Maya & Marty

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: May 31, 2016
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10

Critic Reviews

  1. Denver Post
    Jun 1, 2016
    60
    The old-school sketch comedy veterans pulled it off. They could help pass the time on a hot summer night. No rush. You could wait and catch a moment or two online.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Jun 1, 2016
    50
    Other than the disorienting night and time period, Maya & Marty was disappointingly easy to pigeonhole. What audiences were treated to in the premiere was basically a not-hugely-funny episode of Saturday Night Live, an hour that occasionally made use of its gifted stars, but more frequently left them in sketches that fizzled out before reaching a real crescendo.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Jun 1, 2016
    50
    A few of the bits were funny: Short reviving his fatuous interviewer Jiminy Glick, with David; Rudolph as the Civil War’s worst letter writer. Others, in that time-honored, SNL tradition, fell flat or went nowhere.
  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Jun 2, 2016
    40
    In its first at bat, Maya and Marty felt forced and uneven.
  6. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Jun 1, 2016
    40
    What a bland, pointless, and creatively empty endeavor, one that wastes two of our most talented comic performers.

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. Bobbyfulci
    Jul 8, 2016
    9
    I completely disagree with some of the reviews on this show. First of all, I don't see it as a Variety show. This is a sketch comedy showI completely disagree with some of the reviews on this show. First of all, I don't see it as a Variety show. This is a sketch comedy show similar to SNL which is obvious as its produced by Lorne Michaels. That however is where the similarities end though, as this show is genuinely funny and smartly written. This is the show that the extremely (overly) politicized SNL as of late, should be. To be fair, it seems like an odd pairing hit there is a nice chemistry between Maya and Marty and it especially shines through at the end of the show which always closes with a song between the two. Give it an honest shot, you might be pleasantly surprised.… Full Review »
  2. Bgrod
    Jun 5, 2016
    1
    Two very talented hosts are squandered in this worst of SNL tribute variety show. Not quite "The Best Time Ever" bad and not quite the worstTwo very talented hosts are squandered in this worst of SNL tribute variety show. Not quite "The Best Time Ever" bad and not quite the worst variety show ever but holy crap this is bad. Not sure why NBC continues to show faith in variety shows since no one under 50 has any interest but the grandma and grandpa crowd might be entertained. Maya and Marty and the cancelled Best Time Ever can make one really, really appreciate The Carol Burnett Show… Full Review »
  3. habrown
    Jun 2, 2016
    5
    The word I'm looking for is... bland... dry, drab and perhaps even dreary. Which is terribly disappointing because for me, Maya Rudolph onThe word I'm looking for is... bland... dry, drab and perhaps even dreary. Which is terribly disappointing because for me, Maya Rudolph on Saturday Night Live was the comedic goddess!

    If you want to know the truth, she and Marty don't have a lick of chemistry.    … Full Review »
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