Digman- Season 1

 

8/10

In this new animated comedy on Comedy Central, once famous but now disgraced archaeologist Rip Digman (voiced by SNL/Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andy Samberg, who's also the co-creator) tries to revive his career with his new assistant Saltine (Three Busy Debra's Mitra Jouhari).

Andy Samberg doing a boisterous impersonation of Nicholas Cage's voice is something I never knew I needed; I never get tired of it. Samberg brings such an enthusiasm to the character. Rip can be stubborn and at times a little selfish, but it's not like he's full Archer or Dr. Venture. The character is more like a big kid than a jerk. 

Credit should also be given to Jouhari who is also pretty good at the optimistic Saltine's delivery. Though I think he has the least entertaining character, I liked SNL veteran Tim Meadows' delivery as mysterious billionaire Quail Eegan. The guy is often cast as people who are ineffectual or in ineffectual positions. Here he's sort of an antagonist and a powerful and very confident guy. It's nice seeing him showing his range.

As a whole, Digman is very funny. It has that silly, gonzo go-for-broke style Samberg is known for. When the writers go in on a joke, they all go all in. If one line doesn't work for you, don't worry, they're rapid fire here.

It's another adult cartoon that goes for a simplified look, but the character designs have this specific sketchbook-style looseness to them that works. Given that a lot of these shows go for a compact look, it's nice seeing longer-looking characters.

Highly recommended. This is one of the funniest shows I've seen this year. Unfortunately, like most animated shows following South Park, it'll probably suffer the short run curse (at least a second season is already confirmed). I hope for at least three seasons.