TVLine's Performer of the Week: Charlie Cox
THE PERFORMER | Charlie Cox
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THE SHOW | FX's Adults
THE EPISODE | 'Roast Chicken' (June 11, 2025)
THE PERFORMANCE | As the fortysomething educator known as Mr. Teacher, Cox is supposed to be the adult in the room on FX's Gen Z comedy Adults. But he was anything but this week, as Mr. Teacher got high on ketamine and trashed Billie's dreams of throwing the perfect dinner party, with the Daredevil actor delivering a truly uproarious comedic turn.
Billie was excited to prove she was a grown-up by hosting a sophisticated dinner party, complete with roast chicken, but as soon as Mr. Teacher showed up, the vibes were definitely off, with Cox's wild eyes and goofy grin signaling that he wasn't himself. And sure enough, he confessed to Samir that he was on a 'very large, introductory dose of ketamine' — a pony dose! — to help him process his divorce, and he gleefully tripped his way through the evening, staring at his hands and giggling way too hard at Issa's stories. Mr. Teacher's mood turned grave, though, when he realized he couldn't see Billie anymore ('I'm dating a child!'), with Cox punctuating his epiphany with a sad yet hilarious somersault.
Mr. Teacher bounced back later, with Cox showing off some very bizarre dance moves to the disco classic 'Sunny.' (Even Julia Fox was impressed.) And when Billie's chicken turned out raw, Mr. Teacher gamely carved it up anyway, chowing down on a slice, bloody juices and all. The evening quickly went south, with Cox smashing plates and yelling before meekly telling Billie: 'I think you might be my rock bottom.' By the time his ex-wife escorted him out in shame, Billie and her friends were more than ready to say goodbye to Mr. Teacher — but we hope this isn't the last time we get to see Cox flex his impressive comedy muscles.
Scroll down to see who got Honorable Mention shout-outs this week…
Charlotte York Goldenblatt needs to get out more. Kristin Davis always seems to shine whenever her And Just Like That… character goes out on the town and lets her hair down, and she didn't let us down this week, as Charlotte partied late into the night to keep up with her younger art gallery colleagues. Davis channeled Charlotte's perky optimism as she chased a lucrative art client… and she was adorably flustered when that client tried to lay a late night smooch on her. Plus, we giggled when a hungover Charlotte struggled to stay professional the next morning. Charlotte may not be able to keep up with the young kids anymore, but Davis is still serving up vintage comedy fastballs. — D.N.
From dangerous baddie to doofy E.T., Enver Gjokaj ran the gamut with Grey/human hybrid Joseph. In the latest Resident Alien, he had us in stitches as the lovestruck alien pined over Asta, serenading her with Pavarotti and proffering a ludicrous marriage plan. When Joseph later regaled Harry, Asta and D'arcy with his Mantid encounter, the actor took center stage as he explained the character's 'tactical decision' to lay down, play dead and relieve himself (yuck) while his opponent made mincemeat out of his body. Gjokaj flexed faux bravado throughout, even as blood spurted from his wounds and the camera panned down to reveal a missing arm that played for comedy. If this was the last time we ever see Joseph in Patience, well, mission accomplished. The actor did a stellar job bringing both suspense and slapstick to the role, and most importantly? He left us wanting more. — Nick Caruso
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