''Costello'' is an American television

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

created by

Sue Costello Sue Costello (born April 2, 1968) is an actress, comedian, writer and producer from the Savin Hill area in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Costello starred in the self-titled television series '' Costello'' on Fox, where ...

and Cheryl Holliday, that aired on Fox from September 15 to October 13, 1998.

Premise

The series was about an Irish-American family in

South Boston South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. South Boston, colloquially known as Southie, has undergone several demographic transformat ...

. The central character is Sue Murphy (

), a barmaid who has broken up with her boyfriend and is trying to improve herself, despite the incomprehension of her blue-collar family.

Cast

as Sue Murphy *

Jenny O'Hara Patricia Joanne "Jenny" O'Hara (born February 24, 1942) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for Dixie in ''My Sister Sam'' (1986–1988), Janet Heffernan in ''The King of Queens'' (2001–2007), and Nita in ''B ...

as Lottie Murphy *

Dan Lauria Daniel Joseph Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American actor, known for playing the role of Jack Arnold in ''The Wonder Years'' (1988–1993), Jack Sullivan on ''Sullivan and Son'' (2012–2014), and Al Luongo on '' Pitch'' (2016–2017). Ear ...

as Spud Murphy *Kerry O'Malley as Trish Donnelly *Chuck Walczak as Jimmy Murphy *Timothy Pickering as Fingers

Critical response

The show wasn't popular with critics, who considered it vulgar and shouty. A review in ''The New York Times'' said, "There are entirely too many colorfully crude blue-collar characters". The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it a more working-class ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'' and criticised Costello's acting ability.

Episodes

References

External links

* *{{epguides, Costello 1990s American sitcoms 1998 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Irish-American mass media Television shows set in Boston Television series by ABC Studios