The article was great fun. The show wasn't nearly as fun to watch as the producers thought it was.
If celebrities were knocking their doors down, they should have booked more who could deliver jokes. They had a couple good ones, but, say, giving Louie Anderson nothing but fat jokes was a waste of his talent. Say what you will about his hosting, he's a great comic.
I can see them wanting to liven it up, but Richard Simmons?