Home > Happyish > Season 1 « TV Series Page Happyish: Season 1 (2015) Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 31% Average Rating: 4.82/10 Season Reviews: 39 Fresh: 12 Rotten: 27 Critics Consensus: Instead of sly and shocking, Happyish comes off as shrill and self-satisfied, despite the efforts of its talented cast. 27% Average Rating: 5.77/10 Season Reviews: 22 Fresh: 6 Rotten: 16 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Instead of sly and shocking, Happyish comes off as shrill and self-satisfied, despite the efforts of its talented cast. AUDIENCE SCORE 85% liked it Average Rating: 4.1/5 User Ratings: 124 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Starring Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus and Dr. Alois Alzheimer Air date: Apr 26, 2015 A 44-year-old man's search for happiness makes him miserable. In the opener, Thom comes under pressure to rebrand himself after his agency hires Swedish creative directors to evolve the company. Meanwhile, a headhunter advises Thom to admit he's hit his joy ceiling. More 2 Starring Marc Chagall, Abuela and Adolf Hitler Air date: May 3, 2015 Thom loses his couch and gets a lesson in corporate America from Jonathan that involves German pornography. Meanwhile, the Swedes push a new campaign; and Lee's bubble is invaded when her mother sends Julius a package. More 3 Starring Vladimir Nabokov, Hippocrates and God Air date: May 10, 2015 When Julius gets ill, Thom's Catholicism and the Geico Gecko offer dueling takes on the meaning of suffering. Meanwhile, MGT departments begin the downsizing process. More 4 Starring Sigmund Freud, Charles Bukowski and Seven Billion A**holes Air date: May 17, 2015 Julius gets suspended for hitting Fitzgerald Miller; the Swedes continue to trouble Thom at work; Jonathan introduces the official Nazi handbook at a meeting. More 5 Starring Josey Wales, Jesus Christ and the New York Times Air date: May 24, 2015 Thom gets a life lesson when his train strikes and kills a commuter; Gottfrid questions Thom's priorities when he misses a morning meeting; Lee finds a new studio with a Holocaust survivor landlord. More 6 Starring Helen Keller, Moses and Lenny Bruce Air date: May 31, 2015 A new store at a local mall sends Lee into a tailspin; Thom takes over a campaign and consoles Larry; the Swedes try to steal Lorna while offering Thom another big account. More 7 Starring David Ogilvy, Anton Chekhov and Gluten Enteropathy Air date: Jun 7, 2015 Thom travels to Los Angeles and promises Julius that he will bring him back a toy; Lee gets a new cell phone and comforts Julius when Thom is forced by Gottfrid to stay out of town longer than expected. More 8 Starring Rene Descartes, Adweek and HRH the Princess of Arendelle Air date: Jun 14, 2015 Thom gets forced out of his office to make way for the "Ideation Room"; Lee vents on "Frozen," while helping out as lunch mom, and meets Sandy; James Deen gives three fool-proof tips on success in porn/corporate America. More 9 Starring Mr. Mike, Joseph McCarthy and Alfred Bernhard Nobel Air date: Jun 21, 2015 Thom discovers something terrible about Larry; Lee takes Julius to Hebrew school; Thom meets with Dani for advice. More 10 Starring Christopher Hitchens, Philip Larkin and Josef Stalin Air date: Jun 28, 2015 Season 1 ends with Thom quitting after writing a story involving meaning, underpants, a church and a cop. More Happyish: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (29) Tv Season Info The first and only season of this dark-minded dramedy stars Steve Coogan as Thom Payne and Kathryn Hahn as Lee Payne, a middle-aged couple who struggle to feel genuinely happy with their lives. This raw, comedic take on growing older in a culture obsessed with youth focuses on Thom who works at an advertising agency that enlists the help of young, Swedish creative directors to revamp the company's image. Much like the company, Thom's new boss also encourages him to "rebrand" himself as well. The show also features Bradley Whitford as Jonathan Cooke and Ellen Barkin as Dani Kirschenbloom. Genre: Network: Showtime Premiere Date: Apr 26, 2015 Creator: Shalom Auslander Exec. Producers: Shalom Auslander, Ken Kwapis Cast Steve Coogan as Thom Payne Kathryn Hahn as Lee Payne Bradley Whitford as Jonathan Cooke Ellen Barkin as Dani Kirschenbloom Sawyer Shipman as Julius Payne Nils Lawton as Gottfrid Carrie Preston Molly Price Hannah Hodson as Lorna Kevin Kilner as David Andre Royo Susan Kelechi Watson as Sandy Tobias Segal as Gustaff James Deen as Himself Marsha Stephanie Blake as Michelle Michael Zegen as Atomic Goldfarb Show More Cast News & Interviews for Happyish: Season 1 Critics Consensus: Avengers: Age of Ultron Is Certified Fresh Trailer Bulletin: Flushed Away View All Happyish: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Starring Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus and Dr. Alois Alzheimer Air date: Apr 26, 2015 A 44-year-old man's search for happiness makes him miserable. In the opener, Thom comes under pressure to rebrand himself after his agency hires Swedish creative directors to evolve the company. Meanwhile, a headhunter advises Thom to admit he's hit his joy ceiling. More 2 Starring Marc Chagall, Abuela and Adolf Hitler Air date: May 3, 2015 Thom loses his couch and gets a lesson in corporate America from Jonathan that involves German pornography. Meanwhile, the Swedes push a new campaign; and Lee's bubble is invaded when her mother sends Julius a package. More 3 Starring Vladimir Nabokov, Hippocrates and God Air date: May 10, 2015 When Julius gets ill, Thom's Catholicism and the Geico Gecko offer dueling takes on the meaning of suffering. Meanwhile, MGT departments begin the downsizing process. More 4 Starring Sigmund Freud, Charles Bukowski and Seven Billion A**holes Air date: May 17, 2015 Julius gets suspended for hitting Fitzgerald Miller; the Swedes continue to trouble Thom at work; Jonathan introduces the official Nazi handbook at a meeting. More 5 Starring Josey Wales, Jesus Christ and the New York Times Air date: May 24, 2015 Thom gets a life lesson when his train strikes and kills a commuter; Gottfrid questions Thom's priorities when he misses a morning meeting; Lee finds a new studio with a Holocaust survivor landlord. More 6 Starring Helen Keller, Moses and Lenny Bruce Air date: May 31, 2015 A new store at a local mall sends Lee into a tailspin; Thom takes over a campaign and consoles Larry; the Swedes try to steal Lorna while offering Thom another big account. More 7 Starring David Ogilvy, Anton Chekhov and Gluten Enteropathy Air date: Jun 7, 2015 Thom travels to Los Angeles and promises Julius that he will bring him back a toy; Lee gets a new cell phone and comforts Julius when Thom is forced by Gottfrid to stay out of town longer than expected. More 8 Starring Rene Descartes, Adweek and HRH the Princess of Arendelle Air date: Jun 14, 2015 Thom gets forced out of his office to make way for the "Ideation Room"; Lee vents on "Frozen," while helping out as lunch mom, and meets Sandy; James Deen gives three fool-proof tips on success in porn/corporate America. More 9 Starring Mr. Mike, Joseph McCarthy and Alfred Bernhard Nobel Air date: Jun 21, 2015 Thom discovers something terrible about Larry; Lee takes Julius to Hebrew school; Thom meets with Dani for advice. More 10 Starring Christopher Hitchens, Philip Larkin and Josef Stalin Air date: Jun 28, 2015 Season 1 ends with Thom quitting after writing a story involving meaning, underpants, a church and a cop. More Critic Reviews for Happyish Season 1 All Critics (39) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (27) There are some genuinely funny moments... but these tend to get lost amid the show's onslaught of acid. Apr 27, 2015 | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic There is a chance that Hoffman might have made this creaking, feeble material work. Apr 27, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… Jonathan Bernstein Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic The half-hour Happyish premiering tonight proves there is such a thing as comedy too dark to qualify as tragicomedy or even dramedy. It ends up being merely a sad, pretentious piece of work, desperate to be taken seriously. Apr 26, 2015 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic Happyish has a few genuinely imaginative moments amid its many, many excesses. But in the end, it's too much of a one-note Hell-On-Earth "Greatest Hits" album whose principal characters have the overall appeal of vinegar-drenched cotton candy. Apr 24, 2015 | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The animation segues -- Payne's alter-egos that torment him or vice versa -- are just a series of elaborate joke setups without punchlines. Apr 24, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic As rare as its humor can be, it bites with every appearance. Apr 24, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic That could work, if this was funny - or even funnyish - but it's just unpleasant, mostly. Aug 31, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… Deborah Ross Daily Mail (UK) It's a real mixed bag - brilliant and original in parts, average in others. Apr 26, 2017 | Full Review… Pattie Pegler Stuff.co.nz It has been a long time since I've loathed a TV show as much as I loathed the series premiere of Happyish. Apr 27, 2015 | Rating: 4.9/10 | Full Review… Amy Amatangelo Boston Herald Too much of a vulgar thing turns out to be weak. Apr 27, 2015 | Rating: C | Full Review… Mark A. Perigard Boston Herald View All Critic Reviews (39) Audience Reviews for Happyish: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Happyish: Season 1! 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