AMC has ordered the meta comedy Kevin Can F— Himself to series. While the network is known for dramas like The Walking Dead, it often blends humor into the most serious of situations. In the case of Kevin Can F— Himself, the series plans to take a well-known sitcom trope and examine it far more cleverly.
The most well-remembered comedies, like Friends and Seinfeld, never differentiated based on gender. Rachel was just as likely to engage in hilariously awful acts as any other member of the group. Elaine, though she might have appeared more reasonable than her cohorts, still had her fair share of outbursts and nefarious schemes. Other shows followed a different template: placing the goofy, well-meaning husband at the center while the wife looks on from the sidelines with disapproval. Kevin Can Wait, which aired on CBS for two seasons, followed this method of storytelling recently and ended up caught in a bit of controversy as a result. It’s fair to say that the creators of Kevin Can F— Himself had the controversy firmly in mind when they were crafting their show.
According to TV Line, the series will probe the secret life of a sitcom wife. Looking to break convention, the narrative is described as an exploration of the world through the eyes of a character that has traditionally remained secondary. In order to achieve this, Kevin Can F— Himself will alternate between single-camera realism multi-camera comedy. The two formats are meant to inform one another, as the show imagines what happens when the sitcom wife escapes her confines and expresses her rage.
The show’s creator, Valerie Armstrong, has previously worked on Lodge 49. Armstrong will be joined by executive producers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Although AMC says that it doesn’t plan to expand its slate of comedic programs, it has blended plenty of humor into shows like Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Lodge 49, which also airs on the network. When it debuts, Kevin Can F— Himself will likely be similar.
Bringing to mind Leah Remini in King of Queens or Patricia Heaton in Everybody Loves Raymond, the idea of avenging the tired trope of a nagging wife will surely prove to be interesting. It is likely as well that the show’s use of a provocative, profane title is merely a hook for a dramedy that intends to delve into deeper issues in the long run. But just from its general premise, and AMC’s reputation for great content, Kevin Can F— Himself looks to be unmissable.
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Source: TV Line
