Mulaney

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 5, 2014
Metascore
38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 27
  3. Negative: 12 out of 27
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Erik Adams
    Oct 3, 2014
    67
    When everyone gets a fair chance to play, Mulaney finds its right type of weird. The ingredients are here for a show that’s more than a showbiz satire or a four-friends-and-a-couch comedy.
  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Scott Dransfield
    Sep 18, 2014
    65
    Mulaney often feels inauthentic and forced. However, one gets a feeling that like his smart stand-up material, Mulaney is aware of the awkwardness of his chosen format and is using it to his advantage. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.83]

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User Score
3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 53
  3. Negative: 27 out of 53
  1. alex2542
    Oct 6, 2014
    1
    Grading the pilot alone, because I couldn't finish it. I gave it a chance because I thought New in Town was a hilarious stand up set. Not onlyGrading the pilot alone, because I couldn't finish it. I gave it a chance because I thought New in Town was a hilarious stand up set. Not only is the humor so humorless, Mulaney fits in about 5 or 6 jokes from the New in Town set into the show and struggles to make it as funny in a sitcom setting as it was in the standup. I see no potential here. The best part was his opening standup joke. Everything after that was just putrid.… Full Review »
  2. Jonestastic
    Oct 18, 2014
    0
    Merriam-Webster Defines Comedy as entertainment that is amusing. Sadly this show is not amusing whatsoever. Anyone who can rate this showMerriam-Webster Defines Comedy as entertainment that is amusing. Sadly this show is not amusing whatsoever. Anyone who can rate this show above a 0 Is only doing the world a disservice. The jokes, or at least the times we heard punch lines were not funny nor anything at anytime leading up to it. The Seinfeld structure is hard to make fail, but somehow he does it. With actors that do not know how to make the scene feel organic the show is just painful to watch transpire. To make matters worse the show is constantly name dropping in the worst way. Making your mind run in circles. You would think that a standup comedian would be funny like his job depended on it. Maybe loosen up and act a little it may help the show. Whoever pays for this show to be on should be fired. The pilot had to air before the show went on television. If you have a commercial that gets zero laughs why put out the show. You put the best parts of the show in the commercial. The characters are not real people they only rely on stereotypes and not even funny ones. I made it through the first two episodes. To say the least I wished for the sweet release of death when they finally ended. My life will never be the same. John Mulaney is the worst comedian ever to compare him to Jerry Seinfeld is blasphemy. Whoever does this is a trader to humanity and should be thrown in jail. This show needs to be burned at the stake. I thought maybe Nasim Pedrad would redeem the show but it was just to far gone to save anything. So don't compare it to Friends don't compare it to Seinfeld. Just leave those shows alone when you want to share your sick sadistic mind with the world saying this show was anything but awful.… Full Review »
  3. FrenchToast
    Oct 14, 2014
    4
    Not a good show. Not one bit. I chuckled here and there but the acting is absolutely awful. Surprisingly, Mulaney isn't even the worst actorNot a good show. Not one bit. I chuckled here and there but the acting is absolutely awful. Surprisingly, Mulaney isn't even the worst actor on the show. The other people sound like they're in a play. The plot of episodes isn't clever at all. Bad. Very bad.… Full Review »
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