Where to find it: YouTube
Length: Six seasons of 20-minute episodes
Synopsis: Animated sitcom about a therapist who treats stand-up comics
Recommendation rating: 3/5
What I like about it: charming and funny improv between Jonathan Katz and Jon Benjamin
What I don’t like about it: so ugly it helps not to look at it, most of the comedians featured are ignorant hacks
Review:
This animated sitcom, made with early cheap computer animation, follows a kind-hearted and soft-spoken therapist named Dr. Katz, his sardonic secretary Laura and his son Ben, the archetypal Gen X slacker. The format is simple: Katz’s therapy sessions are an excuse to reuse stand-up material and the real good stuff comes from the improvised sitcom around that. Jonathan Katz is very quick-witted and comes up with brilliant lines. If you haven’t tried and loved Home Movies (1999), maybe try that first as it’s a better implementation of a similar format.
Content notes (may contain spoilers): ableism, terrible 90s standup jokes