‘The Audacity’ Review: Billy Magnussen and Sarah Goldberg Anchor AMC’s Vicious but One-Note Silicon Valley Satire
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Created by 'Succession' and 'Better Call Saul' alum Jonathan Glatzer, the dark comedy chronicles the crisscrossing paths of a flailing tech CEO, a greedy therapist and a retired pioneer of the industry.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Since Veep ended its run in 2019, it’s been a frequently repeated observation that the HBO political comedy could not work today. Our actual political landscape, in which government officials are adding journalists to top-secret group chats or running around in wrong-sized shoes as a form of flattery, has too far superseded anything even the most cutting jokester could ever have dreamed up. By the same token, one of the biggest bugs plaguing AMC ’s The Audacity may be the timing. Created by Succession and Better Call Saul alum Jonathan Glatzer, the series tries to deliver pitch-black satire of Silicon Valley venality at a point when we’re confronted with its most extravagantly noxious manifestations every time we log on to find horrifying headlines about “AI psychosis,” or the latest racist missives from X’s most dedicated power user . If the series’ cynicism feels right on the money, it doesn’t feel like it’s showing us anything we aren’t all too aware of already. Related Stories Movies Sundance Institute Sets Native Lab Participants TV AMC Cancels 'Talamasca: The Secret Order' After One Season The Audacity The Bottom Line Too real to be fun and not deep enough to be interesting. Airdate: 9 a.m. Sunday, April 12 (AMC/AMC+) Cast: Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Meaghan Rath, Rob Corddry, Simon Helberg, Lucy Punch, Everett Blunck, Paul Adelstein, Thailey Roberge, Ava Marie Telek Creator: Jonathan Glatzer The Audacity ‘s plot is one acrid enough to make your lips pucker. The Bay Area-set series is anchored by Duncan ( Billy Magnussen ), a startup CEO on the verge of professional humiliation, and his therapist, JoAnne ( Sarah Goldberg ), who copes with her relative poverty — by which I mean that she and her husband, Gary (P...
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