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Gamble and Hoggart are credited as “performers” on the show and are also writers for the series, and their ability to ad-lib and play with anyone and everyone they come in contact with is a joy to watch, proof you can say almost anything to anyone, no matter how outrageous, so long as you maintain an air of innocence. Or stupidity.
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Imagine Borat's vibe with Summer Heights High's spirit--definitely worth a peek, if that's your cup of tea. [20 Jun 2014, p.60]
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Most of the people [Ed Gamble and Amy Hoggart--who pose as Georgie and Poppy Carlton] encounter seem to believe they're being filmed with real British aristos on a travel-type show about the U.S. Their surprise--and polite attempts to hide it--at the things the visitors from England say is the funniest part of the show.
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Gamble and Hoggart manage to strike just the right tone, sounding alternately wide-eyed and priggish, without coming across as mean-spirited--which is no small feat.
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Almost Royal has enough silliness for both American and British tastes.
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Fortunately, Gamble and Hoggart can be quite funny in their pretended confusion. Their strategies are sometimes too obvious, but often the humor takes a nicely absurdist turn.
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There’s a lack of conviction to Almost Royal’s premise that means the funniest parts are only just mildly funny.
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Almost Royal is not a series that demands to be watched, but it’s a cute diversion for Anglophiles looking for intermittent laughs.
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Making Georgie and Poppy unintelligent isn’t a poor choice on its own, but Almost Royal does so much better when it lets these characters get specific about their privileged upbringing.
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BBC America misses wide of the mark with Almost Royal.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 19
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Mixed: 2 out of 19
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Negative: 3 out of 19
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Aug 13, 2014
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Jun 29, 2014
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Jun 26, 2014