"All good things must come to an end" or so a proverb says. After 22 years on air, "The Soup" is waving goodbye to its beloved audience, as E! Online announced the comedy clip's final episode on Dec. 18, which will be hosted by comedian Joel McHale who has been with the show for 12 years.
"The Soup" will be revisiting its most memorable moments throughout its airing in the remaining Friday episodes.
"'The Soup' has delivered countless laughs and unforgettable episodes, and we are grateful to the talented team's fearless wit and clever approach week after week," E!'s Executive Vice President (EVP) of Programming & Development Jeff Olde said.
McHale tweeted his reactions to the cancellation expressing his love for his work on the show but that he is also excited to focus on his career. He also thanked all the viewers who supported the show.
Part 1: I loved doing @TheSoup for all of these years(86 to be exact) but am excited to focus solely on my acting career now(soft core)...
— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) November 19, 2015
Part 2: Thanks to all who watched and thanks to Kim Kardashian's ass for all that it's done for me and my family. #SpaghettiCat — Joel McHale (@joelmchale) November 19, 2015
One of the great and funny aspect of "The Soup" is its fearless mockery of its own network and the shows airing in it, especially "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." McHale himself admitted that "The Soup" would not be as successful otherwise. "If we couldn't make fun of E!, I don't think the show could exist because it would be such a glaring hole," he said in an interview.
The clip comedy show first premiered in 1991 as "Talk Soup" with Greg Kinnear as host and has seen other hosts since then, including John Henson, Hal Sparks and Aisha Tyler before it stopped airing in 2002 and was re-launched as "The Soup" we all know in 2004 with Joel McHale. In 2014, E! signed a deal with McHale to see through the show until 2016.
It's not the last we'll see of McHale, though, since he still has the Yahoo! series "Community," as well as a confirmed guest arc in the new "The X-Files," which will premiere on Jan. 16.
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