SummaryAdapted from an Australian hit comedy of the same name, this NBC series finds laughs from a 40-something divorcee and her daughter living in the middle-class suburbs. Molly Shannon and Selma Blair lead the cast. Kath & Kim is produced by Reveille in association with Universal Media Studios and distributed by the NBC Television Network. 22 epis... Read More
❮ Kath & Kim
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Oct 9, 2008
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Generally Unfavorable
35
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
11% Positive
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32% Mixed
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The dialogue is surprisingly fresh, even to someone who's watched way too many MTV reality shows.
42
The core problem with K&K is that there's no character to root for.
40
There is a twinge of fun every now and then in Kath & Kim, even if most critics are so apoplectic at its crass stupidity they can barely write a sentence.
30
Despite Shannon and Blair's best efforts, Kath & Kim's main characters feel like a compilation of attitudes (and wardrobes), forced into a sitcom format so tired that you'll see the plot resolution in next week's episode (not to mention most of the jokes) coming from nearly a half-hour away.
30
Whatever lingering debt the show owes to its original template has also resulted in some awkward elements, including occasional internal monologues by both title players that are as empty, banal and unfunny as when they're actually talking.
12
I feel sorry for Shannon, who nicely underplays her role, but she’s trapped in show that does not work, and, with Blair as her co-star, will never work.
10
It's sneering and unwatchably badly written; it shoots at fish in a barrel and still manages to miss.
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Sep 3, 2011
10
This show is hilarious. I do not understand why so many people thought it was terrible. I guess they just didn't get it. Maybe you have to have a specific type of humor. Anyway, Molly Shannon is wonderful as the sweet Kath Day and Selma Blair is a blast as the "I'm to good for everyone" Kim Day!!
