‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ricky Gervais’ Half-Crass, Half-Sappy, Mostly Unmemorable Netflix Cartoon
Critical reviews for Ricky Gervais’s new Netflix cartoon Alley Cats range widely from scathing to positive.
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Critics have published their reviews for Alley Cats, a new Netflix cartoon starring Ricky Gervais. Reactions to the cartoon are starkly divided across publications.
The Hollywood Reporter describes the project as half-crass, half-sappy, and mostly unmemorable. The Telegraph labels the release abysmal and compares it unfavorably to Cats, while The Guardian calls the genital and sweary jokes exhausting.
Conversely, WSJ characterizes the show as ferally funny, and Variety views the comedy as bittersweet. The current coverage consists entirely of critical reviews and assessments from major entertainment publications following the release of the Netflix cartoon.
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Alley Cats is a cartoon starring Ricky Gervais released on Netflix.
Alley Cats is a cartoon starring Ricky Gervais released on Netflix.
Which publications reviewed Alley Cats?
Outlets including The Hollywood Reporter, The Telegraph, The Guardian, WSJ, and Variety have published reviews.
How was the cartoon received by critics?
Reviews are mixed, with some critics calling it abysmal and exhausting, while others describe it as ferally funny and bittersweet.
Coverage (6)
- ‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ricky Gervais’ Half-Crass, Half-Sappy, Mostly Unmemorable Netflix Cartoon The Hollywood Reporter · 6h ago
- Ricky Gervais’s abysmal Netflix cartoon is the worst thing to happen to cats since Cats The Telegraph · 6h ago
- ‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ricky Gervais’ Half-Crass, Half-Sappy, Mostly Unmemorable Netflix Cartoon The Hollywood Reporter · 6h ago
- Alley Cats review – the genital jokes in Ricky Gervais’s sweary cartoon are just exhausting The Guardian · 6h ago
- ‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ferally Funny Ricky Gervais on Netflix WSJ · 6h ago
- 'Alley Cats' Review: Ricky Gervais Netflix Comedy Is Bittersweet Variety · 6h ago broke it first
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