Mulaney
FOX | Release Date: October 5, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
13
Negative:
12
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Entertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonSep 26, 2014
Season 1 Review: The premiere is weak.... But by its third episode, the show is confident enough to make you think it might, as Seinfeld did, survive its rocky start. [3 Oct 2014, p.67]
58
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertSep 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: Strain to be the next 'Seinfeld' much? But this one has a strong cast, and punchy one-liners. Read full review
50
PopMattersMarisa LaScalaOct 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: The plots of the first episodes have none of the labyrinthine structure of classic Seinfeld episodes; they feel more like vehicles for prewritten bits. They’re funny, but they don’t sound like regular people talking. This artificial sensibility is exacerbated by various performances. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayOct 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: [The premiere] finds Mulaney surrounded by quirk, some of it good--Martin Short as his boss, Nasim Pedrad as one of his roommates--and some of it just annoying. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartOct 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: The bad news: The first episode is a mess. The good news: It gets (somewhat) better Read full review
50
NewsdayDiane WertsOct 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: So the show seems either a subversive deconstruction of the laugh-track sitcom blueprint or a stupefying misfire built around the blandest star ever. Read full review
42
HitfixAlan SepinwallOct 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: Though Mulaney the stand-up has a clear point of view, Mulaney the sitcom does not. It's a show about nothing, with nothing to say about that. Read full review
42
Washington PostHank StueverSep 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: Although there are a few snarky laughs in the pilot, they can’t compete with the uncomfortable feeling that Mulaney, bless his heart, isn’t ready for prime time. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyOct 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: We don’t dislike the characters. We just don’t feel compelled to watch them, because they often don’t feel much more real than the animated characters they’re replacing on Fox Sunday night. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsOct 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Mulaney's ensemble just isn't powerful enough, and rather than jazz up so-so material, they somehow drain the energy from possibly funny moments. Read full review
40
SlateWilla PaskinOct 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Mulaney, a bland new Fox sitcom from former-SNL writer and stand-up comedian John Mulaney, has a laugh track. This is, by far, the most interesting thing about it. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenOct 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: Mulaney feels dated, a throwback to '90s sitcoms that's out of place in Fox prime time in 2014. Maybe it would feel more at home on TV Land. Read full review
40
TimeJames PoniewozikOct 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s in John Mulaney’s standup bits, thus far much funnier and authentic-feeling than anything in the scripted parts of Mulaney, that you get a hint of what that might be. Read full review
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