The Comedians

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Season 1
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 9, 2015
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 9 out of 32
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  1. Knighthawk81
    Apr 10, 2015
    3
    Sometimes you see a show that's trying too hard and getting no where. That's what I thought of when watching the painfully unfunny pilot for "The Comedians." I like Billy Crystal and Josh Gad, but both deserve better than this limp concept with even more limp execution.
  2. happyjak
    Apr 18, 2015
    0
    oh c' mon man! When show with two VERY GOOD ACTORS is this bad you just have to say...c' mon man
    These guys don't need raunchy dialog to be funny. And in case you missed it, the jokes aren't funny
  3. skw
    Jun 29, 2015
    3
    I usually give a new show three episodes before I make up my mind, one way or the other. I stopped watching this show in the middle of the third episode. I rarely stop watching before the end of an episode, but by the second commercial break, I said, "I just don't CARE," and changed channels. Don't get me wrong, I really like Billy Crystal and I really like Josh Gad. And, based on theI usually give a new show three episodes before I make up my mind, one way or the other. I stopped watching this show in the middle of the third episode. I rarely stop watching before the end of an episode, but by the second commercial break, I said, "I just don't CARE," and changed channels. Don't get me wrong, I really like Billy Crystal and I really like Josh Gad. And, based on the advertising for this show, I think that if they had the right vehicle, they could be really good together. But the best part about this show is the trailer.… Expand
  4. Wallisdj
    Apr 28, 2015
    1
    Billy Crystal's comedy has always been difficult to digest, if not understand. He is kind of a Jack Benny of my era. His newest entree into television is flat, not funny. The first episode was more about making faces. Jack Benny had Rochester as his foil; Josh Gad is no foil. I would suppose that Billy is trying a version of The Office, but at least in that series there was one or twoBilly Crystal's comedy has always been difficult to digest, if not understand. He is kind of a Jack Benny of my era. His newest entree into television is flat, not funny. The first episode was more about making faces. Jack Benny had Rochester as his foil; Josh Gad is no foil. I would suppose that Billy is trying a version of The Office, but at least in that series there was one or two smiles. With The Comedians, no smiles. But I promised to watch at least three episodes before making a decision as to add this series to my collection. At present, the vote is a strong NOT.… Expand

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Apr 10, 2015
    91
    The combination of young and old proves lethally clever, making what felt like a strange pairing from the outset into a comedy duo for the ages. Everything with Crystal and Gad works at the most basic and extreme levels.
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  2. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Jason Hughes
    Apr 9, 2015
    50
    The fictional Crystal and Gad have zero chemistry as the series launches, which becomes a pivotal part of the plot as the series progresses. Unfortunately, their real-life counterparts portrayed this lack of comedic chemistry so well in the beginning that it not only impacted the development of show within the show “The Billy & Josh Show,” it was leaving a lukewarm first impression of The Comedians as well.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Joe Reid
    Apr 9, 2015
    40
    There’s no bite to anything in this show.... The sketches that Crystal and Gad perform in are all solid B-minus to C-plus. Their stop-and-start friendship is utterly unremarkable. Nobody seems willing to go anywhere remotely risky.
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