DJariya

This premiered last night with Young Rock


I'll probably check both of them out later today on Hulu.


Apparently this show shoots in LA and Kenan had to fly back and forth to NY to do SNL still

https://deadline.com/2021/01/kenan-t...bc-1234680979/

Mike86

Forgot this premiered last night. I like Kenan so I’m kind of interested in giving this show a chance.

fujishig

I liked it. I mentioned it in the Young Rock thread but it was a bit darker than I thought with the plotline with the wife (I hadn't read anything about the show beforehand).

Having Don Johnson as his live in old school father-in-law was an inspired decision, I think.

Giantrobo

For me Don Johnson is as big a draw for me as Kenan. Looking forward to this when I get a chance.

whotony

Looks like everyone on this show is going to be loud and a little obnoxious.
And whats with this show and Rock show being filmed in b,Urey vision.
Everytime someone or the camera movies there’s a motion blur trail behind everyone.

Bandoman

I didn't like this. It just fell flat for me. I'll give it a few episodes to see if it picks up, but I doubt I'll stick with this.

I did enjoy the This Is Us reference.

Noonan

Haven't watched this yet but I'll have to see if he can match Gary Cole in MIxed'ish.

Giantrobo

I liked it.

Pros:
-I didn't know Fortune Feimster was in this so I was happy to see her as the "Sports Person" on the morning show show.
-Kenan's boss is Hot
-Don Johnson is hilarious
-Kenan having issues with his wife's death was touching and added some heart to the show
-The little jokes thrown in "30 Rock style"

Cons:
-Not a major one at all but Don is playing a handsome smooth older guy..which he is...but they are playing him a little goofy at times. i.e. taking the spam call and giving his SS# But I still laughed. Anyway, it's not bad but it was weird. Maybe I need to get use do that? Gary Cole was mentioned above and that character isn't goofy at all. (Not to self, it's ok for older white characters to be diverse)

fujishig

History tells us that goofy sitcom characters only get goofier over time.

But yeah he's the stereotypical older man who falls for phishing and believes suppressing your feelings is good for a man. But at least they don't play him as a jerk (even with the "warned my daughter not to marry you" schtick). But I fear he will only get dumber over time (if this lasts).

Are Kenan and Chris Redd still on SNL? And I just saw that Redd was cast as the lead for Bust Down, another sitcom from Michaels for Peacock, so I wonder if he was just there for the pilot?

Count Dooku

I caught up with this on Hulu and bailed about halfway through. So unfunny.
And I know viewers are not supposed to care about this, but the premise of his TV show is like it was made up by someone who never watches TV.

Maybe they were really laboring because it ws the pilot and they had to work so hard to get in the dead wife stuff, so I will probably give it an other chance down the line.

story

I love Kenan and I want anything he does to succeed. And while the tempting joke would be "Don't quit your night job," I hope he can make both work.

The tough thing so many SNL alum have is they quit to do a show, the show doesn't do well, and then they're stuck. Whatever happens with this show, I hope it doesn't stop his comedy work!

Count Dooku

Lorne used to have a tough policy about missing SNL shows to work on other projects, which is why some people left before they really wanted to, but he has clearly altered his policy since we can see cast members missing shows all the time now.

Big Boy Laroux

Anyone still watching this? It's certainly not the funniest thing I've seen, but I'm enjoying it. Johnson and Redd are really pretty good in this. Kenan is decent, and the rest of the supporting cast have their moments as well. It's got some decent heart.

Giantrobo

I watch every week. Its a goofy show with some heart.

Bandoman

We bailed the second week.

Mike86

I honestly kind of forgot about it. Never have watched an episode yet.

Noonan

I bailed after the first episode. Didn't find anything funny about it even though I'm usually a fan of Kenan.

Inhumans99

I feel some of you are missing out and this has turned into a show I look forward to watching every week. It is doofy at times but it has a lot of heart and the cast mates seem to bounce things/lines off each other with zest.

Also, I continue to marvel that Don Johnson is in this show and is actually very good. If just feels like such an odd place for Don Johnson to end up at starring in this show but it works.

Superman07

Could you expand on what you mean? How does the premise mean somebody doesn’t watch tv? It’s not like this premise hasn’t been used before. It essentially a carbon copy of Full House with a few roles changed!

JeffTheAlpaca

I like this and hopes it gets a second season.

I think Keenan is funnier on this than on SNL and Don Johnson and Redd are funny too.

JeffTheAlpaca

He is one of the producers so he must have a love for the material on this show

Gizmo

The show isn’t very funny but I keep watching.

DWilson

That, and it allows him to play Comedy, which opens up some new opportunities for him.

Giantrobo

Recent ep with Kenan's mom came through was pretty good.

JeffTheAlpaca

It was renewed for season 2.

I wonder if he left SNL it would be a 22 or 23 episode total or stick to 10 so he can still work on SNL.

https://deadline.com/2021/04/young-r...bc-1234747680/