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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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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