RICKY GERVAIS'S ALLEY CATS: THE REVIEW

I find myself in the position of being slightly disingenuously critical of this particular programme in this article, as I only made it to around episode 3 before my cringe detecting instincts forced me to switch it off, so I find myself in the position of not really having the full understanding of what I'm actually talking about. But anyone who had the time, the energy, the will, or the attention span, to watch this pure garbage in its entirety, clearly has a higher tolerance to crude and unfunny humour than I do. To put it in no uncertain terms, it was dreadful. Every minute of every episode, every second, down to the last detail, was filled with what only can be described as absaloute total unutter crap.

To put this into context, Ricky Gervais is an award winning comedian, known for his quick witted,often crude, humour, normally targeting celebrities and reknowned public figures, particularly those from the acting sector. When famously hosting the annual Golden Globes award ceremony, Gervais often took aim at different actors, directors, and other senior Hollywood figures, exposing the institutes biggest scandals that it had tried to brush under the carpet. Quips about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and Mel Gibson's unsavoury comments about the Jewish, made Ricky an uncontrollable force when it came down to his confrontational comedic style, often forcing his victims of mockery into a state of extreme discomfort and embarrasement.

In the last 25 years or so, Ricky has been involved in the writing, and the creation, of comedic and comical tv shows, most notably the award winning sitcom The Office, which he wrote alongside Stephen Merchant. In more recent times, Gervais has been involved in the writing of Netflix shows such as After Life, playing the role of a man whos wife died from cancer, protraying the struggles he faces in dealing with his loss. Alongside this was the unforgettably mediocre programme Derek, which fell very far short of the standard Ricky had set from the writing of shows such as The Office.

And the same issues that were flagged up with Gervais's writing from the creation of Derek are now being brought to scrunity again, but in a far larger spree of backlash and dissapointment. Things such as a lack of context and structure, and a lack of real grip and relatability in the storyline, along with the repetitive use of swearing and crude language to replace the use of actual jokes and punchlines, has left fans and critics alike pondering the question of how on earth this cartoon was deemed to be remotely broadcastable, from Ricky and the individuals running Netflix.

Gervais dug himself into an even larger pit of scrutiny and backlash when he arrogantly declared that any critics or anyone with any scepticism whatsoever about his poorly-written joke of a series is just 'offended', totally ignoring and blindsiding the reality that Alley Cats makes 'Here We Go' look on the same level as 'Only Fools and Horses'!

My rating for Alley Cats is out of 5, and due to the poorly-written, sweary, and generally unfunny manner of this show, I cant see how it can even get anything over a one. I would even go as far to say it is the worst of 2026! I have decided on 0.7, as this generally doesnt even deserve a star. It honestly feels like a drunken tramp wrote it having downed 7 bottles of Vodka! Perhaps even a drunk's writing would have more structure and storyline to it than this shabby, mediocre, and generally rubbish programme. God forbid what Series 2 will look like!

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