By Hosted by comedian Chuck Barris, a true game show mastermind, “The Gong Show” was broadcast on NBC daytime from 1976 all the way until 1989, in syndication. As a satirical riff on American talent contests—with some contestants profoundly mediocre, most hilariously awful, others just plain unprofessional—the show was itself a huge hit. It was funny beyond belief—to the point of being plain sad at times. Listen to its theme song to put you in the mood.
The losers were cut off mid-performance by the striking of an enormous onstage gong.
It is time to bang that gong again—this time for the woke crowd of utterly ridiculous performances we see all around us. Yank these contestants off stage now. They have “jumped the shark” in Arthur Fonzarelli fashion, and we have reached a point at which far-fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality. Woke has gone nearly broke and is quickly getting old, if not outright absurd.
Gong them, YEET!..........To Read More....
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