It's no bad thing for your new sit-com to be compared to Seinfeld nor to openly admit that show provided much inspiration; it would be a little like Slash saying that with his first guitar he never strummed along to a Beatles song. But as far as any fair comparison between Mulaney and Seinfeld goes it starts at sit- but gets nowhere near the com.I've tried hard to like it I really have but I can barely believe central conceit that the three main characters even share the same apartment which looks like a set devised simply for the three of them to pass through while exchanging gags while never sitting down.This brings me to the actors. I just don't get John Mulaney at all, he's just so wooden. Nasim Pedrad and Seaton Smith are also severely lacking in acting chops and have a hard time selling a gag: when Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David hired Alexander,Dreyfuss and Richards that day their god was smiling upon them all. And so to the script which is pretty poor so have some sympathy with the cast.The only thing that has kept me watching is to see the class of Martin Short and Elliot Gould. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Martin Short was given pretty much free rein for his segments.How To Be a Gentleman was funnier than this and that wasn't re- commissioned.(Was it pulled after three shows?) Mulaney hasn't got a cat in hell's chance without bring in major writing talent.

Watched the show for the first time tonight. I read the other review prior to writing this and most were not kind. I don't know of John Mulaney's stand up and other projects, but John.....please stop the sitcom project. I, like many, had high hopes due to Short and Gould, but I turned away about 20 minutes in. I just couldn't continue to watch the continuous string of non funny scenes. Please Fox...cancel this show and concentrate on another. Not one laugh in 20 minutes and I'm now wondering about the credibility of Fox and future comedy efforts. I could go on, but think my point is made. Dude...sometimes things just don't work out.

This is an exact Seinfeld copy. It really is. The plots are not so great and the acting is sub par. I didn't like John Mulaney's acting in the pilot, but I've gotten used to it and it's endearing. What keeps me coming back is this show makes me laugh. It's funny. When that goes then I go. Elliot Gould's character is unnecessary. Martin short wickedly weird and fun. This feels more like a show that would do well on TBS rather than on FOX. The only two good things about this show really are John Mulaney and the comedy, which is his comedy, so basically just one good thing, John Mulaney. The plots are thin, but they're not unbearable and this show is better than most sitcoms out there these days.

Seems to me like your typical garbage show on fox but this actually has potential. I love John Mulaney's stand-up and like Seinfeld this show opens and closes with bits from his stand up. Sadly though they had to cut out or reword certain bits because it was "inappropriate" for cable which shocks me that the word rape is inappropriate for cable yet people can say Sh!t (been done in other shows not this one). Anyway the show at times acts out scenes from his more popular stand-up moments which is an interesting take on his stand-up. If you know the jokes then obviously the scenario will be predictable but never the less funny. If you don't know them then you might be confused a little. My main concern with the show is the annoying female character who is crazy and continually stalks/harasses/obsesses over her ex while at the same time freaks out/understand why people think that she's crazy and also flaunts her sexuality to get what she wants (usually info on the ex bf). She needs to go as she is in no way funny and only serves as an annoying distraction from the show's plot. Kill her off, make her move, just delete her from existence, whatever; with her gone better humor can be inserted into the show. I understand the rule that you need to have a female character in the show (we all remember what the pilot episode of Seinfeld was like) but here's a tip fox, pick a character people will relate to, like, and find funny. Guys won't like her because she's annoying/crazy, women will find her to be a poor and possibly offensive representation of an ex girlfriend, and the crazy chicks that she does personify will hate her the most because she reminds them that people find them crazy. Replace her and the show will have a chance to keep a first season going.