Almost Royal

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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Critic Reviews

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Jun 19, 2014
    30
    BBC America misses wide of the mark with Almost Royal.

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#61 Best TV Season of 2014

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. awesomefastguy
    Aug 13, 2014
    7
    It's not the funniest program on television (and it's not a patch on films or television programs like 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of AmericaIt's not the funniest program on television (and it's not a patch on films or television programs like 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan', 'The Dictator' or 'Phonejacker') but 'Almost Royal' is still pretty funny. Ed Gamble (who I have already become a fan of due to 'The Peacock and Gamble Podcast', which I thoroughly recommend) and Amy Hoggart (who I have never seen before, but I think is equally funny) are very skilled improvisers and have some very funny bursts and then some reasonably amusing sections for the rest of the show.

    It's quite funny, but more for background TV.    … Full Review »
  2. NotchFilter
    Jun 29, 2014
    1
    This show is absurd, and not in a good way. I could almost feel my brain draining out of my head as I watched it.

    Comedies are often an    This show is absurd, and not in a good way. I could almost feel my brain draining out of my head as I watched it.

    Comedies are often an escape for those who watch them, but I know that I do not want to escape to any place that is showing Almost Royal. Indeed, Almost Royal is something to escape from.    … Full Review »
  3. Henrybee
    Jun 26, 2014
    0
    rip off of a much funnier pilot I saw a few years back .. I have to write 150 characters here for a review but haven't got much more to sayrip off of a much funnier pilot I saw a few years back .. I have to write 150 characters here for a review but haven't got much more to say .. characters in the other one much funnier was it the writing or the actors? I dunno, but i remember thinking it was really really funny - this is not.… Full Review »
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