Costello (TV series)

Costello is an American television sitcom created by Sue Costello and Cheryl Holliday which aired on Fox from September 15 to October 13, 1998.

Premise
The series was about an Irish-American family in South Boston. The central character is Sue Murphy (Sue Costello), a barmaid who has broken up with her boyfriend and is trying to improve herself, despite the incomprehension of her blue-collar family.

Cast

 * Sue Costello as Sue Murphy
 * Jenny O'Hara as Lottie Murphy
 * Dan Lauria as Spud Murphy
 * Kerry O'Malley as Trish Donnelly
 * Chuck Walczak as Jimmy Murphy
 * Timothy Pickering as Fingers

Critical response
The show wasn't popular with critics, who considered it vulgar and shouty. A review in The New York Times said, "There are entirely too many colorfully crude blue-collar characters". The Los Angeles Times called it a more working-class Cheers and criticized Costello's acting ability.