Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” isn’t exactly trying to reinvent the multi-cam sitcom wheel. The new Netflix comedy, starring and executive produced by TV veteran Jamie Foxx, follows single Atlanta entrepreneur Brian (Foxx) who suddenly has to father his teenage daughter Sasha (Kyla-Drew) after her mother’s untimely death, much to their mutual wariness.
Brian’s eagerness embarrasses Sasha, Sasha’s stubbornness frustrates Brian; rinse, wash, repeat. Despite some strategic TikTok references and every episode title taking the form of a hashtag, there’s not much about “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” that anchors it to 2021 beyond the fact that it is executive produced by Foxx and his real-life daughter, Corinne Foxx.In.
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