In The Know
Peacock | Release Date: January 25, 2024
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
DeciderJoel KellerJan 26, 2024
Season 1 Review: In The Know is a quirky, funny series that works on a few different levels, and it effectively combines animation and live action. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJan 24, 2024
Season 1 Review: There ought to be a second season of "In the Know," even if the jokes are a bit inside-baseball and the self-worship of Lauren requires tolerance even at his most pathetically funny. Read full review
75
ConsequenceJonah KruegerJan 24, 2024
Season 1 Review: Despite rocky beginnings and a live-action gimmick that doesn’t feel fully justified, In the Know brims with promise. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanJan 24, 2024
Season 1 Review: The results are naughtier than your typical Terry Gross interview, though not by that much. The pacing remains relaxed and the tone relatively chill, even as Lauren freaks out about his “passive sperm” or suffers Veep-worthy insults like “This guy looks like the stork who brings miscarriages.” Across much of the season’s six half-hours, this muted quality is both a bug and a feature. Read full review
60
The New YorkerSarah LarsonFeb 9, 2024
Season 1 Review: “In the Know,” packed with good writing and performers, could be a great show if it wanted to. More interesting subjects in and around NPR are there for the mocking. The question is whether the creators want to keep hitting soft targets—or whether, as Butt-Head once put it, they “just came here to break stuff. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 24, 2024
Season 1 Review: Manifesting the aggressive self-satisfaction that’s latent in so much of public radio is not necessarily a project that will have meaning or interest for a large audience. But all things considered, “In the Know” is pretty funny. Read full review
50
The Daily BeastVikram MurthiJan 24, 2024
Season 1 Review: Lauren irritates in the way any other self-absorbed, supercilious boss who overtaxes his co-workers would. Thankfully, In the Know’s supporting cast provides a refreshing counterpoint. Read full review
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