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- 2015
- FX
- 2015
- FX
Summary The comedy based on the Swedish series Ulveson and Herngren is set behind the scenes of a late night sketch comedy show where veteran comic Billy (Billy Crystal) is set up with Josh (Josh Gad), an up-and-coming comedian.
- 2015
- FX
- 2015
- FX
The Comedians
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 9, 2015
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6.2
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Summary The comedy based on the Swedish series Ulveson and Herngren is set behind the scenes of a late night sketch comedy show where veteran comic Billy (Billy Crystal) is set up with Josh (Josh Gad), an up-and-coming comedian.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
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40% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
47% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
57
40% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
47% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The joy here is watching Crystal and Gad play off each other. Their scenes together are a hoot, with each having no problem lampooning the other, or themselves, for that matter.
The Comedians is a decently prepared entree with just enough bursts of flavor.
As a team, they [Billy Crystal and Josh Gad] are better than the shows--both the real one and the fake one--they're in.
The show gets funnier--and so does the show within the show--but four episodes in, the whole setup still felt more like work than it probably should.
The Comedians is a strangely mixed bag, which works or doesn't work from moment to moment and from mode to mode.
The best cringe comedies finely tune the balance between discomfort and laughs. The Comedians needs to work on its balancing act, because there is a lot more of the former than the latter, and that turns out to be no laughing matter.
One wonders how close satire is to truth here, as this unlikely pair slogs through backstage conflict with little apparent help from director and exec-producer Larry Charles.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
6.2
61% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
6.2
61% Positive
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12% Mixed
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27% Negative
9 Ratings
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Production Company:
- FX Network
- Fabrik Entertainment
- Face Productions
- Flying Glass of Milk Productions
- Fox Television Studios
Initial Release Date: Apr 9, 2015
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
