Lisa Kudrow proved across the ten years of 'Friends' what a naturally gifted comedienne she was, and it's lovely to see her shining still in this odd but fun comedy.It's an odd little show, not one that really fits into a box in terms of "this show is like...", but it's good fun, and most episodes make you laugh out loud.The best episodes of course are the ones that feature Kudrow's former 'Friends' co-stars, with the Matthew Perry one where he claims his father invented the lighthouse being a particular favourite.Give this show a chance, you'll be hooked.
... View MoreLisa Kudrow is the Lucille Ball of our time. Unusual, distinctive, unafraid.This show, which I only heard of last October (2011), is remarkable comedy.Comedy is the art of making the unexpected hilarious. That's what this show does. In each episode, the premise is usually straightforward. Each time Fiona begins a session, we have immediate clarity on what the problem is. Hilarity then ensues, taking unexpected turn after unexpected turn - some cued by Kudrow's priceless brand of facial exasperation, others cued by some astonishing new fact that visibly upsets or enrages her.I remember reading a take on I Love Lucy. Desi Arnaz explained that every episode opened with a perfectly common home-life dilemma. As fans know, nothing past that premise was ever common. Each week, Lucy made us believe that she's the housewife with X problem which, if solved, will change her life. All the better if the dilemma was posed by a possible show-biz break.Cue Lisa K and the Lucy Ricardo'ish character Fiona. She is ambitious. The Internet is her show-biz - she always wants to break into it in a big way. She has an appalling lack of common sense. Kip has problems we could imagine Ricky having if he was a lead singer and star today.In the end, both Lucy R. and Fiona W. are screwball characters whose humanity is immediately on display but who are tempted into vanity, errant ambition, and ill-fated schemes.Web Therapy is comedy art. Hilarity at its zenith. I tell everyone I know to watch it.
... View MoreI have enjoyed past seasons of 5m to 15m episodes.Kudrow has always been a favorite. Cast and guests are a lot of fun.I'm having a hard time figuring out why, (this 'new' 30 minute show) is not so new? Lately, several episodes seem to be 'stitched', re-edited portions from past season shows, IE: several 5-15m shows into a 30m, (supposedely new episode).I hope it has just been a 'filler' problem or such.Off-season repeats and during season 'fillers', (once in awhile) is expected...but, do not recall seeing this type of combo.The show has got so many diff scenarios to 'wander' into that this seems way too early to do.
... View MoreI've never seen FRIENDS (Seriously) - though, in the occasional snippets I did manage to see, Lisa Kudrow's performance always stood out.I watched THE COMEBACK, and, working in that business, I especially found it very spot-on, as to all the problems an actor faces - least of which is talent - including, ageism, and, all the politics behind the scenes.It was sad to see that go, and, only recently got caught up with Ms. Kudrow's latest SHOWTIME series: WEB THERAPY.A wonderfully dysfunctionally hysterical replacement.Ms. Kudrow knows - as, another of my favorites, Mary Tyler Moore - that you have to surround yourself with top notch cast members, and, on WEB THERAPY, she's got everyone from Victor Garber, to Alan Cummings, Dan Butinsky, Lily Tomlin (as her mother, 'Putsy Hodge'), and a lot more.WEB THERAPY is a very dry, very biting type of comedy series, and Ms. Kudrow's Fiona Wallace is either the most self-absorbed lunatic, or a brilliant manipulator (watch what happens with her awful book), or both.Either way, Ms. Kudrow's series - an 'in-the-know' viewer delight, should be MUCH better known than it is.
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