This series is based on the start of stand-up comedy in the 1970s, a golden age when stand-up comedians were revered. Based on the book by William Knoedelseder. Starring Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, and Michael Angarano.

This show is not at all what I was expecting. It’s a dark drama, where the humor isn’t funny. Then you have the politicalness of the drama. The characters are black and white; there are no grey characters. The show highlights the celebrations of sex, drugs, and alcohol. It’s not the romance of the era, it’s the sickness of the era. There is nothing redeeming about the show or its characters. I’m aware of the damage that sex, drugs, and alcohol do to the ones who abuse them, and the early comedians had their full share of it. The show revolves around it, depicting it as a positive, and we know now that is not the case. This series is not worth the watch.