I am – Hercules!!


A sitcom about a sketch show from “The State” and “Stella” veterans Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black, “Michael & Michael Have Issues” offers a lot of juvenile backstage behavior that wouldn’t feel out of place on “30 Rock,” though “Issues” tends to be a lot slower about moving on to the next gag.

Didn’t love “Issues”; didn’t hate it. In truth, it feels like it might fit better with most of the stoner comedies they brew up in Atlanta for the Cartoon Network’s late-night Adult Swim programming block.

The second episode, which focuses on drug use, will feel tame to anyone who’s heard Artie Lange extol the virtues and drawbacks of heroin abuse on the Stern or Letterman shows.

It’s certainly not in the league of the channel’s “South Park,” “The Sarah Silverman Program” or “Important Things With Demetri Martin.” My issue with “Michael & Michael” is it’s just not funny enough to garner a season pass on my DVRs. I would, however, dip my balls in it.

Entertainment Weekly says:

… if you've ever wanted to watch a farting-butterfly sketch struggle to take flight, this just might be the show for you. …

The Los Angeles Times says:

… Practically speaking, the mix of sketch and story lets them not invest too heavily in either, and "Michael & Michael" is pretty consistently amusing in a low-boil way while rarely breaking into brilliance. And given the insistent childishness of the leads, it remains somehow genial even at its nastiest. …

The Boston Globe says:

… works because it’s funny, and it’s funny because of its chemistry. …

The Hollywood Reporter says:

… In the end, despite frenetic jump cuts and abrupt scene changes and attempts to goose along the "story," the 21 minutes devoted to actual "MMHI" content feels like twice that. The pacing might be anarchical, but that doesn't mean it can't plod; the off-the-wall style aims for a current "Monty Python" but misses the mark. …

10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Central.

Season Eight: Volume Five!!