2 Broke Girls (2011– )

Two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful business - if only they can raise the cash.

Creators:

Whitney Cummings, Michael Patrick King

Stars:

Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kat Dennings	...	Max Black (48 episodes, 2011-2013)
Beth Behrs	...	Caroline Channing (48 episodes, 2011-2013)
Garrett Morris	...	Earl (48 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jonathan Kite	...	Oleg (48 episodes, 2011-2013)
Matthew Moy	...	Han Lee (48 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Sophie Kachinsky (34 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Sassy, streetwise Max works two jobs just to get by, one of which is waiting tables during the night shift at the retro-hip Williamsburg Diner. Sophisticated Caroline is an uptown trust fund princess who's having a run of bad luck that forces her to reluctantly give waitressing a shot. At first, Max sees Caroline as yet another in a long line of inept servers she must cover for, but she's surprised to find that Caroline has as much substance as she does style. When Caroline discovers Max's knack for baking amazing cupcakes, she sees a lucrative future for them, but they first need to raise the start-up money.

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Plot Keywords:

diner | cupcake | brooklyn new york city | ponzi | polish american | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

2 Broke Girl$

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael Patrick King Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Every episode name starts with "And", as in "2 Broke Girls and..."

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Connections

Referenced in Whitney: Two Broke-Up Guys (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Second Chance"
(uncredited)
Written by Bjorn Daniel Arne Yttling, Peter Andreas Moren, John Thomas Daniel Eriksson
Performed by Peter Bjorn and John

User Reviews

on the good side of mediocre...

It's not bad... It's not good. It's exactly what it needs to be. Very okay.

Lots of sex jokes, sometimes cheesy, sometimes raunchy but most of the times enjoyable. The actresses that play the lead roles are perfectly cast. Especially Kat Dennings, who, even with material that isn't always up to par, lights up the screen with her wonderful, sensual, charismatic, yet sometimes almost painfully sarcastic and bitter sense of humor.

I don't know. I've watched a lot of episodes of season one, and somehow I just keep watching whenever I need some harmless, simple humor. I think that this show completely proves that good leads really can carry a show and capture an audience. It's just a sweet concept, literally, with the cupcakes and all, and it's a warm show, made with some love and fun. I'm not impressed by it but I like it. At the moment it's the only comedy show I watch. Much better than a lot of other crap out there. Maybe not as good a some shows, like modern family and community or 30 rock. It's not brilliant in any way, it's not new and original in any way, but you really feel for the characters, maybe not right away but after a few episodes you start appreciate them.

This sounds like such a "meh..." review, but it's really not. Beth Behrs, who I really haven't seen in anything else, portrays the part of the naive rich girl who just landed in the gutter just fine and endearing. It's a joy to see Jennifer Coolidge working again, she's just wonderful in portraying "over the top" characters, sometimes I almost feel ashamed that a movie and TV fanatic like me likes her, but hey, everybody has their guilty pleasures. At the moment 2 broke girls is mine. When I don't want to think and just want to watch something fun.

Plus, I really dig the fact that this show is not shy about the sex jokes and sometimes gets really rude. Don't we all sometimes?