Decent enough comedy So I've watched 4 seasons of this show now - and I find it funny enough to have watched them all. There are definitely some great jokes in here, and some very funny characters.
It can be a bit crass but often even those jokes land alright. They definitely set up some pretty good scenarios that have me and my hubby cracking up on the regular.
That said, I do have some gripes about how obviously left-wing the show is. Particularly all the racist jokes against white people. Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoy racist jokes and can take it as well as I can dish it, but it only works if nobody feels singled out - you make fun of everyone, or no one. I don't think this show has caught on to that because after a few seasons of only hearing white people jokes, particularly about how racist and ubiquitous we all are, it definitely wears on you, and I'd definitely call that racist in itself. It put a real damper on the show by the end of season 2, for me.
Same goes for Christians. One can't help but notice that every Christian is portrayed as pretty dumb, but the only Muslim guy in the show is pretty smart and well-respected among the other characters. They have no problem letting him pray at work, but won't let the Christian character express any religious sentiment even in his breaks, which hit a sore spot for me cos I know a few people who've had that happen in real life. It definitely picks favourites and makes no qualms about letting you know who they are.
Also, sometimes the characters are quite unlikeable, and so stupid that it's painful, but not in a terribly funny way.
But despite all that, it does have enough funny moments that I think it's worth watching overall. But if you're irritated by that stuff as I am, maybe don't binge it, cos you could end up feeling a little worn out.