There aren’t many mainstream comedians in Hollywood that are more controversial and offensive than the popular Sarah Silverman. The comedian practically built her career on offensive jokes addressing social taboos and controversial topics, such as racism, sexism, religion and politics. When Hulu offered the comedian a late night talk show, people were quite skeptical that it would have a long future, and they were quite right.
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman debuted on Hulu in October 12, 2017, and got axed after just 21 episodes. It was received with positive reviews initially, but found itself losing affinity from viewers as the show continued. Hulu said goodbye to the show with the subscription service’s chief Craig Erwich commenting: “We’re proud of what Sarah Silverman did on ‘I Love You, America.’ I think the show grew creatively between Season 1 and Season 2. It didn’t acquire a large enough audience despite the critical acclaim.”
I Feel Bad
Let's start out by saying this — there's no wonder why a show called I Feel Bad could not make it passed its first season. This horrible name is standing tall somewhere along with 'I Feel Terrible' and 'Life Is Bad'. It's no wonder that NBC's comedy show barely managed to hold its ratings and was down to 2.5 million viewers by the end of its first season. The show centers around Emet, a mother, boss and wife who has to contend with her various faults and personality defects.
I Feel Bad was rated 5.9 out of 10 on IMDb and received very polarized reviews from viewers, calling it either "not funny at all" and "a waste of time" or "my favorite new show", depending on who you ask. The show stars Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, and James Buckley, and can be watched on NBC.com and Amazon Prime.
Grand Hotel
Despite having one huge cliffhanger ending, Grand Hotel has been officially canceled by ABC in October 2019, after just one season. The show starred a variety of Spanish actors, such as Demián Bichir, Roselyn Sanchez and Denyse Tontz, but it didn't spark enough attention, even though it was co-produced by the wonderful Eva Longoria.
The show centered around the lives of people working at a family-run hotel in Miami Beach, but it seems people weren't interested enough in the idea to tune in weekly. Grand Hotel managed to attract just under 2.8 million total viewers every week.
Veep
HBO's hit political satire comedy show VEEP (short for vice-president), originally began as an adaptation of the British sitcom The Thick of It, but grew to a life of its own, with over seven seasons of our protagonist Meyer and her team as they try to become successful politicians in American politics. It stars various talented actors, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Matt Walsh.
The show has won numerous awards, including seven consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Production was halted on the seventh season due to star Julia Louis-Dreyfus having to get treatment for breast cancer. Veep eventually returned for its seventh and final season in March 31, 2019, and received critical acclaim from both critics and users alike.
Tuca & Bertie
Tuca & Bertie , Netflix's attempt at an adult animated sitcom, appeared to be quite a promising new show. Although the show opened to strong reception and critical acclaim, often being referred to as one of the best shows of 2019, it didn't survive its first season and was promptly axed by Netflix. Stars of the show Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong, both came from a comedic background, yet the show itself didn't get the same comedic value as each of the female comics' one-woman shows.
Both fans and critics were very mad about the sudden cancellation, and prompted a social media backlash with the Twitter hashtags #RenewTucaAndBertie and #SaveTucaAndBertie, and each received more than 10,000 tweets from users. Many news sites published articles asking Netflix to renew the show, and criticism was thrown at Netflix for not adequately promoting the show due to its algorithm failing to help it build an initial audience.