New comedies sometimes come and go and don’t really elevate the genre. But every once in a while, one stands out and reminds us that a comedy series is something special. Which is why I think people should be paying attention to this Glen Powell/Michael Waldron created show.
Chad Powers is based on an Eli Manning sketch from a few years ago but the series does something really special with the character of Russ Holliday (Powell). For all his bravado and ego, at his core is a man who doesn’t really know who he is and he thinks badly about himself. More than once throughout the series, Russ makes comments about people loving “Chad” or these parts of himself but misses that Chad is still Russ.
