Disambiguating links to The Telegraph (link changed to The Daily Telegraph; link changed to The Daily Telegraph) using DisamAssist.← Previous revisionRevision as of 09:21, 14 October 2026 Line 188: Line 188: == Reception == == Reception == Lucy Mangan from ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the first two episodes 3 out of 5, observing, "It may not have been pure Pilkington, but perhaps in these melancholy times we couldn’t cope with that simple, shining joy anyway."{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/27/sick-of-it-review-karl-pilkingtons-new-comedy-is-more-melancholy-meditation-than-shaggy-dog-stories| title=Sick of It review – Karl Pilkington's new comedy is more melancholy meditation than shaggy dog stories| first=Lucy| last=Mangan| website=theguardian.com| date=27 September 2018| url-status=live| archive-date=2 April 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402170958/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/27/sick-of-it-review-karl-pilkingtons-new-comedy-is-more-melancholy-meditation-than-shaggy-dog-stories}} ''[[The Telegraph]]'' likewise awarded 3 out of 5 stars.{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Coran |title=Sick of It, review: Karl Pilkington stars opposite himself in his new sitcom that mostly hits the mark |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/27/sick-review-karl-pilkington-stars-opposite-new-sitcom-mostly/ |date=September 27, 2018 |website=[[The Telegraph]] |access-date=13 October 2026}} Morgan Jeffery at ''[[Radio Times]]'' gave the second series 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a smart, well-observed, touching and, yes, funny reflection on the intricacies and trivialities of modern life, and a step-up from the already formidable first series".{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/sick-of-it-season-2-review/ |title=Sick of It season 2 review: Karl Pilkington's superb series finds the profound in the mundane |date=January 8, 2020 |first=Jeffery |last=Morgan}} Rosie Bayliss of ''[[The Courier (Newcastle University newspaper)|The Courier]]'' criticised the repetitiveness of the show and referred to Pilkington's character as unappealing. She praised the soundtrack however.{{cite web |last1=Bayliss |first1=Rosie |title=Review: Karl Pilkington's Sick of It |url=https://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/review-karl-pilkingtons-sick-of-it/ |website=The Courier |access-date=13 October 2026}} Lucy Mangan from ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the first two episodes 3 out of 5, observing, "It may not have been pure Pilkington, but perhaps in these melancholy times we couldn’t cope with that simple, shining joy anyway."{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/27/sick-of-it-review-karl-pilkingtons-new-comedy-is-more-melancholy-meditation-than-shaggy-dog-stories| title=Sick of It review – Karl Pilkington's new comedy is more melancholy meditation than shaggy dog stories| first=Lucy| last=Mangan| website=theguardian.com| date=27 September 2018| url-status=live| archive-date=2 April 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402170958/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/27/sick-of-it-review-karl-pilkingtons-new-comedy-is-more-melancholy-meditation-than-shaggy-dog-stories}} ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' likewise awarded 3 out of 5 stars.{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Coran |title=Sick of It, review: Karl Pilkington stars opposite himself in his new sitcom that mostly hits the mark |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/27/sick-review-karl-pilkington-stars-opposite-new-sitcom-mostly/ |date=September 27, 2018 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=13 October 2026}} Morgan Jeffery at ''[[Radio Times]]'' gave the second series 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a smart, well-observed, touching and, yes, funny reflection on the intricacies and trivialities of modern life, and a step-up from the already formidable first series".{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/sick-of-it-season-2-review/ |title=Sick of It season 2 review: Karl Pilkington's superb series finds the profound in the mundane |date=January 8, 2020 |first=Jeffery |last=Morgan}} Rosie Bayliss of ''[[The Courier (Newcastle University newspaper)|The Courier]]'' criticised the repetitiveness of the show and referred to Pilkington's character as unappealing. She praised the soundtrack however.{{cite web |last1=Bayliss |first1=Rosie |title=Review: Karl Pilkington's Sick of It |url=https://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/review-karl-pilkingtons-sick-of-it/ |website=The Courier |access-date=13 October 2026}} == References == == References ==