this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook . 
(ROOT (S (NP (DT this) (ADJP (RB strenuously) (JJ unfunny)) (NN showtime)) (VP (VBZ deserves) (NP (DT the) (NN hook))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))) (. )))