top spots now, and he’s got to go.
On tonight’s results show, three will be chosen to move on … and the only one I’d put money on to make the cut is 16-year-old belter Allison Iraheta. She’s awesome.
Seinfeld gets real
This is what happens when you wrap up one of TV’s all-time iconic comedies at an early age.
Jerry Seinfeld is heading back to NBC with something different, to avoid comparisons with the classic. But could it ruin his reputation?
The new unscripted show for NBC is titled ‘The Marriage Ref,” and it plans to have comedians and other funny-minded celebrities listen to grumpy couples explain their gripes about their spouses and decide which side is right. No premiere date yet.
Seinfeld, now 55, has been married for almost a decade and apparently thinks this will be hilarious. I have my doubts.
Since “Seinfeld” ended its heralded run in 1998, the star has done standup, guested on “30 Rock” and made the big flop-of-a-flick “Bee Movie.”
“Seinfeld” left him filthy rich, so he doesn’t have to work. Maybe he’s just bored.
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