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HAPPYish

HAPPYish

20156.71 Season10 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.

Created by Philip Seymour Hoffman
NetworksShowtime

Top Cast

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Thom Payne

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Lee Payne

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Jonathan Cooke

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Dani Kirschenbloom

Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston

Debbie

Themes & Keywords

depressiondark comedy

About HAPPYish

HAPPYish is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of depression, dark comedy. Created by Philip Seymour Hoffman, it stars Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn, Bradley Whitford. Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.

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