Fran Drescher's "Happily Divorced" based on her life
(CBS) Fran Drescher's new sitcom, "Happily Divorced," premieres June 15 and the former nanny has been all over the airwaves plugging it. So what is it? And how is it?
Pictures: Drescher at Stand Up to Cancer 2010
The show features a woman played by Drescher whose husband comes out as gay after they've been married 18 years. Drescher tells People the sitcom is based on her experiences. Her marriage to Peter Marc Jacobson ended after 21 years and he later came out as gay. (Jacobson and Drescher created "The Nanny" and "Happily Divorced.")
The series gets a lukewarm review from the New York Daily News. The paper writes,
"[W]hen Fran thinks Peter will be moving out, he says, 'Where am I supposed to go?''You're gay,' she says. 'Go to the YMCA.'
You see the dilemma here: While this joke isn't particularly offensive, it also isn't all that clever. A lot of setup for modest reward."