Note: The first full episode of Big Time in Hollywood, FL is now available to watch on YouTube before it debuts on Comedy Central Wednesday night.

Big Time in Hollywood, FL is kind of a rare breed in Comedy Central's lineup. While it's got all the usual trappings of a half-hour scripted comedy, it also has a serialized element to it, with each episode informing the next. In that regard, Big Time offers some initial intrigue in addition to laughs, although the humorous aspect is somewhat lacking.

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Created and written by Dan Schimpf and Alex Anfanger -- the latter of whom also stars -- the series follows Jack (Anfanger), a delusional self-proclaimed filmmaker, and his brother/partner in crime Ben (Lenny Jacobson). Still living at their parents' house, the two guys have all the time in the world to make home movies, in hopes that a big celeb "like Steven Spielberg" will take notice of them online. That is until their mother (Kathy Baker) and father (Stephen Tobolowsky) tell Jack and Ben to move out and get real jobs.Right off the bat, there's a certain charm and relatability to the brothers, two nobodies still clinging to impossible dreams of stardom. The thing is, they're not 15-year-old film students, they're thirtysomething man-children, hungry for any amount of attention. They're also just desperate enough to stage an elaborate ruse to maintain their financial dependence and fund their next project.

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Luckily, the creators were able to snag Ben Stiller for a guest appearance in the first episode. (The actor also executive produces the show.) Without giving too much away, Stiller's character Jimmy agrees to help the boys secure the $20,000 theywant from their parents. Only things don't go as planned... at all.While the setup here is tedious and nonsensical -- made even more absurd by the brothers' utter stupidity -- the payoff is a complete gas. Honestly it's the premiere's final moments that make Big Time worth checking out. That's because it takes the show in an entirely new direction that has almost nothing to do with the mundane premise.That said, the writing here is otherwise pretty subpar. There are some good lines here and there -- a few bits that really land -- but it's not as hard-hitting or edgy as some of Comedy Central's other shows (Key & Peele, Workaholics, Broad City, etc.). It could just be that Big Time has some growing to do, and that's fine. Fortunately the story is interesting enough that it doesn't have to be laugh-out-loud funny at all times. Plus, it's got even more great guest stars coming up, including Cuba Gooding Jr., Keith David and Michael Madsen.