Kevin Can Fk Himself, an AMC comedy with a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, has found new success on Netflix. Debuting in June 2021, from creator and executive producer Valerie Armstrong,Kevin Can Fk Himselfis among the AMCshows that are now available on Netflixas part of a licensing deal between the two platforms. It stars the Emmy-winningSchitt’s Creekstar Annie Murphy, presenting itself as a dark comedy that aims at the trope of the underappreciated and neglected sitcom wife.
According to data provided byReelgood, which tracks performance on streaming,Kevin Can F**k Himselfcame in fifth place in the overall Top 10 for the week of August 22 through August 28,across all platforms. When looking only at television shows, however, the Annie Murphy series ranks even better and comes in second place just behind Apple TV+’s Vince Vaughn crime comedyBad Monkey.
What You Should Know Before You Watch Kevin Can F**k Himself
It’s A Little Different Than You Might Expect.
Kevin Can F**k Himselfconsists of two seasons and sixteen episodes overall, with eight episodes in each season. It focuses on Allison McRoberts, who is played by Murphy in what was her first major role since portraying Alexis onSchitt’s Creek. Allison lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, and slowly succumbs to the reality that she is being manipulated by her husband, the titular Kevin (Eric Petersen). To get her revenge, and to get out of her destructive and toxic marriage, Allison decides to murder Kevin and get away with it.
How Kevin Can F**k Himself Disses A Kevin James Sitcom
Kevin Can F**k Himself cleverly takes aim at Kevin Can Wait, using that short-lived sitcom’s controversy as a basis for its title. Here’s how.
What differentiatesKevin Can F**k Himselffrom a somewhat familiar dramedy premise is its format and title, which calls out the Kevin James sitcomKevin Can Wait. Half of the AMC comedyunfolds like a single-camera drama with muted colors and a more subdued approach. The other half is a bright and colorful multi-cam comedy, representing Allison’s feelings and the standard wife role she feels that she has to play.
Along with Murphy and Petersen,theKevin Can F** Himselfcastalso includes Mary Hollis Inboden, Alex Bonifer, Brian Howe, and Raymond Lee.
Kevin Can F** Himselfdrew positive reviews, with the first season garnering an average score of 6.80 from 10 based on 60 reviews. While executive produced byParks and Recreationstar Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, even the positive reviews of the AMC show stress that it struggles to balance its tone. At times,the multi-cam comedy sections of the episode do little to inform the actual story and play more or less like an entirely separate seriesthan what Allison is going through. But with that caveat, the clever premise is worth sampling.
Kevin Can Waitgarnered backlash for killing off Kevin’s wife Donna, played by Erinn Hayes. The actor guest stars in theKevin Can F**k Himselffinale.
Kevin Can F**k Himself
Cast
Combining single and multi-camera filming techniques in a fascinating blend of styles, Kevin Can F**k Himself stars Annie Murphy as Allison McRoberts, the unhappy wife of Kevin McRoberts, an unambitious and self-absorbed man-child. As Allison struggles with how to leave Kevin and take her life into her own hands, she becomes drawn to the idea of murdering him, leading to unexpected consequences.
