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Will & Grace

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2020
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
62K
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Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
Will, Grace, Jack and Karen have reunited in the first official trailer for the "Will & Grace" special event series.
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Romantic ComedySitcomComedyRomance

Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.

  • Creators
    • David Kohan
    • Max Mutchnick
  • Stars
    • Eric McCormack
    • Debra Messing
    • Megan Mullally
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    62K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    718
    70
    • Creators
      • David Kohan
      • Max Mutchnick
    • Stars
      • Eric McCormack
      • Debra Messing
      • Megan Mullally
    • 282User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 18 Primetime Emmys
      • 99 wins & 318 nominations total

    Episodes246

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    Sean Hayes on the Unforgettable Slaps, Flicks, and Fights of "Will & Grace"
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    Sean Hayes on the Unforgettable Slaps, Flicks, and Fights of "Will & Grace"
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    "Will & Grace" Star Eric McCormack Talks About the Show's Final Episodes
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    "Will & Grace" Star Eric McCormack Talks About the Show's Final Episodes
    Will & Grace: Grace's Pregnancy Reveal
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    Will & Grace: Grace's Pregnancy Reveal
    Will & Grace: Dinner Time Small Talk
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    Will & Grace: Grace Adler For President

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    Eric McCormack
    Eric McCormack
    • Will Truman
    • 1998–2020
    Debra Messing
    Debra Messing
    • Grace Adler
    • 1998–2020
    Megan Mullally
    Megan Mullally
    • Karen Walker
    • 1998–2020
    Sean Hayes
    Sean Hayes
    • Jack McFarland
    • 1998–2020
    Shelley Morrison
    Shelley Morrison
    • Rosario Salazar
    • 1999–2006
    Harry Connick Jr.
    Harry Connick Jr.
    • Leo Markus
    • 2002–2017
    Leigh-Allyn Baker
    Leigh-Allyn Baker
    • Ellen
    • 1998–2018
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Vince D'Angelo
    • 2004–2018
    Tom Gallop
    Tom Gallop
    • Rob
    • 1998–2006
    Leslie Jordan
    Leslie Jordan
    • Beverley Leslie
    • 2001–2020
    Tim Bagley
    Tim Bagley
    • Larry
    • 2000–2020
    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Marilyn Truman
    • 2001–2020
    Michael Angarano
    Michael Angarano
    • Elliot
    • 2001–2017
    Brian Jordan Alvarez
    Brian Jordan Alvarez
    • Estefan Gloria
    • 2018–2020
    Debbie Reynolds
    Debbie Reynolds
    • Bobbi Adler
    • 1999–2006
    Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
    Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
    • Smitty
    • 2002–2020
    Jerry Levine
    Jerry Levine
    • Joe
    • 2000–2018
    Gary Grubbs
    Gary Grubbs
    • Harlin Polk
    • 1998–1999
    • Creators
      • David Kohan
      • Max Mutchnick
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    nufc87kaz

    Comedy at its best!

    Will and Grace is one of the best comedy programmes around. Each character is very funny. Each member of the main cast show exciting chemistry together on screen. Will(Eric McCormack) & Grace(Debra Messing) work well together, helping each other in their daily lives adding a new wave of comedy. Jack(Sean Hayes) is the eccentric gay friend who makes me laugh to tears. Karen (Megan Mullally) the rich alcoholic who loves to belittle Graces dress sense. The jokes are written to an intelligent degree.I love this programme because it has filled the hole left by the departure of 'Friends' and 'Sex and the city'. We can all hope that it will stick around for the next few years to keep us in front of the TV.
    emily_16

    Good show!

    I like this show and do you know what? I'm reading some of these comments and they are being way too picky, because though Jack's character is stereotypical, and Will never has a boyfriend, I think it's a show that makes you laugh, and that's what it has set out to do. Don't analyze it. It's a comedy with a great script and great actors. Karen and Jack are great, but Debra Messing and Eric McCormack do a wonderful job too, and what I like about Debra is that she is her, and probably won't change that. Most stars who are flat would have huge plastic knockers by now, but she takes pride in her chest! Good for her! Watch it. It's funny, and you'll find yourself wrapped up in the friendships, romances and Jack. Just Jack!
    metalgoth

    Great show, great cast, great writing

    Will & Grace is a great show and will continue to be so even after its gay theme loses its novelty. The writing is usually great, sometimes exceptional, the hour long flashback episode was the best thing I saw in the 2000/2001 TV season. But I would credit the cast most of all. Eric McCormack is (comparatively) subtle and nuanced as Will, Megan Mullally bizarre and sharp as Karen, but I reserve my highest praise for Debra Messing and Sean Hayes. Hayes' Jack is endlessly energetic, always plotting, and watching Hayes' performance is like watching a Van Halen guitar solo, almost too fast to follow but every note perfect. Debra Messing's Grace seems to be the character that everything happens to, and you can see every bit of it on her face. Her bio tells of her extensive arts education, and it shows. If there's ever been another Lucille Ball, it would have to be Debra Messing. Will & Grace has all the necessary sitcom ingredients: interesting situations, hilarious comedy, and characters you care about.
    bigwig_thalyi

    truly odd couple

    Once a perfect couple,will and grace, shared a flat and they had two best friends,neurotic Jack and filthy rich Karen,but this perfect couple have one problem,Grace is straight and will is gay. This is the premise for what i think is the funniest US to Uk sitcom import on our TV screens at the moment. This is basically a comedy about a search for love and the complications involved. Personally i think the main laughs come from my two favourite character,jack,Sean Hayes,and Karen,Megan Mullally.The two characters have perfect chemistry.Sean Hayes may play his gay character stereotypically but that makes him very funny and Megan mull ally has her rich character down to a tee. The series has a lot of big guest stars including Matt Damon who plays a straight man pretending to be gay so he can join jacks gay choir. The only slight problem is that some of the jokes are about American themes and may not be understood by a British audience but apart from that this is a cracker of a comedy. for this reason,American themes, i give this sitcom 9/10
    stamper

    Good comedy

    This is really one of the best shows that is on the TV right now. The cast is incredible, the jokes are really great and al the characters are in one way or another adorable, whether it is the always boozed up Karen, the oh soooo queer Jack, the career man Will or the no luck in love Grace. The latter one actually works for Will sometimes too. OK I must admit that sometimes Jack and Karen get really weird and kind of stupid, but hey it is comedy and people do crazy things sometimes. One to watch.

    8 out of 10

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    • Trivia
      John Barrowman was up for the role of Will Truman, but didn't get it because he was "too straight", and the role went to Eric McCormack. Barrowman is gay in real life, while McCormack is straight.
    • Goofs
      The layout of Will's apartment, specifically his bedroom and the bathroom(s), don't match up with the layout of the hallway outside his door.
    • Quotes

      Karen: [on hiring Jack to play a straight man in a commercial] No one in the world would believe you're straight. You're as gay as a clutchpurse on Tony night. You fell outta the gay tree, hitting every gay branch on the way down. And ya landed on a gay guy... and ya did 'em. No, no, honey, your gayness can be seen from space.

    • Connections
      Edited into Will & Grace: Backstage Pass (2005)

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Will and Grace
    • Filming locations
      • 155 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(exterior of Will's Apt)
    • Production companies
      • KoMut Entertainment
      • Three Princesses and a P
      • Three Sisters Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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