Let’s All Take A Moment To Enjoy One Of The Last Great Trainwreck Performances Of The New ‘Idol’ Season

Now that we’ve entered the Hollywood phase of American Idol’s tireless search for the Next Big Thing Who Will Be Dropped By A Record Label Within A Year, the tin-eared Small Town Gays and tone-deaf, razor-taloned hippies have all been culled from the competition, leaving us with precious few opportunities to enjoy the kind of ear-diddling disasters that are at the heart Idol’s early-season bloodsport. But last night, Kyle Ensley provided us with a final, cheap thrill before the show’s attention is shifted fully to real contenders, turning in a performance so terrible it induced a brief seizure in Paula Abdul. In fairness, Abdul seems to have enjoyed whatever sensations the neural misfire sent coursing through her body; less tolerant was Simon Cowell, who took the opportunity to savor what could be his last disgusted diva-fit of the year by storming away from the judge’s table.

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