Here is another show from the 90s that I dont watch all the time but Its constantly funnier than both seinfeld and wings and there are absolutely NO cringe episodes (But it did have cringe actors sadly) and thats news radio. This show is so funny. The characters are top notch and kooky (especially the eccentric billionaire Jimmy James, the man so nice they named him twice) The comedy holds up great today (even if a few of the references are a bit dated) like this:
or
and a scene i think about a lot lately:
"You're sitting in the house that Honk if you're horny built"
I was laughing so hard at those scenes just now lol. There are two really wacky and offbeat episodes (What if the station was in space or what if the station was actually the titanic) But it is sad because after season 4 Phil Hartman was Murdered, and everytime I see his stuff I get sad because he was such a comedic genius. Season 5 was ok, and it does have one of my favorite episodes (The white noise machine) But it did miss Phil Hartman.
And finally I do want to address the elephant in the room, this show DOES feature 2 awful human beings (Andy Dick and Joe Rogan) I cringe a bit when I see them on screen but i do my best to remind myself that it was the 90s and this was before they went totally off the deep end (Kind of like another show I like Just shoot me! Has Hundreds of references to Trump, i try to conceptualize that it was the 90s and not today)
But anyways Newsradio is great. Hilarious, great cast and no cringe.
Thats all.
Keelah Se'lai.
Me.
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