Roush Review: High Camp and Low Humor in ‘Mid-Century Modern’

There’s not a lot that’s modern about Hulu’s broad and campy sitcom Mid-Century Modern. A fusion of Will & Grace and The Golden Girls from the W&g creators, it’s a classic multi-cam comedy (directed by legendary sitcom pro James Burrows), juiced up with hysterical audience laughter that erupts every time its characters talk in punchlines, Neil Simon by way of Harvey Fierstein. The setting replaces Miami with Palm Springs, a place so gay “even the trees are named Joshua” (some of the jokes are actual groaners). And Ketel One martinis have replaced cheesecake as the go-to nightcap for the three gay men of a certain age who decide to live together after a member of their close circle of friends suddenly passes away. The great comic actor Nathan Lane leads the cast as neurotic mama’s boy Bunny, who, like The Golden Girls‘ Dorothy (Bea Arthur...
- 3/27/2025
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