ans ▁on ▁the ▁screen ? ▁Oh , ▁no ? ▁Well , ▁then ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁because ▁he ▁sounds ▁different . ▁Well , ▁guess ▁what : ▁Asian ▁people ▁have ▁acc ents . ▁The ▁acc ent ▁isn ’ t ▁about ▁a ▁jo ke , ▁it ’ s ▁part ▁of ▁who ▁that ▁character ▁is , ▁but ▁it ▁doesn ’ t ▁make ▁it ▁intr ins ically ▁rac ist . ▁If ▁you ’ re ▁un com fort able ▁with ▁that ▁b agg age , ▁then ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁examine ▁it ▁yourself ▁and ▁see ▁where ▁it ▁comes ▁from ." ▁ ▁Mark ▁Bres lin , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁comedy ▁club ▁chain ▁Y uk ▁Y uk ' s , ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁strong ▁hum our , ▁saying ▁" As ▁a ▁sit com , ▁it ’ s ▁more ▁sit ▁than ▁com . ▁It ’ s ▁pleasant ▁to ▁watch ▁but ▁just ▁not ▁that ▁fun ny . ▁The ▁characters ▁aren ’ t ▁ex agger ated ▁enough . ▁They ▁lack ▁big ▁com ic ▁fla ws . ▁The ▁conflicts ▁are ▁subt le ▁and ▁minor ▁key . ▁You ▁want ▁to ▁give ▁its ▁cre ators ▁k ud os ▁for ▁finally ▁putting ▁A si ans ▁on ▁TV ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁way , ▁but ▁the ▁whole ▁enter prise ▁plays ▁like ▁a ▁civ ics ▁less on . ▁The ▁characters ▁all ▁behave ▁with ▁dign ity , ▁and ▁dign ity ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁enemy ▁of ▁laugh ter ." ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁Mid way ▁through ▁its ▁first ▁season , ▁Kim ' s ▁Con ven ience ▁was ▁estimated