The 10 Best Sitcoms of 2012

By Josh Jackson at 9:30 AM on December 8, 2012

Even with the rise of reality TV, there's no night during the week you can't find something that's at least trying to be funny.  read more

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Delocated, Eagleheart and the New Wave of Absurd TV Comedy

By Shane Ryan at 11:42 AM on July 9, 2012

Here’s a description of Delocated, the comedy series that airs on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network’s late night programming), taken straight from the Wikipedia page: Jon Glaser plays a man in the Witness Protection Program who moves his family to New York City so they can star in a reality TV show, forced to wear ski masks and have his voice changed at all times. There are a few ways to respond to this premise. First, you could be baffled, which is how I imagine most Americans reacting. When you start to parse the specifics, the logical flaws become obvious, and...  read more

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Delocated Review: "Friend" (Episode 3.07)

By Garrett Martin at 4:00 PM on March 19, 2012

Jon realizes he needs a friend....  read more

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Delocated Review: "Sample" (Episode 3.06)

By Garrett Martin at 12:00 PM on March 9, 2012

Delocated is clearly Jon Glaser’s show. He writes it, he produces it, he plays the main character – it’s probably as pure a distillation of Glaser’s comedic vision as will ever exist on TV. Even if every other character left the show I’m pretty sure Delocated could exist in a recognizable and satisfying form if the character “Jon” was still around. So is it weird that, halfway through the third season, I’m way more interested in the Mirminskys than Jon?...  read more

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Delocated's Jon Glaser: Masked And Anonymous

By Michael Tedder at 6:05 PM on March 8, 2012

Halfway through his senior year of college, communications major, Gene Wilder fan and hopeful comedic actor Jon Glaser took a break to trek up to Chicago. He called the city’s Second City Theatre, a legendary breeding ground for comedy stars, to see if they had any auditions for their prestigious troupe. They did. So with a few acting classes under his belt, he tried out. He didn’t get it, but that didn’t matter. “One of the producers in the room pulled me aside after auditioning and was very encouraging. It was actually a pivotal moment in my life,” says Glaser....  read more

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Delocated Review: "Warm-Up" (Episode 3.05)

By Garrett Martin at 12:30 AM on March 2, 2012

(This review originally referred to this episode as “Jon’s Pub”, the title listed on our screener disc and press materials. The final title was changed to “Warm-Up” when it aired. We’ve updated this review accordingly. – Ed.) Whoa, I’m disappointed. How did that happen? Delocated is the funniest show on TV. Cheers is an iconic classic that basically defined the sit-com for people my age. Sam Malone should be an easy target for “Jon” (Jon Glaser), as Sam’s exactly the sort of cool, handsome sex genius Jon clearly tries to be. Jon’s immature, inappropriate sexual advances are typically too funny...  read more

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Delocated Review: "Camping" (Episode 3.04)

By Garrett Martin at 12:30 AM on February 24, 2012

Part of Delocated‘s appeal is the semblance of realism that grounds its more absurd moments. Its New York is real and recognizable in a way the New York of Sex and the City or Friends never was. The Mirminsky and Wang Cho crime families might be stereotypes, but they’re almost always portrayed in serious and believable lights. Even the show’s two most ridiculous (and, not coincidentally, most central) characters, “Jon” and Yvgeny, are barely disguised cartoon versions of the show’s creator Jon Glaser and comedian Eugene Mirmen. In a way Delocated is no less real than the type of bottom-feeder...  read more

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Delocated Review: "Midnight Munchingtons" (Episode 3.03)

By Garrett Martin at 12:30 AM on February 17, 2012

In which Jon creates a cooking show Hugh Acheson and Richard Blais could never win....  read more

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Delocated Review: "Skins" (Episode 3.02)

By Garrett Martin at 6:00 PM on February 10, 2012

“Let the skins begin / my savory skins.”...  read more

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Delocated Review: "Lipples" (Episode 3.01)

By Garrett Martin at 4:30 PM on February 6, 2012

People don’t believe me when I tell them that Delocated‘s second season was one of the best shows of 2010. They see the Adult Swim logo and Jon Glaser in his black skimask and just write it off as either stoner nonsense or “too cool for school” anticomedy for hipsters (as if that word has any meaning). It’s their loss; you don’t have to be a student or a 4Chan creep to dig this show. Delocated offers the sly absurdity of alternative comedy in a somewhat traditional sit-com package that won’t scare away viewers who think Tim and Eric or...  read more

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