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Superior Donuts S1-S2

Superior Donuts S1-S2

SeriesComedy

2017

Synopsis

Sympathetic old-school doughnut-shop owner Arthur, his spunky young employee and aspiring artist Franco, and their friends and patrons keep the shop going in a changing culturally-mixed inner-city Chicago neighborhood.

Trailer

Superior Donuts S1-S2 official trailer

Cast

Jermaine Fowler

Jermaine Fowler

Franco Wicks

David Koechner

David Koechner

Carl 'Tush' Tushinski

Maz Jobrani

Maz Jobrani

Fawz

Katey Sagal

Katey Sagal

Randy DeLuca

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Arthur Przybyszewski

Rell Battle

Rell Battle

Sweatpants

Diane Guerrero

Diane Guerrero

Sofia

Anna Baryshnikov

Anna Baryshnikov

Maya

Darien Sills-Evans

Darien Sills-Evans

James Jordan

Shamikah Martinez

Shamikah Martinez

Tavi

Ozioma Akagha

Ozioma Akagha

Nadine

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Reggie Wicks

David Pasquesi

David Pasquesi

Lou

Jailen Bates

Jailen Bates

Andre

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Professor Mills

Reggie De Leon

Reggie De Leon

Zale

Eric Edelstein

Eric Edelstein

Officer Deckerd

JP

Janzy Paraiso

Hipster #1

JP

Janzy Paraiso

Hipster

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Comments

10 Comments

Agreed Chico and the man ripoff!
Agreed Chico and the man ripoff!Jun 15, 2025

Predictable comedy not 10 minutes into it and I started thinking Chico and the man, and the character "Fawz" making jokes about Iraqi germ warfare I thought was a little dry. Did anyone else just imagine a bunch of dead kids laying in the streets of Iraq after Saddam Hussein gassed them all? Maybe I'm over critical but that's the 1st thing that came to my mind. I've always liked Judd Hirsch and Kathy Siegel maybe it will get better, I loved Chico and the man!

Great comedy
Great comedyJun 15, 2025

This show has a classic feel to it. The puns are funny the characters feel authentic. I barely comment on diversity but on this show, everything was so natural that I did not think about it once and it's like no other TV sitcom's out there today which is subtle and one everyone can relate too. I plan to watch it as long as it airs. So I ask everyone reading this review to support it cause there isn't one like it left.

Just Say Superior!
Just Say Superior!Jun 15, 2025

I have always been a fan of Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Dear John) and am thrilled to see him return to sitcom in prime time. As Arthur, Hirsch plays a man who owns a Chicago doughnut shop for 47 years. While Superior Donuts hasn't changed, the neighborhood has over time. Arthur is a widower and hired a young African American man to help him in the shop. Katey Sagal (Married with Children, Sons of Anarchy) returns to prime time as a Chicago cop and regular on the show. The show has some work to do but they have all the right ingredients to be a hit series. The genius, Tracy Letts (playwright of August: Osage County), wrote the play that inspired the series. The play was originally produced by the famous and world renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company, a Chicago institution.

Nice Show
Nice ShowJun 15, 2025

Lots of Love/Hate for this little show with lots of heart. It translates well across the pond. Thought i would make that clear. Two show's with heart are "Superior Donuts" and "Kim's Convenience" as for the other comedy shows i have seen in the last 3 years.. none compare. As a former stand up and sinner of stage and screen by far the best acting. Cliche's sure but not swearing to get laughs, no outrageous sexual deviance for laughs. Clean is a much harder form of comedy.. a little campy is cool. Times have changed as ethics are a thing of the past with comics.. a true comic uses timing not "f" bombs. Kudos on those shows trying hard to bring back playful and endearing happiness, something much needed everywhere. Happy humor is my choice for a winning shoe (w).

Timely
TimelyJun 15, 2025

The episode with Arthur bringing out all his '60s protest stuff was very poignant !! Hope they continue to write about important issues these great actors pull off so well! The timely diversity of the characters is so necessary right now!! Our country is at a crossroads concerning racism/bigotry and people speaking out against these things and just uniting as decent human beings....we need more shows like this on regular TV!

love this show, remind me of B99
love this show, remind me of B99Jun 15, 2025

I love everything about this show, its a mixture of two of my favorite shows which are that 70s show and Brooklyn 99. Maz Jobrani is hilarious and I can't wait to see the evolution of Frankie and Arthur's weird father and son like relationship. please watch this show this show is going to be a hit, they should call me and ill help them write

Literally anyone could come up with funnier content on the spot
Literally anyone could come up with funnier content on the spotJun 15, 2025

I can't belive I'm seeing reviews saying "now this is comedy". Is the world completely brain dead? "Comedy" nowadays is scary bad. I've watched several episodes waiting for the "comedy" and it's literally cringe-worthy bad, as most sitcoms are nowadays.

Love this show
Love this showJun 15, 2025

Now this is comedy. The way the owner and the kid engage is really cool. I like the old guy because he is cranky and difficult and I like the kid because well I just like him. He reminds me of Reno on Mike and Molly. Don't get me started on that UPSET though. This show I hope will make up for my Mike and Molly rip off. I think Katy will make a splashing comeback in this sitcom that is well suited for her. And the Starbucks guy is funny as well. Iim looking forward to this weekly and hope it does well and stays on the air. I hope that this show gets placed in a good time slot and gets good ratings. I need the laughs and this show hits me in all the right places. My stomach usually hurts from laughing after watching. Really Really good show. What i hate the most is the review process that this website makes you go through. THis place bites. I just want to tell everyone to watch the show not get hyper-regulated.

How is this show rated so highly?
How is this show rated so highly?Jun 15, 2025

Normally, the discrepancy on IMDB is between 1-2, possibly 3 on the odd occasion. However, this show's rating is weirdly over inflated. It is so poor that I literally cringe with the acting, delivery and the never ending over use of outdated clichés. The pay must be the only thing attracting these actors to keep on filming as surely they must sense that it's not working. Please put them out of their misery and cancel this rubbish and not The Last Man On Earth!

Definitely, laughable
Definitely, laughableJun 15, 2025

Just finished the first three episodes of this comedy. Given that I'm a Maz Jobrani fan (and that I've met him in person and watched him live), I have to say he's probably the reason I was even interested in this series. Nevertheless, it's quite funny. The dialogue whilst some may argue is cliché and done before several times, I still think Judd Hirsch brings out a special spark that just makes it funnier. Crossing my fingers so they don't take this off the air. Jobrani is hilarious in anything he does and Superior Donuts is no exception. I'll certainly be looking forward to this now each week.