Apple TV Plus' has a new number one show that features a titan of comedy

Apple TV Plus has a new global number one show, featuring no less than Vince Vaughn.

And while some of you may groan at the mention of his name, having seen one too many of his dodgy 2000s comedy movies, he’s the top draw in Bad Monkey.

That’s right, this show is called Bad Monkey, a reference to an actual monkey that appears in the show.

Bad Monkey’s name and star may throw you off the actual tone of this series, though. It’s a dark comedy, in which Vaughn’s detective character is demoted for reckless behaviour and becomes a health inspector.

As part of a bid to get his old job back, he ends up being asked to deliver a severed arm to Miami. And this draws him into a murder investigation — in a strictly unofficial basis, given he’s no longer a police officer.

It’s a quippy, funny show, but one with a real mystery at its core. Rob Delaney and Michelle Monaghan star too.

The conclusion from the spread of reviews is Bad Monkey is a blast, even if it isn’t destined to go down as an all-timer classic.

“Despite some overall shagginess and meandering storytelling, Bad Monkey is consistently funny, and Vaughn does a stellar job captaining this boat,” says IGN in its 7/10 review.

“I’m not entirely sure if Bad Monkey is a great show, but damn if I didn’t have an awesome time watching it,” says Den of Geek.

The Guardian’s 3-star review calls Bad Monkey “tons of fun.”

The show comes from Bill Lawrence, showrunner of Bad Monkey as well as Ted Lasso and, really going back into the past, Scrubs, among others.

There are 10 episodes in the first season of Bad Monkey, and only the first two are available at the time of writing. For the rest you’ll have to put up with Apple TV Plus’s usual one-a-week output, a staged release that finishes up in October.

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