What the world needs now, is less Adam Carolla

I'm getting a little worried about Adam Carolla.

The first time I encountered Adam Carolla was when I was but a wee lass in college. He was the somewhat-annoying-but-mostly-take-him-or-leave-him sidekick on a truly fabulous little show called Loveline. Sidekick to one Dr. Drew Pinsky, who I just so happened to love. Laura Kightlinger's presence didn't hurt, either – homegirl's a riot. Mostly, I barely tolerated Adam Carolla but overall, wished him no ill will.

Then Comedy Central unleashed a little thing called The Man Show, where Adam Carolla was the somewhat-annoying-but-mostly-take-him-or-leave-him co-host. The show had its moments. I always thought Jimmy Kimmel was funny in a my-best-friend's-annoying-older-brother kind of way. I always liked him on Win Ben Stein's Money. Still, barely tolerating the Carolla but not wanting anything bad to happen to him.

Then Adam Carolla became a total media whore. He did the talk show circuit about 6,000 times, guest-starred on sitcoms and even appeared on Inside Dish with Rachael Ray. Suddenly, Adam Carolla was starting to become someone, not that I could tolerate, but that I wished would go away.

Now, Adam Carolla has not one but TWO shows on television. And he's no longer a sidekick or a co-host. He's running the show. And this disturbs me, as he is neither funny nor clever, and his voice makes the hair on my arms stand up when I have to hear him for longer than ten minutes.

TV network executives, especially those at Comedy Central and TLC but really, all of you, I think I speak for viewers everywhere when I say that the world does NOT need more Adam Carolla.