I Love That for You

I Love That for You is an American comedy television show on Showtime created and executive produced by Vanessa Bayer and Jeremy Beiler.[1][2] The show stars Bayer as Joanna Gold, an aspiring host for shopping channel SVN, who lies that her childhood cancer has returned in order to keep her job; the story is inspired by Bayer's personal experience with childhood leukemia.[3] I Love That for You is scheduled to premiere on May 1, 2022.[4][5]

I Love That for You
GenreComedy
Created byVanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Release
Original networkShowtime

Production

I Love That for You was filmed in Los Angeles. The series consists of eight episodes. The show was originally titled I Love This for You.[6][7]

Cast

Episodes
No.Title [9]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [9]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"GOTTAHAVEIT"Michael Showalter[9]Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler[10]May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)[lower-alpha 1]TBD
2"FAUX FLORALS"TBATBAMay 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)TBD
3"#JOANNASTRONG"TBATBAMay 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)TBD
4"IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS"TBATBAMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)TBD
5"DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES"TBATBAMay 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)TBD
6"CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ"TBATBAJune 5, 2022 (2022-06-05)TBD
7"POINT OF NO RETURNS"TBATBAJune 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)TBD
8"SHOP CANCER’S ASS"TBATBAJune 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)TBD

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads, "Tonal inconsistency and an ill-defined ensemble can make this comedy hard to love, but it wholly delivers as an overdue showcase for Vanessa Bayer."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Notes
  1. The episode was first released on the Showtime app on April 29, 2022, ahead of its Showtime on-air premiere.[4]

References
  1. Mboho, Edidiong (March 16, 2022). "'I Love That For You' Trailer Reveals Release Date for Vanessa Bayer's Comedy Series". Collider. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. O'Connell, Mikey (March 4, 2022). "How Michael Showalter Became King of the Dramedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. Tenrayro, Tatiana (March 16, 2022). "Vanessa Bayer keeps her dream job by telling a big lie in I Love That For You trailer". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. Alter, Rebecca (March 16, 2022). "We Love This I Love That for You Trailer for You". Vulture. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. Otterson, Joe (March 18, 2022). "Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick's Semi-Formal Productions Ups Emily Crook and Devon Albert-Stone to Co-Heads of Development". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. Elice, Nicole; Kekejian, Jamie (2022). "I Love That For You". ViacomCBS. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. Maglio, Tony (February 22, 2022). "Vanessa Bayer on How QVC Is Like 'SNL'". The Wrap. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. Lambe, Stacy (February 18, 2022). "First Look at Jenifer Lewis in Vanessa Bayer's 'I Love That for You'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. "Shows A-Z – I Love That For You on Showtime". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. "I Love That For You". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  11. "I Love That for You: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  12. "I Love That for You: Season 1". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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