11-05-25 - Entertainment Drill - WED - New FOX Game Show Aims To Find America's Dumbest

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Entertainment Drill (Nov 5, 2025)

Episode Overview

In this episode’s Entertainment Drill segment, John Holmberg and the crew dive into the latest pop culture news with their trademark irreverence and wit. The central topic is Fox's announcement of a new game show, “Nation’s Dumbest,” a fresh twist on the quiz show genre aiming to crowdsource America’s dumbest celebrity. Alongside, the team shares quick takes on Sydney Sweeney’s viral jeans ad, tour news for AC/DC, and social commentary on celebrity culture.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans Ad Reaction

• Sydney Sweeney finally commented on her widely-seen American Eagle jeans campaign, saying she was surprised at the reaction and reiterating her preference for casual jeans-and-a-tee style.
  • “But I love jeans. All I wear are jeans, jeans and a T shirt every day of my life.” (Co-host, 03:56)
• The crew jokes about Sweeney’s looks, with Holmberg humorously dissecting which features people actually pay attention to.
  • “Some angles aren't so flattering, but those cans just say, what face?” (John Holmberg, 04:08)
  • Segment touches on viral interest and objectification in celebrity coverage.
  • [03:50–04:46]

2. FOX’s “Nation’s Dumbest” Game Show Announcement

• New game show by Fox where celebrities vie to avoid being crowned “the nation’s dumbest.” The losers are actually the winners, as the first to get eliminated are proven to be smarter.
  • “Fox says the show flips the genre on its head because for the first time, the goal isn't to win, it's to get eliminated.” (Co-host, 04:46)
• Celebrities, influencers, comedians, and even politicians will face off in both mental and physical challenges covering basic knowledge.
• Show Mechanics (explained by the crew):
  • It’s sort of “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader—plus obstacle course.”
  • The “dumbest” participant is whomever lasts longest, unable to clear easy questions/challenges.
  • “If you are the winner of this, technically you have failed the last one. Every single event… you have been in close to the bottom of every single IQ question.” (John Holmberg, 07:43)
  • They joke about potential confusion with game mechanics and who would do better or worse among themselves.
  • “Brady would be in because he said Scandinavia is a country.” (John Holmberg, 06:08)
  • “It'll be whoever's standing last. It's not going to be easy being dumb.” (John Holmberg, 08:32)
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3. Other Entertainment Headlines

• Jelly Roll jokes about his weight loss and change of nickname to "Veggie Roll."
  • “I'm changing my name to Veggie Roll.” (Jelly Roll quote relayed, 06:38)
• Petition gathering momentum to replace Bad Bunny with George Strait for the Super Bowl halftime show—crew agrees it won’t make a difference given popularity metrics.
  • “George Strait is not interesting to more people than Bad Bunny is… He's more popular than George Strait. I hate to break it to you.” (John Holmberg, 08:44)
• AC/DC Tour: The Pretty Reckless will support the 2026 tour. Closest stop is Las Vegas. Crew lightly laments the aging band dynamic.
  • “I've seen pictures of Angus with his gray hair hanging out of his schoolboy hat. I don't know. I don't like to watch a schoolboy in his 90s.” (John Holmberg, 09:09)
• UFC fighters allegedly approached to fix fights—quick mention.
  • [08:37–09:26]

4. Memorable Quote-Laden Moments

• On “Nation’s Dumbest” game logic:
  • “So if you are in the finals, it's because everybody else got through these basic quizzes faster than you… not passing remedial classes is essentially what this is.” (John Holmberg, 07:43)
• Harsh/funny critiques about celebrity culture:
  • “That is such a terrible thing the internet's done: Down syndrome hotties. And we've all seen it.” (John Holmberg, 09:26)
  • “She's hot. That's it. I'd like help her with math and stuff.” (John Holmberg, 10:19)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:50–04:46] Sydney Sweeney's ad reaction & crew commentary
• [04:46–08:37] FOX “Nation's Dumbest” announcement, rules, and panel riffing
• [06:38] Jelly Roll’s joke about his new name
• [08:37–09:26] Super Bowl halftime petition, AC/DC tour news, UFC fix-fight allegations
• [09:26–10:19] The crew’s roast of internet trends and celebrity coverage

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Notable Quotes

• “If you are the winner of this, technically you have failed the last one... That is a tough one.” — John Holmberg [07:43]
• “It’ll be whoever’s standing last. It’s not going to be easy being dumb.” — John Holmberg [08:32]
• “Some angles aren't so flattering, but those cans just say, what face?” — John Holmberg [04:08]
• “Brady would be in because he said Scandinavia is a country.” — John Holmberg [06:08]
• “George Strait is not interesting to more people than Bad Bunny is… He's more popular than George Strait. I hate to break it to you.” — John Holmberg [08:44]

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Tone & Style

The conversation is fast-paced, sarcastic, and gleefully irreverent, with the hosts frequently busting each other’s chops and playing off pop culture absurdities. Their humor is pointed and sometimes borderline, reflecting their morning shock-jock persona.

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This episode is a must-listen for fans of caustic pop culture commentary, and the “Nation’s Dumbest” discussion is especially entertaining for its blend of legitimate television analysis and group wisecracking.

Transcript

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[Co-host or Guest]

Sydney Sweeney finally commented on her American Eagle jeans ad.

[John Holmberg]

She hadn't said anything yet.

[Co-host or Guest]

No, she waited all this time and she said the reaction was definitely a surprise. But I love jeans. All I wear are jeans, jeans and a T shirt every day of my life.

[John Holmberg]

She got good jeans. Her face is, you know, the more you see her, the more you're like, all right, well, some angles aren't so flattering, but those cans just say, what face. Watching the World Series. And she was on there with Christy Martin, the boxer that she plays in this upcoming movie. And they're sitting next to each other and, and she's got a low cut shirt on and the cans are out. And Megan goes, oh, she cut off all that beautiful hair. Like no one is looking at that but you.

[Brett Vesely]

I thought she had a hairstyle.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like you.

[Brett Vesely]

I had no idea.

[John Holmberg]

It didn't matter. I know, but it's just so pretty. You hate to see her cut it all off. Don't care. Still looks good to me. So long as there's no hair growing off of those.

[Co-host or Guest]

Fox has a new celebrity game show in the works called Nation's Dumbest. It comes with a twist. The losers are the winners. Celebrities will compete to get kicked off as quickly as possible. So they aren't crowned the nation's dumbest. Fox says the show flips the genre on its head because for the first time, the goal isn't to win, it's to get eliminated. The show's contestants will compete in a mix of all types of celebrity. Like stuff but. But they'll have influencers, comedians, even politicians compete. They'll be put to the test with both physical and mental challenges about things everyone should already know.

[John Holmberg]

So it's. Are you smarter than a fifth grader with an obstacle course?

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah. And you want to be the first one in to win the. To get eliminated, basically by winning. The show is popular Scandinavian and Scandinavia. So this will be the US version of it. Not familiar with the. Because what if you want to get eliminated early? Don't you want to win the first competition or by winning.

[John Holmberg]

Like you're telling me about it?

[Co-host or Guest]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

So you're supposed to lose already. Brady would be in because he said Scandinavia is a country.

[Co-host or Guest]

It's a Scandinavian series.

[John Holmberg]

That's all right. I thought you're playing the game, so there. Yeah. So you don't answer the questions right.

[Co-host or Guest]

I guess if they're flipping.

[John Holmberg]

Let me see.

[Co-host or Guest]

Flipping the genre.

[John Holmberg]

Let me see this. You go ahead and do the next thing. I'll figure this out.

[Co-host or Guest]

Jelly Roll Post a little video and showing his dance moves off. Now that he's lost over 200 pounds, he says, I'm changing my name to Veggie Roll.

[John Holmberg]

Okay, so here's how the game works, everybody. Like in a room, you get a bunch of people. The last one, the dumbest one stays. So if there's a question and you get through. No, no, no, no. You don't want to stay because you'll be crowned dumbest person in the nation. So if you're doing well, you're going to get kicked off first. So you want to answer all the questions right. So idiots are going, right.

[Brett Vesely]

What's going to be left?

[Co-host or Guest]

So that's what I say. First competition. You want to be the first one to.

[John Holmberg]

Right. You got to answer fast. Get it right now when you said you wanted to be first. I didn't know if you want to get it wrong because then the dumb ones get to stay, but it's the. Yeah, the dumb ones stay. But that's what I was wondering. If you had to, like, answer all the questions wrong and they're so easy, you can't help but be right.

[Co-host or Guest]

But that'll be interesting because the physical challenges.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, I don't know how that works with physical stuff, but it basically, you don't want to be called the nation's dumbest person. So if you are the. If you are in the finals, it's because everybody else got through these basic quizzes faster than you. You're not passing remedial classes is essentially what this is. And, you know, like, let's say Lovett's will go up against Alex Earl and there's like 10 questions and then a little puzzle like at Cracker Barrel, and the one who gets through it fastest is done with the game, and then the dumb ones have to go. So if you are the winner of this, technically you have failed the last one. Every single event that has, you have been in close to the bottom of every single IQ question. That is a tough one.

[Co-host or Guest]

Hopefully they do. Yeah. They take the averages well.

[John Holmberg]

It'll be whoever's standing last. It's not going to be easy being dumb.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like, the petition to replace Bad Bunny with George Straight for the super bowl halftime show has over a hundred thousand signatures.

[John Holmberg]

Doesn't matter.

[Brett Vesely]

Nothing.

[John Holmberg]

It does not matter. And George Strait is not interesting, too. More people than Bad Bunny is interesting, too. He's more popular than George Straight. I hate to break it to you.

[Co-host or Guest]

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[Brett Vesely]

I just don't know if I want to see that anymore.

[John Holmberg]

I don't.

[Brett Vesely]

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[John Holmberg]

I don't like to watch a schoolboy. Yeah. In his 90s.

[Co-host or Guest]

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[John Holmberg]

Ooh, really? By the way, Tom just said if you watch the interview that Sydney Sweeney did about her Jean said she looks especially downsy in it. There are times when you're like, why are we. What are we doing with her? And then they pull back a little bit. You're like, oh, yeah, those. Which just goes to prove why everybody on those Instagram sites that were using AI to make people hot girls look like they had down syndrome made pretty much. Every guy realize, yeah, I do has nothing to do with their heads. That is such a terrible thing. The Internet's done Down syndrome hotties. And we've all seen it.

[Co-host or Guest]

Is that real?

[John Holmberg]

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