What made the Netflix show work, however, was an impressive ear for tone, some brilliant character work from leads Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, and Jane Krakowski, and some exceptionally smart writing.
Not only are the situations and banter funny, but the series finds some super subtle ways to make audiences laugh.
When you really think about it, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an exceptionally strange show right down to its very core concept, being a comedy that follows a young woman who has been traumatized from an experience being kidnapped by a cult leader for most of her life.