Modern Family
Hulu’s sendup of one of TV’s most noxious trends might be uneven, but when it works, it’s a reminder that the best satires are as brilliant as they are biting.
Topher Grace is back in peak sitcom form as a lovably dweeby struggling writer—and ‘American Vandal’ star Jimmy Tatro is perfect as his charismatic, doofy, ultra-rich kid brother.
An all-time-great comedy navigated uncharted waters over the most tumultuous 11 years in TV history. Its sweet series finale reminded us why it worked, and why it became lame.
As Stonewall 50 approaches, Jesse Tyler Ferguson tells The Daily Beast: ‘The fact that we are rolling back rights,’ like Trump’s transgender military ban, ‘is beyond discouraging.’
Seth MacFarlane, Judd Apatow, Steve Levitan, and other writers, producers, and actors are ashamed to be even remotely associated with Fox News over the right-wing net’s remarks.
A comedy’s first episode ends with the reveal that the characters are all from the same family. Modern Family did it perfectly. Now CBS’s new sitcom tries to re-create the magic.