The Drew Carey Show, Season 1

One of television’s brightest comedy sensations, Drew Carey headlines as an average, single everyday Cleveland guy with an underwhelming job and some unfulfilled dreams, struggling to stay financially and romantically afloat in an unpredictable era. This half-hour comedy depicts the life of a wannabe upwardly mobile guy whose looks, well, wouldn’t get him work modeling Speedos, but at least he’s got a brain and a steady supply of perspective and attitude from his lifelong pals, Oswald (Diedrich Bader), Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Kate (Christa Miller). On the other hand, Drew’s omnipresent office nemesis, the cosmetically challenged Mimi (Kathy Kinney) delights in spreading her own version of hell into both Drew’s private and professional lives. Add to this Drew’s ruthless English boss, Nigel Wick (Craig Ferguson), and his insatiable need to find new and more sadistic methods of firing employees and it’s clear: The Drew Carey Show is a lot like real life. Just a whole lot funnier.