Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire - Podcast Rankings and reviews

What a great podcast. I would pay for a version that had no ads. Not your average podcast and definitely worth a listen for some good fictional story telling!! Melissa McCarthy is fantastic as usual and Octavia Spencer as the narrator is an absolute perfect choice. I cannot wait to see the character development as this goes on! New and fun genre of pods!

I can find nothing wrong with any of this! The cast is bananas, Glenn freaking Close narrates, and the imagination, music and writing are the perfect amount of intelligence and irreverence. Need a distraction, need to laugh, need to cry because you’re laughing so hard- this is for you.

Do it. Follow this show, spend the time with Hildy and the band of misfit heroes, you will not be disappointed. The production quality and the sheer absurdity of the whole endeavor are worth the investment. This is the first scripted podcast that I have listened to on repeat, and the total umber of episodes is still not fully released! Some of the jokes are laugh out loud funny, even on the third, fourth, and fifth listens. I am so impressed, and so hopeful for a
New season, even if the whole tale is different/new

Original, funny and a must listen for anyone who loves character driven hilarity in the Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones type world.

It needs to grow and get improve. The songs are too loud compared to the rest of the podcast, and the music drowns out the lyrics. The sound effects are great, but it’s just not funny enough. I only laughed once per episode. Dialogue is overwritten so bits go on too long to get to a punchline or they keep a scene going long after the point was established. Hildy’s friends are more interesting than her and need more emphasis.