The Starter Wife: Season 1 is the end of the story. USA has canceled the Debra Messing comedy, which had a strong start as a miniseries.

Even so, the 10-episode first season offers a frisky skewering of Hollywood hypocrisy and superficiality. Divorcee Molly Kagan (Messing) deals with a selfish producer ex (David Alan Basche) and a 7-year-old daughter who wants a BlackBerry.

Molly swears off men and struggles to make her own way by turning her private journal into a humor column. But a writing instructor ( Hart Bochner) and a thief complicate her plans.

Will & Grace star Messing brings glamour, charm and poignancy to her role. In fantasy sequences, Messing flourishes as Elizabeth I and Indiana Jones.

First-rate actors play Molly’s best pals. The Starter Wife isn’t seamless or groundbreaking, but Messing and her colleagues deliver stylish goods in a threadbare era for comedy.