SummaryNPR host Lauren Caspian (voiced by Zach Woods) and his staff interview real-life humans in the stop-motion animated puppet comedy created by Woods, Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner.
Created By:Brandon Gardner, Mike Judge, Zach Woods
In The Know
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 25, 2024
Metascore
Generally Favorable
69
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
69
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Jan 26, 2024
80
In The Know is a quirky, funny series that works on a few different levels, and it effectively combines animation and live action.
Jan 24, 2024
80
There ought to be a second season of "In the Know," even if the jokes are a bit inside-baseball and the self-worship of Lauren requires tolerance even at his most pathetically funny.
Jan 24, 2024
75
Despite rocky beginnings and a live-action gimmick that doesn’t feel fully justified, In the Know brims with promise.
Jan 24, 2024
70
The results are naughtier than your typical Terry Gross interview, though not by that much. The pacing remains relaxed and the tone relatively chill, even as Lauren freaks out about his “passive sperm” or suffers Veep-worthy insults like “This guy looks like the stork who brings miscarriages.” Across much of the season’s six half-hours, this muted quality is both a bug and a feature.
Feb 9, 2024
60
“In the Know,” packed with good writing and performers, could be a great show if it wanted to. More interesting subjects in and around NPR are there for the mocking. The question is whether the creators want to keep hitting soft targets—or whether, as Butt-Head once put it, they “just came here to break stuff.
Jan 24, 2024
60
Manifesting the aggressive self-satisfaction that’s latent in so much of public radio is not necessarily a project that will have meaning or interest for a large audience. But all things considered, “In the Know” is pretty funny.
Jan 24, 2024
50
Lauren irritates in the way any other self-absorbed, supercilious boss who overtaxes his co-workers would. Thankfully, In the Know’s supporting cast provides a refreshing counterpoint.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Feb 14, 2024
8
Hilarious show. Either you get it or not. Few to many shows have this kind of satire. I hope it goes the distance.
Feb 9, 2024
7
Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, Silicon Valley) created this adult animated series with Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner. Woods also voices the lead character, the host of NPR's 3rd most popular interview program. He and all the other employees are stop-motion puppets, while the guests on the show (via Zoom) are real celebs including Finn Wolfhard, Ken Burns, Hugh Laurie & Mike Tyson. This show alternates between cringe comedy and downright weird. It's populated with a group of unusual characters that provide the series' best asset. It's def off-the-wall and yet another departure for Judge, so the only way to really tell if it appeals is to give a watch (they're less than 30 minutes). I enjoyed the off-beat nature and found it sometimes peculiar, sometimes amusing and other times hilarious. (Six 30-minute eps)
Production Company:
- Bandera Entertainment
- ShadowMachine
- Universal Animation Studios
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date:Jan 25, 2024
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination
