The Upshaws: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Easy-going US sitcom about a working-class family from Indianapolis
Year: 2021-2025
Certificate: 12
From The Simpsons to Roseanne and Everybody Loves Raymond, US telly has a strong tradition of blue-collar sitcom comedy and The Upshaws slots happily into that. Clever fierce mum? Tick. Dopey mechanic dad? Present and correct. Sarcastic family members to trade putdowns with? Yes, yes and yes.
The result is a traditional, sentimental but still very effective and reliably funny half-hour show with a steady stream of gags. It's worth tuning in just to listen to dad Bennie (Mike Epps) and his sister-in-law Lucretia (Wanda Sykes, who co-created the show) hurl insults at each other. (Seven series)
