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White Famous (TV Series)

White Famous

2017

Tom Kapinos (Creator), Tim Story ...

Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jacob Ming-Trent, Jay Pharoah, Lonnie Chavis ...

5.8

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TV Series. Comedy TV Series (2017-). A young African-American comedian rises among the ranks of the stand-up world and braces for "break-out" fame.

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Consistently watchable due to a versatile and charismatic lead performance by Jay Pharoah, 'White Famous' still feels like an impersonal relic of television past"	NEU
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"[A] sharply written dramedy."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"The show tries to do too much and isn’t always sure if it’s satire, a straight-on sitcom or an African American 'Entourage'. Pharoah has a lot of heavy lifting to do, but mostly carries it off."	NEU
United States	Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News	"Pharoah (...) almost makes it worth it. He has a solid presence that lifts the show. You just wish it were a better show."	NEU
United States	Margaret Lyons The New York Times	"The problem with 'White Famous' is its lack of problems. Every potential conflict resolves itself without consequence or development."	NEU
United States	Sonia Saraiya Variety	"[There] are the few instances where that Floyd offers up a goofy, introspective side to his character. The rest of the time, he’s a stubbornly shallow protagonist in a stubbornly shallow show."	NEU
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"What could have been a smart and incisive look at Hollywood is instead a sluggish, shallow and often sexist knockoff of 'Entourage'. (...) Rating:★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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