Over its first few years of making original TV shows, Amazon has quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the comedy category.
Unlike its lackluster original dramas, multiple Amazon comedies have won Emmys and Golden Globes.
Its comedy "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" about a 50s housewife turned stand-up comic, which debuted its first season in November 2017, was one of big winners at the 2018 Golden Globes with two major wins.
But "Maisel" wasn't Amazon's first hit comedy. Amazon developed its prowess in comedies that blur the line with heavy drama with the Emmy and Golden Globe winner "Transparent," Golden Globe winner "Mozart in the Jungle," and the very dark British comedy "Fleabag."
But not all of Amazon's comedies have performed well. Though promising, the superhero comedy "The Tick" got mixed reviews, and Woody Allen's "Crisis In Six Scenes" was Amazon's worst original ever, according to critics.
To understand how Amazon's comedies ranked against each other, we turned to reviews aggregator Metacritic, which pulls in critic (and audience) reviews from all over the world.
Here are Amazon's original shows, ranked based on their critical reception:
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No. 15: "Crisis in Six Scenes"— 44/100
Average critic score: 44/100
Audience score: 6.5/10
Amazon description: "This is a comedy that takes place in the 1960’s during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down."
No. 14: "Comrade Detective"— 67/100
Average critic score: 67/100
Audience score: 7.7/10
Amazon description: "In the 1980s, millions of Romanians tuned in to Comrade Detective, a gritty, sexy, communist buddy cop show that has now been digitally remastered and dubbed into English for the first time by a cast featuring Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jenny Slate, Nick Offerman and many more."
No. 13: "Alpha House"— 68/100
Average critic score: 68/100
Audience score: 6.8/10
Amazon description: "They work in the Senate. They live in the house - Alpha House."
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