User reviews

I was hesitant about this. I'm a dark skinned black girl who is quite frankly tired of Kenya Barris reproducing the same thing that makes me feel slightly forgotten half the time. But I still got through it, and I still laughed. There were a few episodes clearly better than others. Overall, I thought of it as a more raw version of Black-ish. Seems like Kenya had a few more things to say that could only be done though #blackAF.

If you go in without expectations, you may find yourself laughing out loud. It's not unique or novel but it's definitely entertaining.

Great updated current content, very funny from ep1, great music and enjoy the educational snippets! Well worth the binge on Netflix!

I'm Black and admittedly never watched any of the "ish" shows. In all honesty, I never heard of Kenya Barris. No shade and much respect. I'm just not much of a tv watcher. But he has a HUGE new fan because of #BlackAF. It was smart and cool and real and true - us - and hilarious and deep. It enlightened without being preachy. It was a feast for the eyes and the mind in so many beautiful ways that only we do. I literally laughed out lout. Creatively done. It made me feel very proud as a woman of color. I'm glad he kept it true.

What the he!! Do you mean there is no second season? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I mean, I get it. You want to reach a bigger audience (franchise etc.) but couldn't you have also achieved that with another couple seasons? I've binged watched this at least six times since discovering it and each time laugh harder than the last. It's funny as hell along with edgy dialogue ... perfect casting (Rashida Jones blows me away) ..all the kids have "issues" (except for second eldest daughter, Leyah tasked with the burden of explaining just how her wacky family came to be) and right in the middle is poor "put upon" dad, Kenya who walks around with a troubled...befuddled expression as if this whole success thing is not quite what he thought it would be. Also, love the way he manages to squeeze in Black History and social commentary...it is pure genius. I was so looking forward to Season #2. Sooooo I repeat .... WHAT THE HELL, DUDE????

Signed, A Middle Aged Disgruntled Fan.

Ok, so from a purely entertainment aspect, I really like this show. The situations are mostly real BUT....I do not know ANY Black families where the kids swear at and/or with their parents. Even adults fear using such language around their parents. I'm sure there are some who do, but that is the biggest unrelateable aspect in my opinion. Maybe that's a new parenting style that my 51- year old self is not used to. Aside from that, I'm a fan of Kenya's work. I watch all of his shows.

This is funny! It's another hit from Kenya Barris. I read some of the low user ratings and have to wonder "who raised you!?" No, Kenya isn't Denzel with the acting chops, but this isn't that kind of show. It's like Black-ish, Curb Your Enthusiam, and Modern Family all rolled into one. And, it's deep fried in some really interesting, nontrivial facts that will be new to the vast majority of audiences. That's quality and you get to do it on Netflix so you can just go for it and say what you want without the censors tripping over themselves. If you like either of those shows and you know how Gen X parents are... this is probably going to be one of your new favorites.

If you are sitting here saying how "bad" this show is. You are truly not a fan of either of Rashida and Kenya; These two characters from our favorite sitcoms are married to each other in this sitcom creating a show that is so enjoyable to watch!

I was nervous about this show because I'm not the biggest blackish fan, but this show has exceeded expectations. It effortlessly combines humor and information. Rashida and the kids are great. It kinda checks all the boxes humor, casting,Writing,message and relevant. Bravo.

I realise this is not for me, I'm not black or American and it's all about that culture and experience. But there are plenty of universally funny moments in this show. The problem is that all the episodes are too long. I've seen it compared to Curb a number of times but one of the strengths of Curb was the perfect editing. This show is so loose and rambling. If you're going to do improv comedy you have to be BRUTAL with your cutting or you're going to end up with a flabby mess. There are some episodes of this show that are 45 minutes long! I mean, what?! It's self-indulgent. Shame because the material is there.

I'm black...I'm a woman...and I'm mixed - but this show was NOT funny. I barely made it through the first ep!! I tried, I swear I did, but it just didnt "land" with me...

My boyfriend and I have different taste on tv shows but we both enjoyed this show. Lots of laughs. It got even better after episode 4. I love seeing black people live an elite life and the craziness that comes with it. I think Kenya does a great job acting since he's not an actor and I've loved Rashida since Parks and Rec. I think the family dynamic is great. Please seriously don't review until you watch all episodes because it hit another level episode 5-8. I dont know what all the bad reviews are about. Guess people don't have a sense of humor anymore. It's just a tv show for entertainment and it was entertaining. I think the cast & show deserve a 2nd season.

I'll start by explaining that I'm a fan of the show Black-ish even though I don't like the name. Its funny, smartly written and it's about a funny family who happens to be black. It's not about being black. Since they don't proclaim to speak for all black people in the show, the poor choice in name is forgiven.

Black AF takes it a bit further. It actually claims to give reasons but mostly excuses for why black people are how they are. Where this falls apart is that not all black people are the same. I'm black and come from an upper middle class family and have become a successful person too. My father wouldn't be caught dead in a gold chain, nor does he feel the need to overdress for an occasion due to some myth that a peculiar sort of insecurity got passed down via genetic memory to the current generation. Not because he isn't black but because this show is not the definition of black. This show sounds like it was written by people who have never lived a day in the life of being black in America and simply gather in a conference room once a week to speculate on what it must be like and why. If it didn't claim to be the black people's Wikipedia page, it would be a funny show about one guy's experience. There were some laughs light as they may have been. And, yes, I'd probably have watched it on occasion if I couldn't think of anything else. But the idea that this is a reference makes it a show about apology, shame an inadequacy for an entire demographic of human beings. I for one turned the show off with a deep sense of disappointment.

Here is proof that black shows can be funny without using assumed cultural nonsense as a crutch. Fresh Prince, Family Matters, 227, Different World, Living Single, Sanford and Son, Moving on Up, Martin, The Cosby Show (yes it was funny even if current events are not), The Chapelle Show, In Living Color and the list goes on.

Referring to cultural phenomena is ok and expected and some of these shows did just that. But what none of them ever did was depict, better yet proclaim with big letters that an entire group of people essentially have the emotional fortitude of a wet paper towel and proceed to base all of its joke upon the waterlogged roll it came from. When IMDB introduces negative number ratings, I'll be back to update the number of stars I gave.

This is definitely a show for middle class black families. You can definitely tell similarities to Blackish, Grownish, and Mixedish. The black history lessons are there along with the hilarious family. Rasheeda Jones is absolutely great in this series. Super funny and honest I love how they speak on "white gaze" that happens to black Americans on a daily. Great Show. #FunnyAf

I love all the -ish shows, so I was really looking forward to this one. Great stories, music, kids, Rashida... but Kenia Barris isn't a great actor. His timing, tone and physical movements don't emote well with his lines. A better actor could have made this show iconic.

I love observational comedy and this is up there with the best. It is a more serious, dry kind of humour to Mr Baris' other projects but I like it, it might not be to everyone's taste but I totally get it. A great cast of actors (how else could it be this good) especially the young ones, I do think Anthony Andersen plays Kenya better than Kenya does😆 I don't usually binge watch but I'm already on episode 5 so please another season please.

I think this show has good potential however they need a stronger lead actor. Kenya does not have the acting chops nor the natural comedic timing to carry the show. Jokes are missed due to bad delivery. A great actor can make even the most mediocre writing better and the writing on this show is solid. Rashida Jones is great. Why so many kids? If they get a new lead, the show will be better but I doubt that happens so I'm not sure how long this show will last.

I really enjoyed this show. It funny and relatable. Bring on season 2!

Was disappointed it wasn't as funny, as hyped, but I understand what it's about. I'd like to see another season- and improve on the "comedy." I can count how many times I've laughed....or chuckled really. Good concept though.

Follows the same setting based in LA as Blackish, a black family with 1 more child than Blackish, same rich black people problems like Blackish etc... etc... like Blackish, But interviews of the characters like The Office. It's not bad but I wish they made it more original instead of tiktoking Blackish!

The Show shares important historical facts, while sticking to an exaggerated comedic standpoint. Similar to both their works they were able to pull it off while also playing themselves.

I don't know why the other reviews are so negative, its just unserious humour, with relation to certain sensitive topics. Great show to watch with the friends and kill time with.

He's the funniest one.... switching from 5 to 6, if you get past episode 5.

Really wanted to like this, but could not bring myself to crawl through another episode. Delivery by Barris is absolutely painful.

I don't know who these people are giving this 1 star but can 1000% tell u they did not watch the show! Rather you are black, white or green this show is absolutely hilarious! If you like blackish or grownish this follows suite!

And maybe points being made sometimes feel inserted instead of arrived at organically as part of the plot. Initially the characters all are engaging...btw fashion and decor are sick #af! By end of series, I felt of most characters, you can be an a**hole, but I don't have to watch it. I feel like w Larry David, when he's being an a**hole, everyone around him thinks so and often calls him on it; here, only the one daughter is calling out her whole family on their behavior.