Regis and Kelly

Live with Regis and Kelly is rarely very funny when one of the co-hosts is gone. The two are so different, yet they know each other so well that their "host chat" is always the highlight of the show. Whether it is Regis talking about Notre Dame football while Kelly pretends to look interested or Kelly telling a dramatic story about she lost her shoes, Kelly and Regis have great chemistry. So when one of the two co-hosts are on vacation or "special asignment" as Gelman says, the chemistry is just not as good. When Regis is gone, Kelly has to actually sit up and pay attention to the show, and when Kelly is gone, Regis has no one to tease him.

When Kelly went on vacation last week, Whoppie Goldberg proved to be one of the worst co-hosts in recent years. Not only did she have to be prodded to talk, but when she did it came out dull. Compared to the wildly dramatic antics of Kelly Ripa, it was a let down. So this week, with Regis on "special asignment," Nick Lachey co-hosted with Kelly. At first, I was disappointed, but as the show wore on, they just got funnier and funnier. Kelly told a very animated tale of her kissing scene with Nick on "Hope and Faith" while Nick looked embarrassed.

When the show got started, it seemed as if they decided to have the most physical show they have ever had as some sort of bizzare torchure for Nick. First they had a workout segment. Kelly, the exercise-phobe, claimed she hurt her neck and could 't work out. The intstructor, in a stroke of genius, told Kelly to help make Nick's workout more challenging. She sat on top of him while he was doing pushups, she jumped on his back for the lunges, and sat on his lap when he sat up against the wall. That was funny, but what was so funny is that they treated Nick like some sort of trained dog...making him do these crazy things!

Then after that segment came the soap box durby champion. After both of them losing the champ, Nick and Kelly raced against each other! After running into one another and not even making across the finish line, the two got out and tried to tackle each other! And poor Nick had to be humlited again. I am not sure he will ever want to go on this show anymore.

On Friday, Jessica co-hosts with Kelly, but I am not sure it will be as funny. Kelly acts a lot like Jessica and Regis is like a older version of Nick so really it was just like having Regis and Kelly back on the show...or Nick and Jessica...hey! maybe that is something for the future...Live with Nick and Jessica!