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Newest NBC sitcom ‘Whitney’ so funny it might ‘crack a rib,’ finds amusement in relationship dilemmas
Filmed in front of a live studio audience, NBC’s newest sitcom “Whitney” will have you laughing so hard that you just might crack a rib.
Whitney Cummings is the central star and executive producer of the NBC multi-camera comedy “Whitney.” Cummings’ character is a smart, free-thinking photographer who, as a product of divorce, is happily unmarried to her longtime boyfriend, Alex (Chris D’Elia).
Based in the downtown Chicago area, Whitney and Alex struggle with the feeling of boredom in their relationship.
The couple try to alleviate their fear of boredom by giving each other some time away to work on their own excitement in the recent episode “Private Parts.” Whitney decides to take herself out on a little date, while Alex stays home to relax.
Whitney returns to the apartment and is shocked to find Alex “doing the dirty,” or what I like to call “Chuckin’ the Chicken.” Whitney is so taken back by it all that she gives Alex crap about the whole situation and tells her friends Lily (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Roxanne (Rhea Seehorn) “it looked like he was killing someone and liked it.”
Alex feels so awkward that he tells his friend Mark (Dan O’Brian), a police officer and total bachelor, that he got caught, “enjoying his own company.” Whitney continues to make it awkward for Alex when she comes home the next time, and yells from outside the apartment that she is coming in and if he is busy she will come back later. When there is no response, Whitney asks, “I’m turning the knob, are you turning the knob?” Once she walks in, she finds Alex doing what she thinks is the dirty, except he is only pumping air into his bike tire.
When Lily’s boyfriend Neal (Maulik Pancholy) stops by to grab a tablecloth for a gathering that evening, he spills the beans about Alex “cleaning his tube.” Alex gets upset with Whitney for telling her friends. Later that night at the party,
Whitney decides to bring some embarrassing things up about herself to make everything better between her and Alex.
At the end of the day, Whitney and Alex grasp that while their relationship might not be flawless, they really do love each other, and that is what makes everything perfect.
The show is extremely relatable to everyone. Whether it’s a friends or even just a mere romantic affair, we all have relationship struggles. Although it can sometimes be stressful, it’s nice to find the humor in it all. The comedy premiered on
NBC Sept. 22 and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
For information about the show go to nbc.com/whitney.
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