I'm not always that keen on the Stephen Merchant/Ricky Gervais writing duo, sometimes it grates on me a little, but having just been to L.A. I wanted to at least give the show's first episode a go.
What's it all about?
Stephen Merchant writes and stars as Stuart Pritchard, an awkwardly arrogant and shallow Brit looking for love amongst the models of L.A. Hello Ladies also follows Stuart's lodger, played by Christine Woods, an unsuccessful actress desperately trying to rekindle her career, who shares many of Stuart's personality traits.
The Good:
- The supporting cast, Christine Woods (Jessica), Nate Torrance (Wade), Kevin Weisman (Kives) and Kyle Mooney (Rory)
- The front end of the season was strongest, funny moments and laugh out loud gags as Stuart trips himself up each episode.
- The intro, loved it!
The Bad:
- Slightly unbalanced, it's difficult to like Merchant's character Stuart, he really is a total asshole but the season ends with him making a selfless decision
- Cringing comedy crosses the line on occasions - the episode The Dinner was uncomfortable to watch in places (but I still laughed - shame on me).
Favourite line:
[Planning a party]....'Write that down, drub-step' - Stuart
Stand-out moment:
Painfully three-point turning a limo outside a nightclub queue having just failed to blag his way into.
Like the writing? Watch: The Office, Extras
What my wife would say: Watched it, the cringe factor was too much for her in places
What the world thinks:
Metacritic - 58/100
Twitter -
Also, started watching Hello, Ladies on HBO. It's excellent, dont understand why it didnt catch on.
— Sam Dolnick (@samdolnick) December 2, 2013
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