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The Soup (2004)

The Soup poster
Genre
comedy television series
Country
United States
Length
13 seasons, 643 episodes
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Joel McHale hosts a weekly show that plays clips from TV and pop culture while making fun of them. The tone is snarky and humorous, poking fun at celebrity moments and bad television.

sarcasticwittysatiricalfast-pacedcheekyamusinglightheartedobservational

What happens

The Soup is an American television series that aired weekly on E! from July 1, 2004, until December 18, 2015, as a revamped version of Talk Soup that focused on recaps of various popular culture and television moments of the week. The show was hosted by comedian Joel McHale, who provided sarcastic and satirical commentary on the various clips. On November 18, 2015, The Soup was cancelled by E! and its last episode aired December 18, 2015. On February 18, 2018, The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, a spiritual successor to The Soup, premiered on Netflix. The series returned on February 12, 2020, with new host Jade Catta-Preta, but was soon affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It last aired on October 14, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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