Jenny Slate: Stage Fright

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 22, 2019
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Brianna Wellen
    Oct 23, 2019
    100
    Stage Fright succeeds because it oozes authenticity, thanks in part to a combination of Slate’s overwhelming joy and a display of deep vulnerability. ... The result is a heartwarming, hilarious, and revealing hour that encapsulates all the good and bad that have made Jenny, Jenny.
  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Gregory Lawrence
    Oct 23, 2019
    80
    A refreshingly unique, consistently entertaining, and sometimes over-loose special.
  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Kathryn VanArendonk
    Oct 23, 2019
    80
    The final leg of Slate’s stand-up does feel like a sum that’s doing its best to capitalize on all of the hour’s many parts; it’s a joke about the moon that’s even better for the time we’ve spent getting to know Slate behind the scenes. As for the rest of it, Stage Fright is a beautiful, personal hour. But I’m left wondering if I needed to know quite this much.
  5. Salon
    Reviewed by: Ashlie D. Stevens
    Oct 23, 2019
    80
    In the end, what “Stage Fright” lacks in polish, it makes up for in effervescence and deeply confessional moments; in the second half of the special, Slate successfully mines topics like porn, masturbation, divorce and loneliness for laughs.

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User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
  1. OneArmedBandit
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    Not sure if this a cleverly constructed anti-humorist comedy masquerading as weak comedy, or mediocre comedy produced with the sole aim toNot sure if this a cleverly constructed anti-humorist comedy masquerading as weak comedy, or mediocre comedy produced with the sole aim to assert Netflix as an ethnic and gender inclusive platform. Either way, joke was on me.… Full Review »
  2. Jenck
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    Cringe-worthy, banal and gimmicky. Even the scenes with her family (probably with the aim to establish her as a likable character) don't offerCringe-worthy, banal and gimmicky. Even the scenes with her family (probably with the aim to establish her as a likable character) don't offer much in saving her horrendous attempt at stand-up. A clear case of positive discrimination promoting mediocrity.… Full Review »
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