TMZ.com calls it the "worst show ever," but I call it genius. Entertainment greatness. The vehicle for Chuck Barris' insanity-laden brillance.

It's "The Gong Show," and auditions are being livestreamed on TMZ' site. I saw some fat white guy singing R. Kelly's "Bump & Grind" as a polka. Freaking beautiful.

Seriously, I wonder why it has taken TV producers so long to revive this show. It truly was ahead of its time, although part of my fascination with it is that it represented a ton about 1970s pop culture: The hair, the clothes, the B-list celebrities, the drugs, the wackiness.

The show will be on Comedy Central although I don't have any specifics. Barris is pushing or beyond 80, so I don't think he'll be hosting, but I might try to come up with some ideas.

And if you have no idea what this show was or why it was brilliant (and bizarre), check out this random clip I spotted on YouTube.

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