He works at Hugs Not Thugs, a gang rehabilitation center in Los Angeles that helps recently incarcerated people readjust to life outside of prison.
[10] Bishop, Ingebretson and Weisman, who at the time were producing the Comedy Central series Corporate, approached Estrada about creating a show in 2018.
The website's critics consensus reads, "There's no reason to pity This Fool, which resoundingly succeeds as an unsentimental comedy about community and family… and what a pain in the neck they can be.
[14] Sean L. McCarthy of Decider stated, "This is a winning portrait of two guys in South Central L.A. with opposing life philosophies who find they each have something to learn from the other.
Exploring themes of family, codependency, and class, This Fool is an unexpectedly cinematic comedy allowing stars like Laura Patalano and even recurring actors like Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus) to present their truths.
[17] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone included "Y Tu Julio También" in their "25 Best TV Episodes of 2022" list, writing, "Like a lot of first-year comedies, This Fool — starring comedian Chris Estrada as Julio, who works at a nonprofit helping former gang members go straight — had its ups and downs as it figured out exactly what was funny about its premise and its characters.