Trying Times

The series lasted only two seasons, 1987 to 1989, but was the first original comedy on PBS.

[1] Actors on the show included Rosanna Arquette, Candice Bergen, David Byrne, Jeff Daniels, Geena Davis, Teri Garr, Hope Lange, Catherine O'Hara, and Steven Wright.

Scripts were written by Christopher Durang, Spaulding Gray, Bernard Slade, and Wendy Wasserstein.

[2][3] The comedies are without laugh tracks, with the central character as narrator.

[1] The series looked for writers first, hoping their choices would attract cast.