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''I Feel Bad'' is an American
sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...
, based on the book ''I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything'' by Orli Auslander, that premiered on September 19, 2018, on
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
. It stars
Sarayu Blue Sarayu Rao (born March 7, 1975), also known as Sarayu R. Blue, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Sons of Tucson'', as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David ...
,
Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the American Broad ...
,
Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedi ...
,
Zach Cherry Zach Cherry (born November1, 1987) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series ''Severance'', Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series ''Fallout'', and Klev in the Marvel Cinematic Un ...
,
Johnny Pemberton John DeJarnette Pemberton III (born June 1, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as the titular ''Son of Zorn'' in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom, Thaddeus in the Amazon Prime Video, Prime Video drama ...
, and James Buckley and is executive produced by Aseem Batra,
Julie Anne Robinson Julie Anne Robinson (born August 8, 1945) is a British theatre, television, film director and producer based in the United States and United Kingdom. Career Robinson first directed television in the U.K. After shadowing on ''Grey's Anatomy'', ...
,
Amy Poehler Amy Meredith Poehler ( ; born September 16, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her roles in sketch comedy, sitcoms and comedy films, she has earned acclaim and several accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award (out of 26 nom ...
, Dave Becky, and Joshua D. Maurer. In November 2018, it was announced that the series would conclude on December 27, 2018 and that NBC would make a decision regarding a potential renewal at a later date. In May 2019, the series was canceled after one season.


Premise

''I Feel Bad'' follows Emet, a wife, mother, and career woman who "feels bad" when she deviates from her own standards of perfection while trying to "have it all."


Cast and characters


Main

*
Sarayu Blue Sarayu Rao (born March 7, 1975), also known as Sarayu R. Blue, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Sons of Tucson'', as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David ...
as Emet Kamala-Sweetzer *
Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the American Broad ...
as David Sweetzer, Emet's husband *
Madhur Jaffrey Madhur Jaffrey Order of the British Empire, CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an Indian-born British-American actress, cookbook and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the weste ...
as Maya Kamala, Emet's mother *
Brian George Brian George (born 27 July 1952) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), the Indian gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), th ...
as Sonny Kamala, Emet's father * James Buckley as Chewey, Emet's co-worker *
Zach Cherry Zach Cherry (born November1, 1987) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series ''Severance'', Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series ''Fallout'', and Klev in the Marvel Cinematic Un ...
as Norman, Emet's co-worker *
Johnny Pemberton John DeJarnette Pemberton III (born June 1, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as the titular ''Son of Zorn'' in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom, Thaddeus in the Amazon Prime Video, Prime Video drama ...
as Griff, Emet's co-worker


Recurring

* Lily Rose Silver as Lily, Emet and David's eldest child. * Rahm Braslaw as Louie, Emet and David's middle child. In the pilot episode the character was portrayed by Callan Farris.


Guest

*
Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedi ...
as Simone ("I Don't Want to Turn into My Mother"), Emet's best friend since college. The character was written out of the series following the pilot episode. * Christopher Avila as Hux ("I Don't Want to Turn into My Mother"), Emet's co-worker. The character was written out of the series following the pilot episode. * Easton Magliarditi as Tucker ("I Don't Want to Turn into My Mother") *
Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (; 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was ...
as Chewey's Mom *
Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Kitty Forman in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) and its Netflix sequel series ''That '90s Show'' (2023–2024). Rupp also ...
as Griff's Mom *
Parker Young Parker Young is an American actor. He portrayed Ryan Shay on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory'', Randy Hill on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Enlisted (TV series), Enlisted'' and Richard on the Bravo (U.S. T ...
as Damon Paul, Emet's boss *
Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades he has received a Drama Desk Award ...
as Max, Adam's Father *
Caroline Aaron Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress. She has appeared in multiple Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, and Woody Allen films and is also known for her role in the television series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Early lif ...
as Irene, Adam's Mother * Taylor Misiak as Mackenzie ("I Get Sick of Being Needed") * MYTEEN as Themself ("We're Not Fun Anymore")


Episodes


Production


Development

On February 2, 2018, it was announced that
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
had given the production a pilot order. The pilot episode was written by Aseem Batra based on the book ''I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything'' by Orli Auslander. Batra also acts an executive producer alongside
Amy Poehler Amy Meredith Poehler ( ; born September 16, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her roles in sketch comedy, sitcoms and comedy films, she has earned acclaim and several accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award (out of 26 nom ...
,
Julie Anne Robinson Julie Anne Robinson (born August 8, 1945) is a British theatre, television, film director and producer based in the United States and United Kingdom. Career Robinson first directed television in the U.K. After shadowing on ''Grey's Anatomy'', ...
, Dave Becky, and Joshua D. Maurer. Kelly Pancho and Kim Lessing are set as producers and Orli Auslander as a consulting producer. Production companies involved with the pilot include
Universal Television Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a division of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#Universal Studio Group, Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which, in turn, is ...
,
Paper Kite Productions Paper Kite Productions is an American film and television production company founded by actress and producer Amy Poehler. It is known for producing the series '' The Mighty B!'', ''Broad City,'' '' Difficult People'', '' Making It'', ''Russian ...
, CannyLads Productions, and
3 Arts Entertainment 3 Arts Entertainment, formerly 3 Arts Productions, is an American film and television production company founded in 1991 by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein. The company has gone on to produce television series such as ''King o ...
. On May 8, 2018, it was announced that NBC had given the production a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2018 and air on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. On June 19, 2018, it was announced that the series would officially premiere on October 4, 2018 in its regular time-slot. On November 8, 2018, it was announced that the series would "conclude" in December 2018 and that NBC would make a decision regarding a potential renewal at a later date. On May 10, 2019, NBC canceled the series after one season.


Casting

On February 26, 2018, it was announced that
Sarayu Blue Sarayu Rao (born March 7, 1975), also known as Sarayu R. Blue, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Sons of Tucson'', as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David ...
and
Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the American Broad ...
had been cast as the pilot's female and male leads, respectively. In March 2018, it was announced that
Zach Cherry Zach Cherry (born November1, 1987) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series ''Severance'', Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series ''Fallout'', and Klev in the Marvel Cinematic Un ...
and James Buckley had also joined the main cast.


Release


Marketing

On May 13, 2018,
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
released the first official trailer for the series.


Premiere

On September 10, 2018, the series took part in the 12th annual PaleyFest Fall Television Previews, which featured a preview screening of the series and a conversation with cast members Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Madhur Jaffrey, and Brian George and executive producers Aseem Batra and Julie Anne Robinson.


Reception


Critical response

The series has been met with a mixed to negative response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ...
, the series holds an approval rating of 31% with an average rating of 5.06 out of 10, based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite its promising pedigree, ''I Feel Bad'' simply isn't very funny."
Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created ...
, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 55 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".


Ratings


References


External links

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