EPISODE
The first and only season of this dark-minded dramedy follows a middle-aged couple who struggle to feel genuinely happy with their lives.
19 August 1966, Roselle, New Jersey, USA
20 May 1968, Syracuse, New York, USA
7 May 1975, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
30 May 1969, Peru, Illinois, USA
23 May 1946
19 February 1937, New York City, New York, USA
14 January 1992, New Jersey, USA
6 April 1993, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 February 1987, Brooklyn, New York, USA
12 September 1967, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
3 May 1958, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
23 March 1987, Denver, Colorado, USA
6 March 1947, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
April 26, 2017
It's a real mixed bag - brilliant and original in parts, average in others.
April 26, 2015
The half-hour Happyish premiering tonight proves there is such a thing as comedy too dark to qualify as tragicomedy or even dramedy. It ends up being merely a sad, pretentious piece of work, desperate to be taken seriously.
April 24, 2015
Happyish has a few genuinely imaginative moments amid its many, many excesses. But in the end, it's too much of a one-note Hell-On-Earth "Greatest Hits" album whose principal characters have the overall appeal of vinegar-drenched cotton candy.
April 27, 2015
There are some genuinely funny moments... but these tend to get lost amid the show's onslaught of acid.
April 24, 2015
The animation segues -- Payne's alter-egos that torment him or vice versa -- are just a series of elaborate joke setups without punchlines.
April 26, 2015
If I've left the impression that Happyish isn't a laugh-fest, I've done my job. But the show is not without its pleasures.
April 27, 2015
Too much of a vulgar thing turns out to be weak.
April 27, 2015
It has been a long time since I've loathed a TV show as much as I loathed the series premiere of Happyish.
April 27, 2015
There is a chance that Hoffman might have made this creaking, feeble material work.
April 24, 2015
As rare as its humor can be, it bites with every appearance.
