Mulaney

I've watched John Mulaney's stand up and seen him on quite a few talks shows. I found his stand up quite funny, and he seems like a great guy, so I was interested in seeing what his show was like. During his stand up bit at the beginning of the first episode I was thinking to myself "This show is going to be great". Then the show began. I just can't their using a live audience. If you like shows with live audience you might be able to get into this.

I can't stand live audiences and can't believe that any comedy to come out since the early 2000s still uses them. I was really hoping this show was going to have a very real and down-to-earth feel to it like Louis. But instead I got a really cheesy cookie cutter sit-com that reminds me of 90% of the other sit-coms with laugh tracks.

The laugh track (or live audience) isn't the only problem I have though, the acting seems forced to me and the situations unrealistic. Anyone who's a fan of realistic comedy without Laugh tracks and cheesy little gimmicks, I recommend staying away from this show.

I don't want to give this a rating because it might just have to do with me not liking laugh tracks.

I'll start off by saying that I am huge John Mulaney fan. His stand up special New in Town is hilarious and one of my all time favorites. So when I heard he was getting his own show I was pretty excited. The thing that kills this show is the format. Multi camera shows with a studio audience/laugh track are old school. They are painful to watch in this day and age. The only way to get past this is for everything else to be so awesome that this sin can be forgiven. Unfortunately, it falls short here. Again though I blame the format. If you watch his stand up you can see that he is quick and has a certain flow to his humor. The multi camera strategy of say something funny, pause, cue laughter, and repeat feels very un-natural and does not mesh with his style.

John Mulaney has admitted that this show didn't work out the way he hoped.

However, he is funny enough that even his worst effort is better than a lot of syndicated sitcoms.

I gave it an 8. I'll be the first to admit that is extremely generous. I was disappointed when I watched it the first time, but I gave it a second shot after it got cancelled. High expectations are a huge reason (I think) that so many people hated this show.

I also gave it an 8 in the hopes that that will encourage someone to give John Mulaney a chance at redemption. I think he'd do a better Netflix, Amazon, or HBO one hour drama. I think maybe some combination of the NBC platform and the sitcom genre took this show down in quality.

Still, if you're a John Mulaney fan it is worth watching at least an episode to see if you like it. Don't be too put off by the low star rating.

I first became a fan of John Mulaney after watching some of his stand up routines and he's clever remarks on talk show interviews, so naturally i was excited to see a television series with John in the leading role. Mulaney was referred to as a modern Seinfeld prior to its air date this fall, so i believe it is unfair to critique the show on it's similarities, as How I Met Your Mother was a modern adaptation of FRIENDS and was an enormous success in its own merit.

Having said this, i have to admit i am disappointed with Mulaney. The stand up routine in the beginning is always the most enjoyable, natural and unforced scene of each episode; there is little on screen chemistry between cast members, however the dialogue often leaves me cringing and regretting my decision to give the show another chance.

The series trailer depicted a lot of 'Ba Dm Tsss' moments however as of yet, it is yet to deliver and has provided viewers with a lot of missed opportunities and just plain awkwardness.

Very poor acting, especially by Mulaney's part; specifically over acting, funny in some respects but I get the feeling that he is trying too hard to be Seinfeld. The only good aspect of this show is the acting done by Martin Short, great actor and great character. This show needs to change its acting skills in most respects except for Nasim Pedrad and Marin Short. Otherwise it is going to be canceled before it finishes airing its first season. A tip, don't have Mulaney do his comedy act at the start and in some bits of the episode, in his apartment, it reminds the viewer that it is a show, fictional. Viewers watch comedies to escape life through humour and they are suppose to seem realistic, not actually showing that they are not.