The Critic was a cult adult animated comedy created by The Simpsons‘ Al Jean and Mike Reiss and voiced by Jon Lovitz. The former SNL star now is lobbying for a reboot of the 1990s show and said that Jean is on board. “Critic fans: You keep telling me you want it back.
I’ve been trying for years! Well, now, creator Al Jean is on board!!! If you want it back, we need your help! Please like this post and spread the word!
So we can show the studio, how many people want it!,” Lovitz wrote on social media. In the show, Lovitz voiced Jay Sherman, a 36-year old film critic from New York whose show Coming Attractions aired on the Philips Broadcasting cable network.
As a critic, Sherman is cold, mean-spirited, and elitist but at home, he has a gentler nature and is filled with self-doubt.
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