How disappointing that ABC’s Super Fun Night was none of
those things. I had high hopes for Rebel Wilson in her
television premier, but alas, those hopes were dashed. As it
turns out, she is just too green to carry a show, and her
humor is not translating very well when there isn’t a
loveable and mainstream heroine against which she can
contrast. What is meant to be likeable and relatable, comes
off as sad and tone deaf. Where other actresses find their
voice in weird, eccentric characters, Wilson can’t get us on
board with her version of the loveable loser.
The show follows Wilson’s character Kimmie and her two best
friends Helen-Alice, played by Liza Lapira, and Markia,
played by Lauren Ash as they navigate the uncooperative
aspects of their muted and uninspired lives. The trio is
painted with a very broad brush as a band of misfits, and
their identities rely almost exclusively on their social
awkwardness. There is a potential love interest for Kimmie
in Richard, played by Kevin Bishop, and an antagonist in
Kendall (Kate Jenkinson), but these relationships are so
one-dimensional that its hard to muster the interest in
them. It is wobbly on its legs and can’t find the right
note. This show is similar in structure and premise to Drop
Dead Diva, but without its charm and earnestness. In fact,
Super Fun Night is so lackluster that it is an exercise in
wasted potential.
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