GIGI DOES IT
IFC, 10:30 p.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: This series is spun off from a web series, and is an expanded version of the same central conceit: David Krumholtz, totally hidden behind makeup and prosthetics, playing the title role of a straight-talking grandmother named Gigi. The makeup is by one of the team behind Bad Grandpa, and some scenes are staged with a similar approach, fooling unsuspecting people as in Candid Camera or Punk’d. Some of those moments are amusing, but not enough. For Krumholtz, it’s an actor’s showcase worth enjoying and embracing. For viewers, based on the premiere episode, not so much.