The Upshaws (2021– ) User Reviews

Episode 3 and the rest

[shawn_hall · 8/10 · 16 May 2021]

It picks up and is fun starting with episode 3. Wanda and Mike Epps exchanging zingers are the worth waiting for. It's fun, give it a chance.

Some good laughs and potential to be a great comedy

[yilmazc-89448 · 7/10 · 13 May 2021]

After the debacle called dad stop embarassing me (jamie fox) it was refreshing to finally have a good comedy with a cast who knows how to bring jokes over to the public and this is 50%thanks to the writers of this show.

People do not believe the negative reviews of trolls, this is definetely not o bad show and will be even better in the second season.

Give it a chance.

Solid comedy

[Calicodreamin · 7/10 · 13 May 2021]

A comedy that's actually funny, I'm here for it! Epps and Sykes steal the show, they have great banter and keep the laughs rolling. Storylines are fairly well developed and the acting is decent.

Way better than the new Netflix Jamie Foxx Show!

[trayeisha · 10/10 · 13 May 2021]

This show is surprisingly very funny with relatable content. With a star-studded cast, everyone is holding their weight and all equally funny. Even the child actors are great! Which I hardly see in newer sitcoms. Very great show.

Pleasantly surprised

[miss-62350 · 7/10 · 13 May 2021]

I didn't have high hopes for this, however it was really good, tackled some great issues and wasn't overrun with ridiculous comedy.

Three Heavyweights= Hell of a Show!

[clvrasafx · 10/10 · 14 May 2021]

Mike Epps , Wanda Sykes, and Kim Fields fit together so well and play off one another so well. The cast is great. I've watched it two times already, Three Heavyweights who know how to flow with the writing and cadence of each other will create something fantastic, please watch this show, its great.

Good series

[shyguy-11287 · 6/10 · 14 May 2021]

One of the better Netflix comedies. I hope this one gets renewed.

IMDB Reviewers is a hard crowd!!

[sheast · 9/10 · 14 May 2021]

This is really a great show! Very funny and experienced actors/comedians at their best. Check it out!!

Refreshingly Funny

[primona · 7/10 · 15 July 2022]

Wanda Sykes and Kim Fields are great as sisters in this series. Mike Epps offers some funny moments as the always scheming husband. Overall, it's a light, fun watch.

Awful

[meposey · 1/10 · 16 May 2021]

Every. Single. Stereotype. This is awful! How many years have we set ourselves back?

Great sitcom

[taylorwll · 10/10 · 14 May 2021]

Laughs galore, great chemistry amongst the cast. I hope there's a second season.

Funny!!

[mrpete-76012 · 7/10 · 13 May 2021]

A good cast that knows how to deliver the jokes! Looking forward to more.

Give me a break

[tedrosbasil-1 · 3/10 · 15 August 2022]

I really loved the first season of this show. I got it. A family trying to survive from day to day, and a lot of the bad writing just went unnoticed. Then season two was released and the penny dropped. All through season 1, I was rooting for the family to succeed, but it is clear that that won't happen any time soon, and I can't watch characters destroy themselves. It's just sad to watch, ironic for a comedy. These characters are all trying to tear each other down. Nobody is allowed to catch a break, it's really a sad, sad, story, with some funny lines here and there. The writers should start to find ways to find comedy in successes. Small successes would be great. The whole storyline of the scholarship was just ludacris, and insulting. Do better and write some three dimensional characters, not perpetuating stale stereotypes.

These reviews are crazy

[big_asapper · 10/10 · 13 May 2021]

This show is so funny I don't understand how the reviews are so low .... hilarious.

Amazing Absolutely Amazing 👍🏾👍🏾.

[berniermaleme-38101 · 7/10 · 4 December 2023]

Huge fan of The Upshaws and the cast is amazing especially Mike Epps & Wanda Sykes characters battle each other like Fred Sanford & Aunt Esther in the 70's and Martin & Pam in the 90's. I really enjoyed last season episode when Marsha Warfield guest starred as Bennie's Mom. Those two killed it. I hope very soon in the future that this series will do six or seven more seasons with an amount of episodes that they can complete the series. Especially, Marsha Warfield playing Bennie's Mom again in one of the upcoming episodes maybe if they have a family reunion episode.

Laugh Out Loud Funny. More Upshaws.

Laughed all the way through!

[tabiasjackson · 10/10 · 15 May 2021]

I don't understand why this doesn't have at least a 7+ rating, it super funny, the cast is awesome, Wanda and Mike chemistry is perfect! Hoping for a season 2.

im hoping this show gets way more meta

[jimmehford · 7/10 · 14 May 2021]

It feels like this show only could work on Netflix, and challenge the status quo that most sitcoms have. Especially about sitcoms with dead beat husbands that constantly gaslight and take advantage of their spouse.

The things he does to his wife would never fly by in real life. So for his wife to have the final straw in the middle of the season, it hits too close to home.

I'm curious to see where this show goes.

Plus, it's legitimately funny lol.

I was surprised.

[delicatus · 10/10 · 13 May 2021]

It is hard to tell what to expect when Netflix is coming out with a show like this, and we could argue that they do leave us hanging from time to time, but this show was IT for me.

It's light hearted, but tackles serious and relatable problems, and questions. Most surprisingly for me, it's not always Mike Epps & Wanda Skyes, the other actors - including the children! - are just as well factored in.

I had a really great time watching all 10 episodes, not equally good of course... but good nonetheless, in my opinion.

Pretty good

[nicci1972 · 7/10 · 18 May 2021]

Ok. I wasn't for the first 2 episodes. The baby mama drama was so "typical" and a negative stereotype (yes most have truth to them). Oh and I really don't like the way they family treats Kelvin. He has nothing to do with the parents"situation". After that, they addressed important family / relationship issues. Thus saving it for me. I watched all10 episodes in one seating. I enjoyed it.

Humiliating and Despicable

[aliciakillings · 1/10 · 17 May 2021]

I can not belive that such good actors agreed to be in such a trash show!!! Mike Epps character was deplorable and the entire show was bafoonery.

Love The Upshaws

[jtungsten16 · 10/10 · 13 May 2021]

This show is hilarious and Kim Fields looks like she hasn't aged at all. All the actors are great and I hope it gets renewed for a second season. Definitely worth your time.

Pretty funny

[vcgxvxf · 7/10 · 13 May 2021]

This came autoplayed on Netflix after I fell asleep. When I woke up I ended up watching a few episodes, at like 3:40 in the morning. It's actually pretty funny. I think a lot of the negative reviews are folks who just hate sitcoms. I think we'd all have a better idea of these things of people who hate coffee didn't feel the need to review coffee shops, if ya know what I mean.

Disappointing.

[matt_sole-372-208203 · 3/10 · 17 May 2021]

I'm a huge fan of Wanda Sykes and I enjoy a good formulaic multi-camera sitcom, but The Upshaws just fails to hit the mark.

The plot lines and scenarios come straight out of every 90s sitcom (albest spiced up with more contemporary elements such as stripper poles at a kids party) and the language is a bit fruitier than you'd expect to see in a show like this, but it doesn't work for me.

Loser dad, wife who is too good for him and holds every bad thing he has ever done over him, the crazy, interfering neighbour/relative... it's all there.

I even swear I've seen the set in another show before.

Loved it!

[tybeanbaby · 10/10 · 13 May 2021]

If you love Bob❤'s Abishola and The Neighborhood, then this show is for you! It's real and relatable. It's new and refreshing. Its good representation and a more realistic view of the world. Love it! I found out about this show just maybe 5 hours ago, I've already finished season 1(dont worry no spoliers), I need season 2 ASAP!

Fun

[elixirsound · 7/10 · 18 May 2021]

Good cast . Fun lines . Sure it is canned laughter but the jokes are funny .

Not reliant on race jokes or politics which is nice .