FXX has pulled the plug on Legit after two seasons. Tonight’s episode will also serve as the comedy’s series finale.
Legit revolves around a fictional version of Australian stand-up comic Jim Jeffries who’s made it big on the comedy circuit in the US and now wants to grow up. His friends and Venice, CA roommates are his divorced and alcoholic best friend, Steve (Dan Bakkedahl), and Steve’s brother, Billy (DJ Qualls) who suffers from muscular dystrophy. Episodes are based on Jeffries’ stand-up routines.
The series has struggled in the ratings, particularly once it moved from FX to FXX. As a result, the cable channel has decided they don’t want a third season.
In a post on his Facebook page, Jeffries wrote, “Legit has been cancelled. Sorry to everyone who was a fan of the show, please watch tonight it’s the final two episodes. I am very proud of the work that I did on this show and I made friends that ill have for life. So I’m going to try and not be sad about this.”
What do you think? Did you like Legit? Are you sorry that it’s been cancelled? Do you think it should have been renewed for a third season?
The first season was very funny, but the second got dark and stayed there. I like a lot of dark shows–The Walking Dead, Revolution, The Americans, Grimm, etc–but I don’t think Legit should have gone there. Then the final two episodes made a clumsy effort to address the important issue of gun ownership (though I thoroughly enjoyed Jim’s set on it!). Terrible series finale–no closure.
Here is a petition to save Legit,
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/fxx-bring-legit-back-for-another-season
Sign and share.
We are also trying to get #SaveLegit trending on twitter!
Totally bummed that Legit was cancelled. I’ll miss the edgy originality and the great laughs and all the rest. Show was one of a kind.
One of the best written comedies ever. It found a way to be crude and raunchy and hilarious, but then turn around and be sweet and touching and heart wrenching.
Wow this is the one and only sitcom I watch(ed) Great cast, smart scripts. Jim keep up the good work. FX you’re making a mistake.
Been watching Jim’s stand-up for 10 years now. I was excited to see just a a touch of his edgy comedy on TV (he’s got a great story about trying to get half a vibrating egg out of his ass with chopsticks that you will never see on a TV show).
Maybe this will be good and he’ll return in a format that he can let loose on – like the INTERNET!
All the best.
ps. Pandas are *****.
One of the Best Shows in a decade smart, funny, truly ground breaking !
Thought FXX was striving for excellence instead of pandering to medicority.
What’s next reruns of Two Broke Girls followed by Justified how the hell will that work.
Thanks Jim for the show, Sorry FXX doesn’t have **** together.
It was a great show I found by accident. Funny, irreverent and touching all at the same time. So disappointed. My favorite comedy. Was just thinking about the great off beat shows I’ve discovered on FXX and now this bad news. They should have promoted his show better. Shame on them.
Fox has changed television from the early 80’s…. BUT THEY HAVE ALSO tolerated a $#i+ pile of AWFUL SHOWS…. It’s NO EFFING WONDER they can’t tell when they have a really funny show. Yes, it’s crude humor…. But I’ve had to stop and rewind after having some of the hardest laughing fits in my life watching some of the episodes. Maybe it’s just because I’m a guy and I know or am or was one or sympathizes or empathizes or …. whatever it is about those poor dumb b@$-turds that I love but this is a show I will truly… Read more »
here’s a great idea, move an actually decent show to some retarded channel no one can even find, not even the actors in said show, and let it die like a wounded animal, only to cancel it due to a lack of ratings… nice one “f**ktards x-treme”
Jim, Dan, DJ and all the rest. Legit was hilarious, sad, insightful, and ironic. I looked forward to every episode. I don’t recall a more concise and coherent series that ended with such impact and thought. Nothing was shallow. No show has ever done more for the disabled. Everyone connected with the show deserves great things in the future.
Very well stated.
I’m surprise that last that long I saw one episode and after 10 minute I change the channel, yeah it was that bad 🙂
Thats stupid, somebody should get fired for that. Legit is a great, funny show
Great show I loved it, but it did get a little dark in the second season.
All the best Jim thanks for your great work .