EPISODE
Stella - Season 1
A sketch comedy show that follows the absurd adventures of Michael, Michael and David.
6 April 1969, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
18 August 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
15 October 1982, New York, New York, USA
24 April 1977, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
8 November 1971, North Carolina, USA
22 January 1983, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
15 June 1949, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
16 November 1974, Washington, Iowa, USA
22 May 1980, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
October 02, 2019
I love Stella because it doesn't fall into the same trap that most modern comedies do. It doesn't try to relate with you. It doesn't pander to its viewers. It never throws in an easy punchline to get casual viewers.
October 02, 2019
Stella is essentially sketch comedy presented as an incoherent sitcom, so while individual moments may be arresting, everything in between is mostly stale filler or embarrassingly strained setups.
October 02, 2019
It's the first truly uncompromised comedic vision we've seen on television since "Mr. Show" left HBO, and we were lucky to have it for even ten episodes.
October 02, 2019
Stella forges a brand of television comedy all its own. The good news: it's funny.
October 02, 2019
There's a fine line, between zany and merely annoying, with gags so pitched toward the absurd as to leave anyone who doesn't completely yield to them out in the cold.
October 02, 2019
Stella's ads promised "dumb comedy dressed up in a suit," and much of the show's appeal comes from the contrast between its striking visual elegance and the giddy ridiculousness of its plotting and gags.
