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Best Week Ever (BWE) is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004. On the show, comedians analyze the past week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. Image File history File links Mc221eb. ... Image File history File links Mc221eb. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... Neighborly gossips in the Altstadt in Sindelfingen, Germany Gossip consists of casual or idle talk of any sort, usually slanderous and/or devoted to discussing others. ...

Format

The show follows a similar format to that set by the popular miniseries I Love the 80s and its successors (which was based on a format put together by the BBC). Each new episode airs on Friday evening at 9:00 PM, and repeats are usually broadcast several times over the weekend. At the end of every episode, the panelists name which celebrity, group of people, or object has had the best week ever. (Some winners include: Shrek, Seinfeld fans, Bob Barker, Arugula won by default, smoke, Little Richard, the Nintendo Wii, and "that blonde chick on The View".) I Love the 80s is a television program that was produced by BBC in the United Kingdom and later for American TV audiences by VH1. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Shrek (disambiguation). ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989 to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Binomial name (L.) Cav. ... Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an African-American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who began performing in the 1940s and was a key figure in the transition from rhythm & blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski) (born May 28, 1977) is a former reality show contestant and current American talk show personality, one of the co-hosts on the daytime talk show The View. ... This article is about the talk show. ...

Every September, VH1 runs a special episode entitled Best Summer Ever, recapping major events in pop culture throughout the season. Likewise, VH1 runs a Best Year Ever episode at the end of each calendar year. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again." Popular recent fare of the show include the Paris Hilton prison scandal, Aaron the Asian cowboy from the reality television show Hell's Kitchen, and the (by popular consensus on the show) disappointing finale episode of The Sopranos. Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Hells Kitchen (also known as Clinton) is a neighborhood of New York City that includes the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ... This article is about the television series. ...

When the series started, VH1 ran a special once-a-month episode called Best Month Ever, but episodes have ceased production.

Some panelists on the show and other contributors add stories to an online weblog where fans of the show can get an idea of what will be covered in the upcoming episode. Fans can also add their opinions of the stories. In addition, the show has podcast and IPTV elements, including Best Night Ever, where a host goes through the night or weekend in television in a four-minute segment, and extra footage and segments on VH1's VSPOT online channel. A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ... A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ... This article is about internet protocol television. ...

The humor on Best Week Ever can best be described as irony, as hipster urbanite comedians assess this week in pop culture. Sometimes actors and musicians also have guest spots on the program. Several panelists were members of the improvisational comedy troupe Respecto Montalban. Ironic redirects here. ... The word hipster is usually applied to middle class and upper class young people of North America and Europe and also in few cities of Latin America and Asia. ... Urban lifestyle is the urban way of life of an urbanite. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... A troupe is a theatre company of touring actors, singers and/or dancers. ... Respecto Montalban was an improvisational comedy troupe associated with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City from c. ...

Criticism

In its recounting of the events of the past week, Best Week Ever has been seen as a sign of the short attention span of millions of Americans. In a 2005 interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams said: "We have such short attention spans. Heck, VH1 has a show about last week." ^[1] In an article on the Pipe Dream website about VH1's decade-retrospective shows, writer Jeanette Duffy notes that "VH1 has moved on from exploiting entire decades to making us reminisce over events that happened just days ago in the Best Week Ever", jokingly suggesting that cable networks might eventually produce the "Best Five Minutes Ever".^[2] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical fake news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in... NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. ... This article is about the American journalist. ...

Cast

Since its premiere, the show's announcer has been Larry Kenney, though in some weeks Leer Leary, a Kenney sound-alike (or a panelist doing an imitation of his voice) is used when he isn't available. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Current and former panelists include:

• John Aboud and Michael Colton
• Ant
• Doug Benson
• Mike Britt
• Jackie Clarke
• Christian Finnegan
• Greg Fitzsimmons
• Frangela
• Judah Friedlander
• Adrianne Frost
• Tim Gunn
• Rachael Harris
• Pete Holmes
• Rob Huebel
• Brian Huskey
• Chris Jericho
• Leigh Kessler
• Jessi Klein
• Nick Kroll
• Miss Info
• John Mulaney
• Chuck Nice
• Patton Oswalt
• Melissa Rauch
• Jessica St. Clair
• Paul Scheer
• Danielle Schneider
• Adam Hunter
• Sherrod Small
• Paul F. Tompkins
• J. Keith van Straaten
• David Wain
• Adam Winer
• Cediana

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Segments

• "The Sizzler" (originally "Buzz Saw"), a brief discussion of "hot" celebrity gossip. Recent segments have been styled as a parody of celebrity tabloid shows (such as "The Insider").
• "The Express Lane", a quick review of the biggest pop culture stories.
• "Five Good Reasons", coming up with reasons to do one particular thing, such as vote in the 2004 elections or see the worst movie of the week.
• "Upgrade/Downgrade", giving a thumbs-up or -down on items in a certain category.
• "In Case You Missed It", the week's best moments in television.
• "What Your Purchases Say About You", decoding the hidden messages in your spending
• "Doug Benson: Pop Culture Bachelor", comedian Doug Benson gives roses to events of the week he wants to see more of in a similar manner to the ABC show The Bachelor.
• "Paul F. Tompkins: Celebrity Defender."
• "Idol Worship", a recap of events on American Idol that week.
• "Ask Best Week Ever", a segment in which some guy will answer questions from fans.
• Doug Benson TSI: trailer scene investigator. Doug Benson tells you about movie trailers

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List of Best Week Ever Recipients

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See also

• Infotainment

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References

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2. ^ bupipedream.com

External links

• Best Week Ever at the Internet Movie Database
• Best Week Ever at TV.com
• Best Week Ever blog
• Best Week Ever at VH1.com
• Interview with Best Week Ever contributor Nick Kroll at WickedInfo.com
• Interview with Rob Huebel at WickedInfo.com