Creature Comforts
CBS | Release Date: June 4, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: Brilliantly original but wise and low-key. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: The domestic version... is every bit as good as the original. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: I can't remember the last time I laughed so quickly and loudly at a new TV series. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyAlynda Wheat
Season 1 Review: Naturally funny interviews are easy TV; it's with drier material that the animators shine. [8 Jun 2007, p.74]
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: I hung on and laughed at nearly every word. Read full review
80
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Creature Comforts is genuinely good. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: A breezy summertime comic joy. Read full review
70
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: It may not sound funny on paper, and some of these snippets may not be quite as side-splitting as scenes from the deadpan British original, but this edition of “Creature Comforts” is good fun. Read full review
70
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: The juxtaposition of the sometimes off-the-wall comments and the cuddly creatures is what makes "Comforts" so amusing. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: Though it displays far less aggression, “Creature Comforts” exists as a sort of affectionate “Borat,” making fun of unsophisticated Americans, as it leaves you feeling not quite as complicit in the exploitation. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Some of it is funny, some is boring, and some is bound to offend the easily offended. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: A sly, cleverly understated concept -- for about three minutes. Stretched to a half-hour, it's a tedious exercise. Read full review
30
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Maybe it was funnier with "ordinary" Britons? Read full review
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