Ricky Gervais’ Comedy with Ann Droid’s Diane Morgan Dubbed "Staggeringly Unfunny" in Brutal Reviews
Critics called the six-part adult comedy lazy and crude, with reviews from The Telegraph, Metro, and The Independent all sharply negative.
- Comedian Ricky Gervais, 65, released his new Netflix animated comedy Alley Cats on Friday, receiving immediate backlash from critics who labeled it "the worst thing to happen to cats since Cats."
- Following the gang of foul-mouthed British cats, the six-part adult series follows characters navigating the human world. Gervais wrote and directed, starring alongside Diane Morgan, David Earl, Andrew Brooke, Kerry Godliman, Tom Basden, Jo Hartley, Tony Way, and Natalie Cassidy.
- Critics branded Alley Cats "terrible" and "abysmal," with The Telegraph calling it "off-colour jokes" and "clumsy sentiment." Hollywood Reporter described it as "half crass, half sappy, mostly unmemorable," while NME said it had "very little to offer."
- Addressing potential criticism on social media, Gervais wrote: "If you watch Alley Cats and you get offended at any point, just remember that 1, It's just a cartoon about cats, and 2, you're an adult, and can take it."
- This marks Gervais's first television comedy since After Life ended in 2022. While his earlier series The Office remains a benchmark, early reviews suggest this latest effort has not resonated with audiences similarly.
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I don't say it lightly, but it's time for Ricky Gervais to quit TV - Netflix's Alley Cats is woeful - Alex Davies
I don't say it lightly, but it's time for Ricky Gervais to quit TV - Netflix's Alley Cats is woeful . In 2002, early on in The Office's journey to becoming the comedy behemoth it remains today, Ricky Gervais and co-writer Stephen Merchant famously hosted a radio show on Xfm
Alley Cats Review – 'Too empty to provoke'
The Office celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. It remains Ricky Gervais’ best and rightly most celebrated work. Alley Cats, on the other hand, feels quite a distance from those glory days. His animated series is firmly in late-era Gervais, of a piece with After Life or Derek, with all of his recent indulgences present: grumpy observations about life, back-of-the-class crudities, and regular U-turns into mawkishness. Clearly, Gervais has f…
The Claws Are Out For Ricky Gervais' 'Abysmal' And 'Crude' New Netflix Series
Ricky Gervais' new comedy Alley Cats has not exactly gone down well with criticsRicky Gervais is back on Netflix – or, at least, his voice is.The creator of iconic comedies like The Office, Extras and Afterlife’s latest project is Alley Cats, a foul-mouthed feline-themed animated comedy.When a lost orphan kitten can’t find her way home, a group of cynical alley cats take her in and show her the ropes.Featuring voices from comedy like Diane Morga…
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