After two mini-seasons on NBC. Mr. Mayor was cancelled this past May. Created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, following their Netflix hit Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the show starred Ted Danson as the newly elected mayor of Los Angeles, trying to impress his teenage daughter while dealing with a staff of characters.
Following his starring turn on The Good Place, Danson put on a good performance here, and the show overall was enjoyable. However, I don’t know if network television is the place for shows as absurd as this one. I can understand why Fey and Carlock would want to work with NBC, their longtime home from their SNL and 30 Rock days, but they may be better served sticking to streaming services, where shows like this can be a hit without needing the mass appeal that their inherent absurdity drives away.
I’m sure the cast will move on to other projects. Bobby Moynihan showed some pretty good chops outside of the confines of SNL. Vella Lovell is also someone I look forward to seeing more of in the future.
