Pete Holmes (Pete Holmes) is a struggling standup comic in New York City who is supported by his wife Jess. He is shocked to find her cheating on him. Suddenly, he has no job, no home, and no wife.
Pete Holmes is using his real-life breakup to create this show with help from Judd Apatow. It's one more comedian playing a comedian in the standup world. He's not that good at the beginning. He's a pathetic loser. He's whiney. That may be the biggest initial problem for me. Whiney is not funny. He's also a little too clueless. Some cluelessness is hilarious. When he gets too clueless, I start to wonder if he's real. It happens a few times, but it's not enough to put me off. There are some very compelling episodes in the later seasons. Part of that is his act. It gets better and funnier. I really love some of the later episodes. It seems to be a show finding its legs and then it's gone.
Pete Holmes is using his real-life breakup to create this show with help from Judd Apatow. It's one more comedian playing a comedian in the standup world. He's not that good at the beginning. He's a pathetic loser. He's whiney. That may be the biggest initial problem for me. Whiney is not funny. He's also a little too clueless. Some cluelessness is hilarious. When he gets too clueless, I start to wonder if he's real. It happens a few times, but it's not enough to put me off. There are some very compelling episodes in the later seasons. Part of that is his act. It gets better and funnier. I really love some of the later episodes. It seems to be a show finding its legs and then it's gone.