Critic Reviews
| 100 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
If the "opening statements" don't have you on the floor calling for a back brace--because you've thrown your spine out from laughing--then you are either in a coma or watching a different channel. |
| 80 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Black, a thinking-man's blowhard, carries the concept off with shameless aplomb, while his debating helpers are equal parts witty and wise. |
| 80 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
Depending on the subjects mocked and viewers' personal sacred cows, Root of All Evil won't appeal to everyone on a weekly basis (future episodes include Donald Trump vs. Viagra, Paris Hilton vs. Dick Cheney and Las Vegas vs. the human body), but it is a successful attempt to re-package stand-up comedy for prime time. |
| 70 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Comedy Central's programming usually falls squarely into the sublime or the ridiculous, so consider Root of All Evil a rare tweener in terms of quality--one that proves a whole lot of Black is preferable, albeit marginally, to a black hole. |
| 67 |
Entertainment Weekly Staff (Not Credited)
The debaters make the most of this arbittary contretemps, but Black is a weak link. [14 Mar 2008, p.71] |
| 50 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
The material isn't nearly strong enough to support a full half-hour of TV. |
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