Muppet Show returns featuring Sabrina Carpenter
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Today on Commotion, CBC Kids puppeteer Kira Hall and Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk join guest host Radheyan Simonpillai to talk about The Muppet Show, which is available to stream now on Disney+.
This isn't the first reincarnation of Jim Henson's crew, but it's one of the best in a very long time. Seth Rogen is an executive producer, and Maya Rudolph and Sabrina Carpenter guest star.
"If your kids get the joke aimed at the adults the problem is you, not the show," shared one social-media commenter.
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The Muppet Show reboot scores 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
'The Muppet Show' reboot has debuted with a perfect 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, earning near-universal praise from reviewers.
“The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right.
Seth Rogen was smart enough to realize that The Muppet Show was never broken; it didn't need fixing. It just needed to come back to television. He has executed a loving and faithful revival with The Muppet Show.
Director Alex Timbers spoke about helming the Muppet special that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the show and the return of Rizzo and Bean Bunny.
In the new Disney+ The Muppet Show special, one of our favorite Muppets gets to return to the spotlight after some time away.