Monday, March 14, 2016

The Family Comedy is Back!!


Last summer's number one new comedy is back with a preview and a season premiere with in the same week of each other. And once again picks on the funny side of the conversation of topics that makes the show edgy and risky.

The preview episode "Everybody Cheats" has Cynthia debating whether or not to tell her best friend about seeing her husband with another woman. Each member from Jerrod, Maxine to even Joe debate about it and have some different input. And Maxine confuses to Jerrod that while they were going out that she was cheating on her boyfriend with him.

This episode was very good. Grier and Devine were amazing in this episode. The writing was good too. Even though that this episode aired as a preview, it felt in a way that it was an example of what the show is about.

The season premiere, which airs Sunday nights at 9/8c, "Fallen Heroes" dived into the discussion of going to see a childhood hero, who turns out that childhood hero turns out to be Bill Cosby. Jerrod had two tickets to see his comedy show, but Maxine wouldn't go because of what Cosby has done. So Jerrod ask his parents if they want to go, as an anniversary gift.

The whole family takes on if they should or shouldn't go, but when it was just going to be Joe and Jerrod, guilt sets in for Joe while for Jerrod it sets him asking if Cosby is still funny or should he be laughing at his jokes.

The episode was such a well written with risk. The jokes were hilarious, sometimes there were a few that had me balling with laughter. This episode was a well performed from the cast. Literally one of it's best episodes.

As for "The Funeral," Joe gets a phone call from his sister that his father passed away. Joe decides to give him a funeral along with a eulogy too. But Jerrod doesn't see why because the way the guy was before he died.

There were some humor moments but the moment that stole the whole episode was when Joe tells Jerrod of what he had gone through with his dad from protecting his mother from her and such. David Alan Grier gives his best performance in this episode. Along with Devine at the end when she was performing "Ava Marie," even though Cynthia don't remember much of the words expect for "Ava Marie."

Overall, for each episode I give Everybody Cheats"  a 8/10, "Fallen Heroes" a 10/10 and "The Funeral" a 9.5/10.

You can catch The Carmichael Show Sundays at 9/8c on NBC.

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