Overcompensating (TV series)

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Overcompensating (TV series)

Critical response

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==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical response===
===Critical response===
{{RT prose|score=94|count=47|consensus=As ribald as any self-respecting campus comedy but with a disarmingly sweet core, ''Overcompensating'' has nothing to make up for as it proves creator-star Benito Skinner to be the real deal.}}{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=overcompensating|type=tv|season=1|access-date=April 23, 2026|publisher_hide=y}} {{MC film|score=72|count=21|type=series}}{{Cite Metacritic|id=overcompensating|type=tv|season=1|access-date=May 29, 20k|publisher_hide=y}}
{{RT prose|score=94|count=47|consensus=As ribald as any self-respecting campus comedy but with a disarmingly sweet core, ''Overcompensating'' has nothing to make up for as it proves creator-star Benito Skinner to be the real deal.}}{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=overcompensating|type=tv|season=1|access-date=April 23, 2026|publisher_hide=y}} {{MC film|score=72|count=21|type=series}}{{Cite Metacritic|id=overcompensating|type=tv|season=1|access-date=April 23, 2026|publisher_hide=y}}


Daniel Fienberg of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote: "It's a confident and generally funny series-creating debut for well-regarded content creator Skinner, and the cast is packed with breakout performances from lesser-known co-stars, amusing turns from more familiar stars and cameos aplenty".{{cite magazine |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=May 14, 2025 |title='Overcompensating' Review: Benito Skinner's Amazon Coming-of-Age Comedy Delivers College Hijinks with Laughter and Heart |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/overcompensating-review-benito-skinner-amazon-1236216033/ |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 15, 2025}} Emma Kiely of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' gave the series an eight of ten, writing: "A hilarious, warm, and honest show from one of comedy's most exciting voices".{{cite web |last=Kiely |first=Emma |date=May 14, 2025 |title='Overcompensating' Review: Benito Skinner's Must-See Coming-of-Age Comedy Series Is So Much More Than Its Charli XCX Cameo |url=https://collider.com/overcompensating-review/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=May 15, 2025}}
Daniel Fienberg of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote: "It's a confident and generally funny series-creating debut for well-regarded content creator Skinner, and the cast is packed with breakout performances from lesser-known co-stars, amusing turns from more familiar stars and cameos aplenty".{{cite magazine |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=May 14, 2025 |title='Overcompensating' Review: Benito Skinner's Amazon Coming-of-Age Comedy Delivers College Hijinks with Laughter and Heart |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/overcompensating-review-benito-skinner-amazon-1236216033/ |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 15, 2025}} Emma Kiely of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' gave the series an eight of ten, writing: "A hilarious, warm, and honest show from one of comedy's most exciting voices".{{cite web |last=Kiely |first=Emma |date=May 14, 2025 |title='Overcompensating' Review: Benito Skinner's Must-See Coming-of-Age Comedy Series Is So Much More Than Its Charli XCX Cameo |url=https://collider.com/overcompensating-review/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=May 15, 2025}}
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