Kath & Kim Won't Renew Nbc's Hold On Must See Tv-Thursdays

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Clueless idiocy can be the stuff of inspired comedy - it's been done from the kids' show "SpongeBob SquarePants" to the not-for- kids show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

The trick is to make characters who are something less than human somehow likable, somehow relatable, or at least convey to viewers that there's a reason you're devoting such energy to telling these clowns' stories. NBC's new sitcom "Kath & Kim," based on a hit Australian sitcom, doesn't manage this. So unless you subscribe to particularly rarefied tastes, you'll likely wonder how this got on the air in the first place.

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Kath & Kim Won't Renew Nbc's Hold On Must See Tv-Thursdays

It's not the fault of the stars. Molly Shannon gives her all as Kath, who has survived ye...

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