After the events of The Suicide Squad (great movie), Peacemaker is recruited to join a group of off-the-books spies investigating nefarious goings on. It’s a comedy, but wasn’t quite as funny as I thought it would be, especially given the very funny dance sequence opening credits. Deals with what is acceptable in the fight against …
This dramedy is about the disturbing flipside of the “boorish husband-long suffering wife” comedy trope (e.g. King of Queens, Mike & Molly etc). When Kevin (the husband) is in the room the lighting is bright, the filming sticks to the three-camera comedy trope and there is a laugh track; but the moment he leaves, the …
This is about a the members of a girl-band who decide to reunite many years after their heyday. It made me laugh out loud several times, but I was never invested in the characters. It was amusing, and at times genuinely funny, but not exceptional.
This is a weird one – the premise is that Will Arnett is a cop (Terry Seattle) who each episode is joined by a new celebrity trainee (playing themselves), and the celebrity trainee has to solve a murder. The celebrity guest has no script, so their entire part is improvised, while the other actors have …
Darkly funny story of a young woman in London. In Season 1 she is struggling with the death of her best friend and making poor choices. Season 1 is funny, quirky, smart, rueful and amazing. Season 2 is transcendent. Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and stars.
Nerdy Amina, who wants nothing more than to find a nice Muslim man and get married and who suffers from debilitating stage fright, finds herself as the lead guitarist for a punk rock band made up of all Muslim women. They are all from different backgrounds but they bond over music. That sounds sappy, but …
This show is smart and wickedly funny. It’s a half-hour network comedy about moral philosophy. Really. Eleanor Shelstrop (Kristen Bell) dies and goes to the Good Place – run by Michael (Ted Danson). The problem is that Eleanor is a terrible person and doesn’t belong in the good place. I have recommended this show to …
This animated comedy goes to very dark places, so much so that the final season is more of a drama with comedic touches. The main character (Bojack Horseman) is a has-been actor, coasting on his glory days of starring in a 90’s sitcom. The first seasons follow Bojack as he tries to revive his career, …
A sharp and witty send up of the true crime podcast craze, with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez starring as podcast junkies who decide to solve a crime (or is it?) that happens in their upscale Manhattan building. Far more than just a funny caper show, the series delves into the history and …
Made for children. When a mysterious fire kills their parents, the Baudelaire children are sent to live with their evil uncle Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris). They soon learn that he is after the family fortune, and leave him to live with a series of other relatives. This series is quirky, highly stylized and funny …