Viewers flipping the channel selector on Canadian satellite might end up watching "Love Handles" and think they are watching "The Newlywed Game". The host Stu Jeffries is now, as always, smug and unoriginal. On radio in Yorkton, he used to blatantly copy whole routines from a DJ from Moose Jaw. On TV in Vancouver, he did not last long when he tried to pretend he was Terry David Mulligan. On "Love Handles", he doesn't so much copy Bob Eubanks as make as long for him. Some of the amateur couples produce much more laughs and spontaneity than the bland host. The man who pretended to love rock music on Yorkton Radio and CBC's "Good Rockin' Tonight" has recently been demoted to cover Country Music on CMT. If you prefer smarmy over charming, than you might enjoy "Love Handles". If not, stay clear.
