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#11-15 (excluding #14),
I know it's not funny if you have to explain it...
But, Awesome Show is actually a pretty clever satire of "normal" television. Most of the jokes come from perverting established norms. In this example, Dr. Steve Brule is a play on the bullshit "lifestyle advice" segments on local news shows.
In my opinion, the funniest parts of the show come from their (consciously) terrible editing choices, e.g. cutting somebody off mid-sentence or "accidentally" showing horribly awkward moments from the cast and crew.
Seriously, don't automatically dismiss it as inane because it seems unpolished-- It's actually very clever, innovative sketch comedy.