John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 24, 2019
Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Dec 20, 2019
    100
    “John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch” is an instant classic. ... A brilliant, multi-layered piece of performance art.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Erik Adams
    Dec 24, 2019
    91
    While the Sack Lunch is an unconventional package, its ingredients are pure Mulaney. ... The overriding sentiment is one of staggering honesty.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Dec 19, 2019
    91
    It’s an inventive, exciting, and very funny homage to “Mister Rogers Neighborhood,” “The Electric Company,” and more live-action kids’ shows of yesteryear. But it’s also very theatrical. ... An advocacy piece for thinking like a kid again — and Mulaney makes a damn convincing case.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Dec 23, 2019
    90
    [An] odd and charming mixture of what Mulaney does best.
  6. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Kathryn VanArendonk
    Dec 23, 2019
    80
    There’s so much care and craft in Sack Lunch Bunch. All the musical numbers work, and occasionally they’re breathtakingly good.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Dec 23, 2019
    80
    It’s a delightful hour-plus of silliness. ... The whole thing is a joy.
  8. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Dec 20, 2019
    80
    A conceptual-art piece masquerading as a variety show. The more you know—about the evolution of children’s TV, music videos, sketch shows—the more effective it is. And, as always, the fact that you get a joke makes the joke funnier.

Awards & Rankings

11
#11 Best TV Season of 2019
76
#76 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

User Reviews

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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 9 out of 22
  1. ourman
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Huge Mulaney fan but completely missed the joke here. Not one laugh. Love the guy but his whole "I don't want children" thing is done toHuge Mulaney fan but completely missed the joke here. Not one laugh. Love the guy but his whole "I don't want children" thing is done to death. That and his dog. EVERY. SINGLE. SHOW./INTERVIEW/ETC. ETC.… Full Review »
  2. infin
    Jan 13, 2020
    3
    Mulaney's standup is funny. But this was not. This special is full of random offbeat skits, poor musical acts and lame children's showMulaney's standup is funny. But this was not. This special is full of random offbeat skits, poor musical acts and lame children's show spoofs. I will watch anything but I struggled to finish this. Netflix is really scraping the bottom of the barrel.… Full Review »
  3. brockcheese
    Jan 9, 2020
    9
    Hilarious children's special from John Mulaney that really displays his talents that are dark yet wholesome.
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