• Hollywood Reporter - ‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ricky Gervais’ Half-Crass, Half-Sappy, Mostly Unmemorable Netflix Cartoon
  • The show follows its own unhurried rhythm, turning on a dime between casually vicious and ooey-gooey sweet. But lacking the creative depth to make either tone land, it winds up a comedy of existential angst that’s rarely all that funny and only occasionally kind of moving.
• The Guardian - Alley Cats review – the genital jokes in Ricky Gervais’s sweary cartoon are just exhausting.
  • There are glimmers of potential in this comedy about a potty-mouthed feline gang. But not even the great voice cast or a cute kitten can save it from being lazy, crude and boring
• The Independent - Alley Cats on Netflix review – Does Ricky Gervais actually think this is good?
  • Swear-laden cartoon series sees the former ‘Office’ co-creator indulge all his worst instincts
• The Telegraph (archive) - Ricky Gervais’s abysmal Netflix cartoon is the worst thing to happen to cats since Cats
  • Off-colour jokes, inane swearing and clumsy sentiment: this zero-star show makes you wonder about the real talent behind The Office
• The Wall Street Journal (archive) - ‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ferally Funny Ricky Gervais on Netflix
  • A gang of foul-mouthed stray cats dillydallies around London in the comedian’s hilariously vulgar new animated show.

Interview:

• Animation Magazine - Meowsterpiece Theater: ‘Alley Cats’ Creator Ricky Gervais Raises the Curtain on His Animated Adult Comedy