- Network: USA
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 10, 2015
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Yes, this rips off “The Larry Sanders Show” and to some extent “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and it’s not nearly as good as either of those. But it has a certain crass, infuriating charm.
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On “Curb,” audiences can relate to life’s minutia as dissected by its lead, as he tackles everything from rude manners to a bloated sense of self. Donny! is more difficult to relate to, but at just six episodes, that might be OK.
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The level of satire runs from mild to way over the top.
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There's little in Donny! that's surprising or unpredictable but as "soft-scripted" comedies go, it has the occasional funny moment. But mostly it's just another comedy with a cringeworthy Dumb Daddy (Donny Deutsch) lead character that's easily skippable.
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The edge in the writing on Donny! is pretty dull, as it simply restates all the absurd things about the entertainment business that we already know.... Donny isn’t a particularly interesting character on the show, and Deutsch--who uses his own dazzling New York townhouse on the show--never quite rises above the material.
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Deutsch doesn't really have chemistry with anybody, so it isn't surprising that the scenes in Donny! that come closest to funny are the ones in which he's completely absent.
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There’s some shaving that needs to be done here, all right. But if USA tried to pare Donny! down to its worthwhile bits--the few that could inspire any sort of enthusiasm--most could pretty easily fit inside a 30-second spot.
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This is awful stuff. Awful.
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At one point, a character scribbles "Donny Douche" on a pad for no reason other than, perhaps, an attempt by the producers to forestall some critic from using that phrase in a review.
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"Donny!" would be as bad as you could imagine except ... it exceeds even your imagination.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 10 out of 17
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Nov 12, 2015
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Nov 12, 2015