Sunday, January 24, 2021

"Mr. Mayor"

Another NBC comedy from Tina Fey and the minds of "Saturday Night Live" this one packs on the heavyweights.  It stars Ted Danson and Holly Hunter along with perpetual funny-man sidekick Bobby Moynihan and a host of fresh faces.  It works but it's not the kind of sitcom one watches while cleaning the house or doing laundry.  The dialog is super-fast and the edits quick.  In the premiere I had to rewind at least three times to catch stuff.  It's the kind of funny I like -- mostly smart and a little subtle.  It also manages to be a politically-based comedy which doesn't remind you at all about the current political mess.  Which is kind of brilliant.  I say thumbs up and worth watching.  Just make sure to pay attention.  

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