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Kevin Can F**k Himself

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Generally favorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Ratings

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AMC | AMC+ | AMC PLUS HDTV | Release Date: June 13, 2021

Summary: Allison McRoberts (Annie Murphy) has been living like a stereotypical sitcom housewife but after 10 years, she reaches her breaking point in this dark comedy created by Valerie Armstrong.

[Premieres on AMC+ on 13 Jun 2021 and then on AMC on 20 Jun 2021]

Creator: Valerie Armstrong

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Recent Episodes

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S2:E9. A First Look at Orphan Black Echoes Season 1
Air Date: June 20, 2024
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S2:E8. Allison's House
Air Date: October 10, 2022
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S2:E7. The Problem
Air Date: October 3, 2022

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Metascore

65

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Critic Reviews

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Paste Magazine

Trent Moore

Aug 15, 2022

Season 2 Review: The series remains at the top of its game throughout the seven episodes (of an eight episode season) made available for review. Read full review

80

Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Jun 10, 2021

Season 1 Review: The semi-experimental format requires a bit of getting used to, as it toggles back and forth between two radically different styles; but ultimately it works in a jagged, and therefore appropriate, way. Read full review

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Decider

Joel Keller

Jun 21, 2021

Season 1 Review: Kevin Can F**k Himself quickly moves past its high concept to show the picture of a woman in crisis, and we’re excited to see how she tries to improve things through the first season. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Roxana Hadadi

Jun 10, 2021

Season 1 Review: When it works, the jarring tonal discordance is “Gone Girl” levels of darkly humorous. ... But at a certain point, the show’s experimentation might end up as a distraction rather than a creative expression. ... “Kevin Can F*** Himself” would be better off if it eventually focused on their lives and the overlaps between them instead of focusing primarily on the sitcom gimmick. Read full review

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The Independent Ed Cumming

Aug 27, 2021

Season 1 Review: The execution doesn’t always match up to the ambition, but in its best moments Kevin Can F**k Himself walks a brilliantly uneasy line between comedy and drama. Read full review

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Salon

Melanie McFarland

Jun 21, 2021

Season 1 Review: Petersen's Kevin is an outstanding living cartoon of a man, but has no redeeming qualities. You won't wonder why Allison wants him out of her life – you'll want him gone too. If only the gray-toned dramatic side of her existence offered respite. No such luck. ... Murphy's strong performance and the solid enough premise hold the possibility of some kind of turnaround. Read full review

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Time

Judy Berman

Jun 18, 2021

Season 1 Review: The overarching problem is inertness. The show spends so much time vacillating between styles that it neglects to move what should be a thrilling plot forward. By episode 3 (Kevin and Neil go to war over who can make a better chili), Kevin is spinning its wheels. Read full review

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ginahadfield198

Jul 25, 2021

Brilliant, so fresh love Annie playing a gritty side , the way they portrayed the idiot husband and falsness of their happy marriage by a sitcom is brilliant

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redburn

Jul 29, 2021

Very underrated here and elsewhere, in my opinion. Enjoyed the heck out of season 1. I feared the sitcom bits, cringey by design, would ultimately annoy or get in the way of the story, but everything's very well balanced, and the acting by Murphy and Inboden is spot on. Hope AMC renews it.

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Xmeromotu

Jul 20, 2021

To appreciate this show, one must understand irony. As demonstrated by Alanis Morissette in 1996, most people are completely unfamiliar with the concept. The ingenious twist of the show is that the dramatic irony is turned up a notch because the entire premise of the show is based on theTo appreciate this show, one must understand irony. As demonstrated by Alanis Morissette in 1996, most people are completely unfamiliar with the concept. The ingenious twist of the show is that the dramatic irony is turned up a notch because the entire premise of the show is based on the complete lack of awareness by the characters of their own situation.

This is really two shows: a formulaic sitcom based on a stereotypical "Hollywood" version of a struggling middle-class couple, and a vicious documentary tearing apart the ridiculous assumptions behind that not-very-funny sitcom. But that is the actual humor of the show: it is funny because it is true, and that is the best kind of comedy, the kind I bet Aristotle wrote about in that lost volume. It is somewhat remarkable that feminists have not embraced the show, though as a guy, I do not claim to be one and I certainly would not want to tell them what to like.

The problem is that this show is much smarter than most viewers. The only people who do not love this show are the viewers who are just too stupid to appreciate its genius, and many people who would love this show are not big television watchers exactly because most television is too stupid to bear. Sadly, this scenario has played out before many times. See, e.g., Studio 60 or Sports Night (both by Aaron Sorkin), Pushing Daisies, Party Down, Deadwood, or, the mother of all botched cancellations, Firefly. If this show fails like these other great shows, it will have been a success simply by being made within a system that panders to the lowest common denominator.… Expand

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joeleah

Jun 29, 2021

The only reason this show has other "meh" reviews is cause it took a major risk. A MAJOR RISK. And it was willing to alienate its audience to get a point across. I commend that. I'd rather watch something risky. I almost stopped watching 3 minutes in but, please, give it at least 5 beforeThe only reason this show has other "meh" reviews is cause it took a major risk. A MAJOR RISK. And it was willing to alienate its audience to get a point across. I commend that. I'd rather watch something risky. I almost stopped watching 3 minutes in but, please, give it at least 5 before tapping out. There's juxtapostion here to get a point across. Some call it male bashing, it's not. All the characters have a mix of good and bad qualities. Nobody is pure saint or villain here. How this show frames narratives is brilliant. Some of the most vicious things said and done to people are tied up in a bow of a joke, that's real, and the people that make those jokes are generally clueless to it. The only reason I'm not giving it a higher review is cause of some of it's depictions of the working class. It's a bit out of touch that way but, hey, so was Shameless and most shows on television depicting anything working class. It would be an absolute shame for this show not to get more seasons but, as it often is with something that tries something different, I'm not gonna hold my breath.… Expand

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jamess

Jul 13, 2021

Those praising the "original" concept of Kevin Can F Himself forget that Oliver Stone did the idea years ago in Natural Born Killers, but with a darker context. That being said, the idea of portraying a dying marriage as a cheesy 90's era sitcom is clever, to a degree. Annie Murphy does wellThose praising the "original" concept of Kevin Can F Himself forget that Oliver Stone did the idea years ago in Natural Born Killers, but with a darker context. That being said, the idea of portraying a dying marriage as a cheesy 90's era sitcom is clever, to a degree. Annie Murphy does well as the put upon wife of Kevin, the boorish dolt of the title. During the brightly lit "sitcom" scenes, she serves as a foil to the cartoonish (and, yes, sexist and demeaning) behavior of her husband. She'll smile at his dumb jokes, comment on his stupidity, but eventually play the dutiful wife, as decades of TV wives have done in the past. In the dimly lit "real" world, she is fed up and at her limit. To the point of wanting him dead. Okay. Understandable. The only problem I have is that the Kevin scenes (any time Kevin is on screen, it's sitcom world) are so cartoonish. He and his idiot neighbor pal are literally Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, with hair brained money making schemes and me-against-everyone mentality. Kevin is a boorish buffoon who treats his wife like property, not because he's evil, but because he's STUPID. He's one dimension of a one dimensional character. So the stakes seem lopsided. Divorce not an option? The slightly positive rating is solely due to Annie Murphy and where her character goes from here.… Expand

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NattoSumi

Jan 24, 2023

Charming at first, until it devolves into a show about two women in a terrible friendship and a lesbian police detective. Got to Season 2 episode 2 before I turned it off. There is no excuse for this show to be 2 seasons long. The gimmick of switching between shows could've worked for aCharming at first, until it devolves into a show about two women in a terrible friendship and a lesbian police detective. Got to Season 2 episode 2 before I turned it off. There is no excuse for this show to be 2 seasons long. The gimmick of switching between shows could've worked for a single season of TV but it really overstays it's welcome after the season 1 finale. There's no real message to be gleamed from watching this. Some commenters have chalked this show up to being sexist, but with the story turning on our female leads as the perpetrators against an innocent bumbling sitcom man, it's clear that the story is not so one-sided. It just isn't entertaining after all is said and done.… Expand

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urbanmagic

Jun 19, 2021

As inane and sexist a series as can possibly be imagined. It’s patronizing elitist view of working class people is despicable! That anyone would produce or in any way encourage this sludge is a comment on how low our culture has sunk.

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Seasons & Episodes

65

Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 22, 2022
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  S2:E9. A First Look at Orphan Black Echoes Season 1
  Air Date: June 20, 2024
- tbd
  S2:E8. Allison's House
  Air Date: October 10, 2022
- tbd
  S2:E7. The Problem
  Air Date: October 3, 2022
- tbd
  S2:E6. The Machine
  Air Date: September 26, 2022
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  S2:E5. The Unreliable Narrator
  Air Date: September 19, 2022
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  S2:E4. Jesus, Allison
  Air Date: September 12, 2022
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  S2:E3. Ghost
  Air Date: September 5, 2022
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  S2:E2. The Way We Were
  Air Date: August 22, 2022
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  S2:E1. Mrs. McRoberts is Dead
  Air Date: August 22, 2022
Season 1

65
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 13, 2021