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88It's as quirky, original and funny a comedy as "Universe."
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88Granted, this new Andy may not be as inventive or subversive as Universe, but it is just as funny and probably a bit more accessible.
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83Andy Barker isn't as complete a comedy as Andy Richter Controls the Universe - the first three episodes feel like a series of very funny bits that have been welded together. But so did 30 Rock when it first started, and that's now the best comedy on TV.
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80This amusing series is likely to leave you smiling rather than guffawing.
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80The show is equal parts silliness and satire.
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80The show could be almost too funny to be appreciated on normal television, in the same way "Arrested [Development]" was.
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80Nerdy sweetness and deep silliness flow effortlessly from Andy Richter.
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80What it lacks in edge, it makes up for in charm.
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80With all the crazy gags, pitch-perfect dialogue and a fresh hero at the center, it's hard not to see "Andy Barker" as the spiritual successor to "Police Squad!".
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80It's hard to convey all the ways that this tightly directed show goes right: quietly observant character detail, solid sleuthing, play-it-straight absurdity and sneaky "Airplane!"-style parody riffs.
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75"Andy Barker, P.I." is a joyous, ridiculous, warm, affecting and silly comedy that is tone specific (read: Not everybody is going to get the vibe, and thus the jokes).
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75This show has a light, charming sense of the ridiculous. [19 Mar 2007, p.39]
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75[A] sly spoof.
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70You may be surprised to hear that it works.
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70Don't get me wrong, I like the new show: its workmanlike verve, its professionalism. But its joys are simple, the kind of laughs that don't feel new so much as pleasantly old-fashioned.
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70It's funny, but it doesn't go for big laughs so much as a mood of whimsical parody.
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70This peculiar series seals NBC's new role as the skinflint's HBO. The shows "30 Rock," "Friday Night Lights" and now "Andy Barker, P.I." are all so engrossing and so creatively untrammeled that it's almost suspicious.
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70Another clever single-camera comedy.
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70The show has a complex rhythm involving characters, satire and sight gags. You can watch "Barker" again and find things you missed the first time.
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70Like "30 Rock," "Barker" is more absurd and goofy than it is broadly funny, but it's definitely not as mainstream.
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70A smart, sophisticated spoof.
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63NBC should consider scrapping Thursday's first episode.... But then come the second and third installments -- inspired, taut and funny.
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50Everything about "Andy Barker"... is lovingly created. And there are some laughs, but the show fails to truly catch fire.
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40Unfortunately, the idea's a little too thin to support a weekly sitcom.
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RaisaJ9Fresh and funny. Refreshing!
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BobLoblaw9funny, not brilliantly written, but very entertaining diversity of characters and shining moments.