If Mr. Robinson is any indication, maybe NBC needs to vacate the comedy arena completely. Debuting on August 5 for a three-week, six-episode run, the series starring Craig Robinson and Peri Gilpin ...

Craig Robinson will be playing a music teacher in a new NBC show, "Mr. Robinson." If it were a movie, this is what the voiceover would sound like. Cue the deep, authoritative "In a World . . ." voice.

NBC’s new “Mr. Robinson” may be about the saddest show I’ve seen all summer. The sitcom, starring Craig Robinson (“The Office”), is so earnest and tries so hard that I feel guilty ...

Besides the school, the show also spends time at Robinson’s apartment, which he shares with onscreen brother and bandmate, Ben (Brandon T. Jackson), and at the club where Funky Delicious plays.