Having watched (suffered) 3 whole episodes, I can safely say I won't be watching a 4th. I gave it a second chance (twice).
The premise is that Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney are the hosts of a "daytime" magazine show so bad that it's on at 3am. The show-within-a- show has cheap production values, and the two hosts clearly dislike presenting it, as evidenced by their constant complaining, lack of professionalism and bad language.
The funniest (using that term in its very broadest sense) item was an advert for a machine that cooks a single egg at a time. That was in episode 1. In episode 2 there was an equally useless gadget, but the idea was beyond absurd and simply not funny. And clearly they had given up making adverts because none appeared in episode 3.
The two Kates treat their guests with disdain, barely listening to answers and not really formulating coherent or intelligent questions.
In better hands, this programme COULD have been funny, but it's simply not. The gag that the show is bad wore very thin in episode 1. Having opted for a 30-minute format (for 'our' show and 'their' show), it leaves little opportunity to actually skewer the many essentials of daytime TV - diet tips, fitness, gossip, celebrity interviews, competitions, fashion, etc. The real shows recycle these elements day in, day out. This show doesn't even attempt to do one of them per week.
The "Katy Perry" episode worked on no level at all. It was obvious that Katy Perry wouldn't appear in 'our' show, let alone 'their' show, so it was a long 30 minutes of one gag that she was "on her way", when clearly she wasn't.
Absolutely nothing about the show rings true. The stupidity of the hosts, the constant spelling mistakes in the hosts' names, the 'interns' who provide elements of the show - it all just fall flat.
The show has no redeeming values. None.
The premise is that Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney are the hosts of a "daytime" magazine show so bad that it's on at 3am. The show-within-a- show has cheap production values, and the two hosts clearly dislike presenting it, as evidenced by their constant complaining, lack of professionalism and bad language.
The funniest (using that term in its very broadest sense) item was an advert for a machine that cooks a single egg at a time. That was in episode 1. In episode 2 there was an equally useless gadget, but the idea was beyond absurd and simply not funny. And clearly they had given up making adverts because none appeared in episode 3.
The two Kates treat their guests with disdain, barely listening to answers and not really formulating coherent or intelligent questions.
In better hands, this programme COULD have been funny, but it's simply not. The gag that the show is bad wore very thin in episode 1. Having opted for a 30-minute format (for 'our' show and 'their' show), it leaves little opportunity to actually skewer the many essentials of daytime TV - diet tips, fitness, gossip, celebrity interviews, competitions, fashion, etc. The real shows recycle these elements day in, day out. This show doesn't even attempt to do one of them per week.
The "Katy Perry" episode worked on no level at all. It was obvious that Katy Perry wouldn't appear in 'our' show, let alone 'their' show, so it was a long 30 minutes of one gag that she was "on her way", when clearly she wasn't.
Absolutely nothing about the show rings true. The stupidity of the hosts, the constant spelling mistakes in the hosts' names, the 'interns' who provide elements of the show - it all just fall flat.
The show has no redeeming values. None.