A dark comedy series with an almost flawless score on Rotten Tomatoes has been branded 'genius' by viewers. The innovative show, which spans two seasons, cleverly alternates between multi-camera and single-camera setups to shift its narrative perspective. The show, Kevin Can F*** Himself, kicks off mimicking a classic American sitcom complete with canned laughter.
It stars Schitt's Creek's Annie Murphy as Allison McRoberts, who is on a quest to reinvent her life while stuck in a joyless marriage to her husband Kevin, portrayed by Eric Petersen. However, the show takes a grim turn into drama territory when, during their tenth wedding anniversary marked by a spontaneous house party, Allison finds out that Kevin has emptied their joint bank account. The brainchild of Valerie Armstrong, the cast also includes Mary Hollis Inboden from The Real O'Neals, Alex Bonifer of Superstore fame, and Raymond Lee, known for Mozart in the Jungle, reports the Manchester Evening News .
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes have given the series a near-perfect rating of 91 percent. ABC Radio Australia's Alexandra Heller-Nicholas gave it four out of five stars, commending Murphy's acting as hitting 'exactly the right notes at exactly the right time.' Heller-Nicholas remarked about the show: "Straddling as it does the fluffiness of the orthodox sitcom with something a little more complex - Kevin Can F**k Himself gets the balance just right.
" John Doyle from Globe and Mail lauded the show, saying: "A curious hy.