Given the length, Id be inclined to call this a dramedy, but theres nothing thats even attempting to be serious here. Wedding Band is a straight-up romp, full of comic misunderstandings two of the three episodes TBS sent out for review feature men having to explain, in all sincerity, that its not what it looks like when theyre caught with their hands on a womans breasts complicated schemes (Eddie wears a wire so the other guys can keep him from inadvertently offending his wife) and other wacky hijinx. Occasionally, the show strikes a rich comic vein, like Eddie teaching childless bachelor Tommy about the value of sanitary wipes, but most of the series feels more pleasant than funny. If anything, the most overtly comic moments are often the clunkiest, and made me wish the guys were back onstage somewhere, whether the full group, or some sub-section. (In one of the episodes, Stevie and Barry duet on West End Girls with a cello and glockenspiel.)
And yet theres a likability to it that occasionally reminded me of another one-hour comedy that loved music, NBCs Ed, and the varied nature of the parties the guys play evokes Starzs late, lamented Party Down. (Though both thoses shows were much, much funnier.) Sometimes, charm is enough, especially on a Saturday night at 10 oclock, and if it comes with good music along the way.
B-
