Critic Reviews

The "Funny or Die" duo makes this zesty, single-camera comedy speak to adults by letting their lead be one.

There’s a caustic wit to Bad Judge that, with a little help, might still rise above its more shallow laughs.

If the writers can stop laying it on so thick, maybe Walsh will find her way into the role and Bad Judge will have a better shot at entertaining and shocking us.

Bad Judge is fine, but it’s unlikely that it’ll get the chance to be something good.

The premise is intriguing, but the execution fizzles, for the most part.

Walsh throws herself into the part but Bad Judge so far is falling apart around her. It’s not terrible, and maybe not even a misdemeanor offense. But it’s still guilty of not being all that good.

The show tries (too) hard for laughs ... Walsh does what she can with the material, but by the twelfth time she utters the word "dude," her efforts fall flat.

From Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Anne Heche comes this mostly numb comedy about a judge with a messy personal life.

The show wallows in lowest common denominator jokes that more often than not don't land.

Walsh, an actress who has only grown more interesting with time, is worth watching, even as the show grows slack beneath her.