The Drew Barrymore Show is a daytime talk show hosted live by actress Drew Barrymore featuring human-interest stories, celebrity interviews, lifestyle segments, and discussing current events with an unattached energy. The show is described as, “The brightest destination for intelligent optimism and maximum fun featuring everyone’s favorite… Drew Barrymore!" The funniest moments from The Drew Barrymore Show that are listed below prove why Drew is everyone’s favorite celebrity talk show host on today's daytime television!
Drew said, “I will never call this my show. It’s our show… I love showing how passionate I am about that, by including everyone who is in the process here… It’s about a collective experience. It’s about relatability. It’s about finding life affirming moments or ways out of breaking cycles, and everything in between. From Eddie Murphy, to Josie Geller, and The Nanny, here are the funniest moments that happened on The Drew Barrymore Show.
8 The Bloopers
Drew presented a video compilation of hysterical bloopers from the first season of The Drew Barrymore Show, proving to viewers that not everything goes perfectly! The "drew-pers" video played during an episode about "all things a little bit extra" and featured Drew fumbling on lines, wardrobe malfunctions, accidents, and more. Drew-pers represents the central focus of the show, which is creating a destination where viewers are able to discover "the heart and humor in life".
7 Coming To America
Drew met with legendary actor and comedian Eddie Murphy to reminisce about their first meeting during Saturday Night Live when she was a little girl. Eddie also shared how his spirituality has had a strong effect over him and helped him overcome the difficulties often endured when living in Hollywood. When Drew asked Eddie to say her favorite line from his movie Coming to America, he happily obliged and created a hysterical moment for everyone.
6 The Josie Geller Interview
Drew brought back her classic character of Josie Geller from the 1999 movie Never Been Kissed about a journalist going undercover as a high schooler. As Josie Geller, Drew interviewed the cast of Dear Evan Hansen and met with Ben Platt to talk about their childhood aspirations and prom experiences. The character added a hilarious element to the segment of a nervous fangirl fulfilling her dreams of becoming a journalist and made everyone laugh hysterically.
5 The Queens Of Queens
Drew invited Awkwafina as a guest on the show to play a trivia game called “Queen of Queens” testing her hometown knowledge against Fran Drescher. Drew and Awkwafina had priceless reactions when Fran appeared on the screen. Awkwafina squealed, “I love you so much!” and Drew said, “I’m in like a Queen of Queens sandwich!” During the game, Awkwafina and Fran bonded over their hometown, and Fran shared her experience with rejection over her voice.
4 Chloe Fineman's Drew Impersonation
Drew met with Chloe Fineman to discuss her signature Drew impression from Saturday Night Live that went viral. Drew told Chloe, "I love that you always commit… You don't have to over concentrate. You get right in and start enjoying at word go." Chloe responded by thanking Drew and saying how exciting it was to impersonate her. They completed the segment with Chloe performing her Drew impersonation and everyone in the crowd went wild laughing.
3 Dakota Johnson's Awkward Moment
Dakota had the best reaction to Drew candidly bringing up her infamous Ellen Interview, when Ellen complained about not being invited to Dakota's birthday party. Drew said to Dakota, "You know, people have gotten in trouble for claiming not being invited to your parties. That was amazing by the way." Dakota nervously responded, "Oh my god," as she burst out laughing along with the audience, and Drew emphasized the moment again by repeating, "Like, amazing."
2 Portraits With Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Drew and Joseph Gordon-Levitt featured a clip from his new show Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber and discussed his music recording company Hit Record. Joseph describes Hit Record as, "art different than show business," so they played “Masterpiece In A Minute,” drawing portraits of each other while answering questions. At the end, Drew quickly changed her amateur portrait to reveal an expert one hidden underneath, making Joseph and everyone in the audience crack up.
1 Headlines With Kenan Thompson
Drew invited Kenan Thompson to play “This Just In”, a game involving looking at photos from news stories and coming up with headlines for them. Drew first displayed a hilarious photo of a dog in a time machine, which Kenan titled, "This Just In, Dogs Can Now Wear Apple Watches!" Then, she displayed the real headline of the new story, followed by even funnier scenarios, and the duo made everybody laugh with their hysterical headlines.