Mr. Throwback

Matt Roush says...

Steph Curry is a superstar on the basketball court — currently moonlighting at the Summer Olympics on Team USA — and off, as a philanthropist, entrepreneur and occasional TV producer (ABC’s Holey Moley). Now he can add sitcom star to his resumé. It may not be much of a stretch, but Curry is adept at mocking his own high-profile status as a fictionalized version of himself in a diverting six-part comedy series. (If you’ve been watching the Olympics, you’ve seen the promos.) The star of the series is Happy Endings’ Adam Pally as Danny, a former childhood buddy of Curry’s and one-time basketball prodigy who’s now struggling as a sports memorabilia huckster. He insinuates his way back into Curry’s life, to the chagrin of Kimberly (SNL’s terrific Ego Nwodim), their long-ago third wheel and now Curry’s brand CEO. In a mock-documentary format, Danny’s grasp at a fame-adjacent brass ring is colored by spiraling deception and farcical desperation. The expert supporting cast includes Ayden Mayeri as Danny’s ex-wife and Tracy Letts as his estranged dad, with well-chosen celebrity cameos from the sports and entertainment worlds. All six episodes are available for binge-watching — when you’re taking a break from the Olympics.

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