Work in Progress
SHOWTIME | Release Date: December 8, 2019
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The GuardianLucy ManganFeb 13, 2020
Season 1 Review: At the moment, Chris seems too good to be true, and a character put to work mostly in the service of enlightening the lead, everything else about Work in Progress suggests that this minor flaw will soon be remedied. Abby may say she feels like an eternally unfinished person, but this show is already fully fledged. Read full review
80
The New YorkerEmily NussbaumDec 16, 2019
Season 1 Review: Smartly edited, full of odd little montages and visual juxtapositions. It has its own distinctive, salty vibe, driven by McEnany’s simultaneously self-loathing and self-aggrandizing swagger. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeDec 12, 2019
Season 1 Review: Work in Progress never loses sight of its premise, though it remains bleak without beating you over the head. Read full review
80
SalonMelanie McFarlandDec 9, 2019
Season 1 Review: The best part about all of this is that McEnany, Mason, and Wachowski design Abby’s adventures, which grow ever more ridiculous, with an emphasis on believability. Read full review
91
IndieWireJude DryDec 9, 2019
Season 1 Review: In the four half-hour episodes provided to critics, “Work in Progress” sensitively mines comedy from body shame, mental illness, trans literacy, consent, and gender policing — all through Abby’s hilariously neurotic point of view. Read full review
70
VarietyCaroline FramkeDec 6, 2019
Season 1 Review: Having only watched three episodes, I’m not entirely sure where the season is going (though the end of the almond line seems like a natural climax). And yet, from what I’ve seen, “Work in Progress” is a remarkably solid debut from a comedian who knows her own voice, knows it’s funny, and is nonetheless unafraid to admit when she doesn’t like it. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneAlan SepinwallDec 6, 2019
Season 1 Review: By the time the four Work in Progress screeners (out of eight episodes) ran out, I wasn’t hugely worried about what choice Abby would make, but I did very much want to spend more time with her and that dwindling nut collection. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonDec 5, 2019
Season 1 Review: Tightly, smartly written and with the enormously sympathetic Ms. McEnany at its center, “Work in Progress” exists mostly within an LGBTQ galaxy, but its universe will be familiar to everyone. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDec 4, 2019
Season 1 Review: Whip-smart and provocative and hilarious new Showtime comedy. ... What should be one of the breakout new TV series of 2019-2020. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushNov 25, 2019
Season 1 Review: Offbeat slice-of-life comedy. [25 Nov - 8 Dec 2019, p.11]
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