Upstart Crow
Upstart Crow Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | ||
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | |
| S4 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
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About
"Shakespeare as a stressed sitcom dad"
A sitcom imagining William Shakespeare as a harried working writer juggling deadlines, an unimpressed family back in Stratford, and a snobbish theatre scene in London. Each episode riffs on the real (and rumored) circumstances behind his plays, turning famous lines and plots into punchlines. The humor is broad and pun-heavy, closer to a classic multi-camera farce than prestige comedy, carried almost entirely by David Mitchell's exasperated delivery. It's silly, warm, and unashamedly theatrical, more interested in wordplay and gentle mockery of Elizabethan life than historical accuracy or dramatic stakes.
David Mitchell's fast, exasperated wordplay carrying every episode's silly historical gag.
you find broad pun-based sitcom humor grating rather than charming.
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