The Comedians is an American comedy television series starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad as fictional versions of themselves.

[1] The series was developed by Larry Charles, Billy Crystal, Matt Nix, and Ben Wexler.

Billy attempts to get Mel Brooks to make a guest appearance, while Josh asks Kristen and Robert Lopez to write an original song for the show.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Though The Comedians' material doesn't break any TV molds, the stars' comic abilities push the show over the median with well-earned laughs.

"[17] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".