Somebody Somewhere
BFD
TV Flash files “BFD” as a desk essential hour — Somebody Somewhere (2022–2024) on HBO, season 1, episode 1, aired 2022-01-16, 29 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 21 in the Somebody Somewhere guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 2022-01-16 (29 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Knick-Knacks and Doodads” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “BFD”. BFD as the Kansas contract: Bridget Everett's grief and karaoke, a town that is not a punchline, HBO's quietest great comedy already the ache.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When the devastation of her sister Holly's death trickles into her workplace, Sam finds an unexpected connection with her coworker Joel. Later, just as a fight with her other sister Tricia leaves Sam feeling further unmoored, Joel offers her a lifeline.
Viewer FAQ
Where does BFD sit in the Somebody Somewhere guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 21 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Somebody Somewhere S01E01 air?
BFD aired 2022-01-16 and is listed at 29 minutes.
Is it finished?
Yes. 2022–2024, canceled before it should have been — the ache is now part of the show. Watch the complete Kansas rebuild rather than waiting for a rescue.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bridget Everett's Kansas miracle: grief, karaoke, and found family in a town that is not a punchline. HBO's quietest great comedy, canceled before it should have been, which is now part of the ache. Watch for small-town kindness without the Hallmark glaze, and for a lead who sings like the plot depends on it.
**They are not amicable.** Somebody Somewhere, 2022–2024 on HBO, ended in the kind of quiet that publicists call a blessing and the rest of us call a cancellation. Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Bridget Everett as Sam, back in Kansas after her sister's death, rebuilding a life in pieces. Jeff Hiller's Joel. Mary Catherine Garrison's Tricia. Grief, karaoke, found family in a town that is not a punchline. Small-town kindness without the Hallmark glaze. A lead who sings like the plot depends on it. Twenty-one…
Filed against
- Bridget Everett as Sam
Bridget Everett's Sam made Somebody Somewhere a Kansas miracle — grief, karaoke, and found family in a town that is not a punchline. HBO's quietest great comedy, canceled before it should have been, which is now part of the ache. TV Flash…
- Jeff Hiller as Joel
Jeff Hiller’s Joel made Somebody Somewhere a Kansas found-family with karaoke — Bridget Everett’s grief comedy, HBO’s quietest great half-hour, canceled before it should have been, which is now part of the ache. Small-town kindness…
- Mary Catherine Garrison as Tricia
Mary Catherine Garrison kept Kansas complicated as Tricia on Somebody Somewhere — Bridget Everett’s grief-and-karaoke miracle, found family in a town that is not a punchline, HBO’s quietest great comedy, canceled before it should have…