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Minimum Wage: Short episodes, big laughs?
26 Oct
Summary
- The show features short episodes ranging 12-20 minutes.
- Randall Park stars as franchise founder Terry Sylvester.
- Series is set at a pizzeria in Upstate New York.
Minimum Wage, adapted from a web series, offers a streaming comedy with episodes averaging 12 to 20 minutes. The show is set at the Slice Club, a pizzeria chain in Upstate New York, and features a young cast who also serve as writers and directors.
Randall Park joins the ensemble as Terry Sylvester, the founder of the pizza franchise facing a business turnaround. The series employs a jittery mockumentary style, drawing comparisons to "The Office" and "Party Down."
Despite its visibly low budget and a cast that struggles with naturalism, "Minimum Wage" functions as an amusing "hangout show." It delivers rapid-fire dialogue and a likable dynamic among characters, focusing on their social interactions within the pizzeria setting.
