American Duos musical number, only to have Nigel, no longer having to force them through the competition, calling it one of the worst performances he ever saw. Star James Roday, who plays Shawn Spencer, co-wrote this episode. It is a send up of "American Idol", and Tim Curry plays the Simon Cowell-esque British judge Nigel St. Nigel. Gina Gershon plays Emilina Saffron, who is a caricature of Paula Abdul. In the episode, Gus says (of Randy Jackson), "That guy's not black, he's Latino. There's a difference," comparing Jackson and the third "Duos" judge, Zapato. According to Roday, "American Duos" has the highest
American Idol (video game) 18, 2008. An iPhone application entitled ""American Idol: The Game"" was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed to positive reviews from its users. American Idol (video game) American Idol (known as Pop Idol in Europe) is a music video game. It is based on the Fox Network show "American Idol" developed by Hothouse Creations on the PS2 and PC, and Möbius Entertainment (now called Rockstar Leeds) on the GBA and published by Codemasters. Despite