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SPEED postpones Adam Carolla conference call after homophobic rant

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EDT

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We were supposed to talk to Adam Carolla today about the first season of The Car Show, but the event was cancelled following a rant on his podcast where he claimed the LGBT community should shut up about getting equal rights and stop "ruining his life." More »

Top Gear USA audience eight times larger than The Car Show

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:30:00 EDT

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Ratings for SPEED's The Car Show with Adam Carolla and the second season of History's Top Gear USA show the latter with an audience of approximately 2.0 million viewers, compared to just 249,000 for the former. More »

The Car Show First Episode: Open Thread

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:30:00 EDT

If you've got SPEED (the network, not the drug), you might want to tune in at 10 PM EST to see The Car Show. Discuss the bits, the remotes, and the desk right here. More »

The Car Show debuts tonight at 10 PM EST

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Make sure to tune-in to see The Car Show with Adam Carolla on SPEED tonight at 10 PM EST. Come from the car humor, stay for the two hours of Pinks. More »

The Car Show hosts transform into giant wieners for soapbox derby

Justin Hyde — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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In my dreams, I am an eagle, gliding above mountains and plains, diving for the silver flash of a salmon. In my nightmares, Dan Neil dons a hot-dog costume and shouts at me through a bullhorn. Here's a new clip of stuntwork from Adam Carolla's "The Car Show," due to be yanked from the hot wiener water this Wednesday at 10 pm EDT on Speed. More »

Adam Carolla's "The Car Show" features worst damn set

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Many questions abound about how "The Car Show with Adam Carolla" will differentiate itself from "Top Gear USA" since both shows are about car guys hanging out and driving cars. This first trailer shows the first big difference: a really crappy set. More »

The Car Show with Adam Carolla starts July 13th

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Adam Carolla's "The Car Show" featuring Dan Neil, Matt Farah and John Salley will open the network's summer season on SPEED Wednesday, July 13th at 10 PM EST. More »

The Car Show adds Ezra Dyer, Aaron Robinson to writing team

Ray Wert — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:45:00 EDT

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Speed TV's adding talented auto scribes Ezra Dyer and Aaron Robinson to "The Car Show" team. "The Car Show will be the definitive U.S. program on everything automotive," said Speed President Hunter Nickell. And that's a real high bar. More »

Adam Carolla and Dan Neil's "Car Show" picked up by Speed

Ray Wert — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Adam Carolla, Dan Neil, John Salley and Matt Farah's TV show has been picked up by the octane-obsessed network for a 13 episode run starting in July. More »

Carolla's "The Car Show" To Be A Show About Cars

Ray Wert — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:45:00 EST

So far, what we know about Adam Carolla's "The Car Show" is that, in fact, it will be a show about cars. Also, John Salley. [autoeclectic] More »

Adam Carolla's "Best Damn Car Show" To Take On Top Gear USA

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

What happens when a spurned funnyman, a Pulie-winning automotive scribbler, an ex-NBA star and an online video impresario with the facial hair of a Civil War colonel bring the heat to a much-maligned automotive TV show? It's anyone's guess. More »

What I Learned At Celebrity Driving School

Steve Millen — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Before Steve Millen, winner of the 1994 24 Hours of Daytona, could compete in this weekend's Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, he had to attend a beginner's driving school. Here's a first-hand account he wrote exclusively for us. —Ed. More »

Top Gear USA Alive, Heading To History Channel

Ray Wert — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST

Despite being killed by NBC, Top Gear USA lives on at The History Channel. Sources there tell us they've ordered between 10 and 12 episodes and they're currently interviewing candidates for the hosts. More »

Jalopnik's $5000 Top Gear USA NBC Pilot Episode Challenge

Ray Wert — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST

With the Late Night Wars carpet-bombing NBC's 10:00 slot, the network's hurriedly scrounging for filler. One show they're not contemplating? The ill-fated cargasm, Top Gear USA. Was the pilot so horrendous it's unwatchable? We've got $5,000 to find out. More »

Top Gear USA Host Eric Stromer Rolls Camry Hybrid In Hollywood

Andrew Didorosi — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:00:00 EST

Midafternoon last Wednesday, Top Gear USA host Eric Stromer's Toyota Camry Hybrid flipped after being hit from behind while traveling through the streets of Hollywood. The blow slid the car up onto a curb and the car rolled up onto it's passenger side. A decidedly stoic palm tree put a stop to the proceedings although no air bags whatsoever were deployed. More »

EXCLUSIVE: US Top Gear To Put Howie Mandel And Melanie B In Reasonably-Priced Kia Rio

Ray Wert — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:15:00 EDT

Well folks, we've now heard from two separate sources that the reasonably-priced car that Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will drop stars behind the wheel of will be none other than the Kia Rio. But that's not all we've learned. Our sources also tell us the first two stars to sit behind the wheel will be the Dealin' Howie Mandel and Spice Girl Melanie B. And with that choice, the producers have now set aside any questions about whether they'll be kowtowing to the needs of the network. But hey, we've got an added surprise for you — some on-set pictures that have come by way of the Motive Mag/VWVortex Car Lounge. Remember, if you happen to be on-set tomorrow, snag us some shots. More »

Top Gear US Filming In-Studio Audience Segment This Weekend, Want To Go?

Ray Wert — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT

According to a casting call for on-camera audiences, Top Gear USA's filming the in-studio segment for their pilot episode this weekend out in sunny Los Angeles. Interested in standing around for hours on end? Want to see whether Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer can pick up the mantle from Jezza and the UK team? Well then, head on over here and drop your name in the hat. Who knows? You might even make it on the air. Bonus points if you're caught on camera wearing a "Save The Enzos" or "I Am The Hoon Of The Day" t-shirt. [OCATV via AutoFiends] More »

Adam Carolla: Top Gear For "Real Gearheads"

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Adam Carolla, car guy, comedian and now, the new host of the US-Spec version of Top Gear, took a break from show-prep to talk to Popular Mechanics about the new NBC show. PopMech manages to get Carolla to reveal a lot about the show, including answers on why the ZR1 isn't top on his list of cars to review, his issues with Transformers (Shh, don't tell Wert!) and a denial of the assertion they can't diss the cars. Basically Carolla says it'll be exactly like the British version. Pop Mech also name-drops Jalopnik in a question about his style. Question and answer back-n-forth below the jump. More »

Eric Stromer Hits Adam Carolla's Radio Show, Adds Doilies, Wainscoting

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Among the personalities planned for Top Gear USA, Eric Stromer is the "who?" among the three. So when he made an appearance on Adam Carolla's radio show, our ears perked up. After listening to the broadcast, we learned the plan for the show is not to do an American version of the British programme, but rather to recreate the British version with American actors. We also find out Stromer was the last to be chosen, after Carolla, and Tanner Foust, and that he will remain on his old show while working on Top Gear. The last thing we find out? Carolla and Stromer both enjoy disturbing innuendo. And someone in the studio said they had never seen Top Gear, was that Stromer?! (Thanks Richard) [Final Gear] More »

Who Is Adam Carolla?

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:03:26 EDT

As part of our coverage of the announcement of the Top Gear USA pilot, we've put together a special feature on each of the three co-hosts. Believe it or not, Adam Carolla might actually know something about cars. Good thing, especially since he's going to be one of a trio of Top Gear USA hosts. Will his unenthusiastic enthusiasm help carry Top Gear to new and more 'merican heights, like Steve Carrell did with The Office? To better answer that question we look to his curriculum vitae below the jump. More »

Can A US Version Of Top Gear Succeed?

Andrew Stoy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT

With today's announcement that Top Gear USA is actually, finally, press-release-sent-out confirmed by NBC as a pilot (we'll have to see whether it gets picked up as a full series), we're now ready for the next round of speculation to begin. More »

First Photo From The Set Of Top Gear USA

Ray Wert — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:43:03 EDT

We broke the story on the official announcement of Top Gear USA first, and now we're breaking the very first screen capture of the just-announced Top Gear USA show for NBC. The photo features the new 'merican threesome — Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Strommer — doing what else other than what we hope they'll do best — chatting about cars. More »

Top Gear Officially Coming To NBC!

Ray Wert — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:12:42 EDT

It's official — Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will be the threesome of hosts for NBC's US version of the greatest driving show ever — Top Gear. We've got the full press release with all the details on Top Gear USA below the jump.
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A Preview Of Adam Carolla On "Gear"...

Ray Wert — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Adam Carolla to Host Top Gear USA?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:44:13 EST

According to him anyway. Adam Carolla, on his show on KLSX today, announced he'll be one of the hosts of Top Gear USA. We've got no confirmation from anyone at NBC and frankly, we don't even know who to call to confirm it. But we've got to believe Adam if he's saying it. We mean, he was on the "Man Show" — of course he's a reliable source. Guess that means there's only two slots left. Why do we feel like we're looking for a "golden ticket" in a sea of Wonka bars here? Wait a second, is that the Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 behind Adam in the picture above? We feel like we've seen it somewhere — like perhaps last season on Top Gear UK. Jeez, the guy's already starting to get acquainted with the toys used in the show from across the pond. [Final Gear, 97.1 FM via CarSpyShots] More »