• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 18, 2018
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Negative: 1 out of 13
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  1. Feb 24, 2018
    9
    Okay, it is almost exactly like The Soup and it's still weird to see a show like this on Netflix, but I don't care. Bring on more Joel McHale.
  2. Feb 19, 2018
    8
    I will always have room for a show like this. The Soup was always one of my secret pleasures back in the day, its poked fun art itself while poking fun at others and Mchales deadpan delivery rounded the whole show into something that was easy to sit down an watch for 30 minutes a week. The problem for me of course was it was on E! and i enjoy having a soul.

    Netflix to the rescue and
    I will always have room for a show like this. The Soup was always one of my secret pleasures back in the day, its poked fun art itself while poking fun at others and Mchales deadpan delivery rounded the whole show into something that was easy to sit down an watch for 30 minutes a week. The problem for me of course was it was on E! and i enjoy having a soul.

    Netflix to the rescue and after one episode the signs are great, already a pleasant variety of shows getting picked on and Mchale hasnt really missed much of a beat. Netflix seem happy to let the show be R18 and poke fun at themselves.

    If you want 27 minutes of dumb laughter without the politics, give this show a go.
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  3. Mar 18, 2018
    7
    The Joel McHale is essentially in the same as The Soup in which Joel McHale, who many will recognise from the (mostly) excellent Community, shows and comments on clips of various weird and wacky TV shows from both the US and the rest of the World.

    Some of the jokes land, some fall flat, but the show never takes itself or anything else seriously and the light hearted vibe makes for an
    The Joel McHale is essentially in the same as The Soup in which Joel McHale, who many will recognise from the (mostly) excellent Community, shows and comments on clips of various weird and wacky TV shows from both the US and the rest of the World.

    Some of the jokes land, some fall flat, but the show never takes itself or anything else seriously and the light hearted vibe makes for an entertaining watch most of the time.
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  4. Feb 26, 2018
    10
    If you loved the Soup then you'll love Joel McHale show. The show is set up exactly the same way. The only difference is you'll hear a few more curse words. NetFlix is releasing episodes every week.
  5. Apr 23, 2018
    7
    Pretty funny show! That's my kind of humor (silly and sometimes a bit over the top). Joel McHale shows the world why most young people doesn't watch TV anymore.
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  2. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Feb 21, 2018
    40
    What distinguishes it is the snarky, superficial brand of postmodern commentary about reality show narratives and foreign soap operas’ recurring tropes, and it’s rewarding to see that again. But again and again, McHale reminds you that all the comedy the writing staff has to offer about these clips is barely elevated vulgarity. Almost every clip would be funnier if McHale just said nothing after airing it.
  2. Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Feb 21, 2018
    30
    McHale’s place in the culture has been taken up by Twitter. ... On his new show, McHale sorts through some very meager pickings.