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03/16/2010 12:16 PM

EW TV Review: "Celebrity Apprentice"

By: Dalton Ross - Entertainment Weekly

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For a few years now, I've been screaming about how "Celebrity Apprentice" was the most wonderfully absurd television show in history, based on the fact that D-list celebrities were competing for a job they would never actually fill while humiliating themselves on a weekly basis along the way. But I don’t need to recite it again.

For anyone that remains unconvinced, all I need to do is point them to the first two minutes of the third "Celebrity Apprentice" premiere as Exhibit A as to why this is the silliest show ever.

The moment I'm referring to, of course, takes place as Donald Trump explains how all the contestants are putting their careers on hold for charity. As Trump tells us this, he arrives at his limousine, but tells his chauffeur, "You know what? I'm walking."

First off, my guess is this is the first time Donald Trump has walked more than one block in his entire life. He's Donald Trump! He takes a limo just to go the bathroom! Second, how does Donald Trump taking a stroll help any charitable cause whatsoever? Maybe he lowered his carbon footprint by 0.0001 percent, but it's not exactly Babe Ruth hitting a home run for a dying kid in the hospital.

Therein lies the genius of "Celebrity Apprentice." It doesn’t come close to making sense on any level, and that's precisely why it's so entertaining. Rod Blagojevich taking chicken cutlet orders? Love it! Washed up comic Sinbad walking around as a human billboard? Bring it on! Cyndi Lauper dissing both Trump and his wife on camera? Can't get enough! What other show does a billionaire host dare to compare his sexual conquests with one of the contestants?

"Celebrity Apprentice" may be ridiculous on just about every level imaginable, but that's also what it makes it so thoroughly enjoyable. When it comes to my DVR, this show will never be fired.