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Episode One
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this new Jack Dee sitcom. Very much working on the Curb Your Enthusiasm model - grumpy stand-up comedian dealing the tedium of modern life - but it's hard to think of a UK comedian who can do grumpy as well. Got that verite feel too, no soundtrack, script is tight, he's constantly trying to get out of awkward situations with a patient wife slightly bemused by him etc etc. Doesn't quite hit the "you fucking fuck Larry" level yet, but it's promising stuff. Hoping it's going to be as good as BBC4's other excellent sitcom The Thick Of It.
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