Joel McHale's 'The Soup' Canceled After 22 Years: E! Pulls Comedy Reality Series

It is the end of an era for the E! channel. The cable network has just given the curtain call to one of their longest running series, The Soup. That's right, the show which stars Joel McHale, who has been the lead on the series for the last 12-years, will air its last clip of the week in the coming days.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the series, which debuted in 1991 under the name Talk Soup, has featured a number of different hosts, including Greg Kinnear, John Henson, Hal Sparks and Aisha Tyler, before McHale took over the reins in 2004.

McHale opened up about the cancelation, to Entertainment Weekly, where in his typical humor resulted a hilarious statement regarding the show's ending.

"I loved doing The Soup for all of these years (86 to be exact) but am excited to solely focus on my acting career now. Thanks to all who watched and thanks to Kim Kardashian's ass for all that it's done for me and my family," the comedian explained.

Jeff Olde, EVP of Programming & Development at E!, also released a statement regarding the ending of the popular series.

"We are incredibly proud of the long-running success of The Soup," Olde explained in a statement, via The Hollywood Reporter.  "The Soup has delivered countless laughs and unforgettable episodes, and we are grateful to the talented team's fearless wit and clever approach week after week. Joel took the show to new heights for more than a decade, and his irreverent humor and unique brand of comedy as captured so perfectly on The Soup will be missed."

According to the Los Angeles Times, the series, which earned an Emmy nomination in 2014 for "Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program," will officially wrap up on December 18.