{
  "id": 253923,
  "title": "Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Animated Comedy ‘Alley Cats’ Is Surprisingly Bittersweet: TV Review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ricky-gervais-netflix-animated-comedy-alley-cats-is-surprisingly",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T07:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/reviews/alley-cats-review-ricky-gervais-netflix-1236829439/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To kick off the third episode of the Netflix animated comedy “Alley Cats,” protagonist Gus — an overweight orange tabby voiced by writer, creator and frequent director Ricky Gervais (think Garfield with a distinctly working class British accent) — describes his plan for the day. It starts with an achievable goal. Then: “Get distracted immediately. Do […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}