- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 31, 2025
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All very simple, “Leanne’ puts into play what Morgan describes on stage. The anecdotes wear well with others sharing the comedy but, too often, the star is left to reflect others’ glory.
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The whole thing is fine but thin. Morgan is sharper in her standup than she is here, which may be another casualty of the character’s emotional state. .... But the humor is generally good-natured (it comes late in the season, but there’s a joke about an armadillo that really got me), and the episodes are short and move swiftly, allowing them to slip by even when the plotting can’t keep up.
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Morgan and Johnston are in almost every scene and have comedy chops that can overcome even the most defiantly second- and third-tier writing and reward your viewing investment with glimmers of merriment. It starts to take on a rosy hue. Are you entertained, or just glad that the first 22 minutes are safely past and need never be seen again? Who’s to say? Whatever is happening, it’s … sort of nice.
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There’s a deliberate pace to the show — and to the dialogue itself — that results in punchlines just laying there.
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Like McEntire’s series, Leanne takes a known Southern star (in this case, comedian Leanne Morgan) and sticks her into a story about betrayal, divorce, and starting over. Only where Reba felt like a breath of fresh comedic air, Leanne is mostly just stale.