Season 1 – Hello Ladies

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Jackie G @jackiegia Jun 15, 2026 What is up with the critic reviews? If you love dry, smart humor delivered completely deadpan, you'll love this show. Stuart is a geeky web designer who spends his nights awkwardly chasing women way out of his league in L.A. He's superficial, self-absorbed, and would gladly ditch a friend in need for a shot at talking to a model at the hottest club in town. On paper, he shouldn't be likable, but that's exactly the point. As the series unfolds, we slowly learn what Stuart is really chasing and how he became the person he is. This isn't a sitcom packed with nonstop punchlines. It's observational, painfully honest at times, and wickedly funny. The awkward situations feel so real that the humor hits even harder. Prepare to be uncomfortable. Right up there with 'Breaking Bad', this is some of the smartest writing I've seen on television. I've rewatched it many times and still laugh. Merchant wisely kept it short, ending the story with a feature-length finale. Sometimes less really is more. See more Tony B @RT68030927 Dec 4, 2022 If there was ever proof that you should NOT follow the critics consensus then this is it. HL is a blend of British awkwardness, humour and the ‘so called' American Dream combines to create a hybrid blend of belly laughs, sadness, loneliness and life affirming messages. Excellent! 👌 See more Marc Z @TKDLife Jun 13, 2021 I am surprised this one was only one season. Some truly funny and heartfelt moments in this show about an awkward "loser" trying to find love in L.A. Merchant makes you cringe at times as he evidences zero "nunchi". The supporting cast is great. Christine Woods is very likable. Kyle Mooney stands out. See more Dec 11, 2020 Sick of watching predictable, dull comedy tv shows. "Hello Ladies" falls into that category. Cringe. Sorry. See more Jan 27, 2019 Ricky Gervais gets the lion’s share of the credit for The Office, and he’s a hyper-intelligent, system-baiting malcontent who thrives on controversy, so his position in the spotlight remains assured. But his creative partner in that venture, Stephen Merchant, is as intellectual and amusing a presence in interviews and – as proved by this series, which sees Merchant partnering with Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, who were involved in writing and producing the American version of The Office – as entertaining in a lead role as Gervais was as David Brent. Hello Ladies uses one of the same thematic ideas as The Office, being focused on a prideful, self-centred git, ostensibly oblivious to the disdain of those around then and yet quietly desperate for intimacy of any kind. The comedy in each episode of the most piquantly awkward kind possible, with Merchant’s Stuart roaming Los Angeles – what better place is there for superficial people to interact in insincere ways than Hollywood? – looking for companionship and coming up short, which is ironic, given that he’s nearly seven feet tall. The satire of the society in which the story is set is acerbic to the point of being almost bitter. It stops just short, but leaves the viewer in no doubt as to the warped emphases of many modern communities, as well as the emptiness that results in failing to meet the standards set by the supposed role models in those communities. The laughs that result are consistent, but often hollow, and therein lies the strength of Hello Ladies. It doesn’t shy away from being more than one thing simultaneously, which makes it difficult to love without reservation, but easier to appreciate as well-written, subtly performed (yes, “subtle” applies, even in a situation where a goofy giant is trying to throw a pool party for supermodels) work that presses a great deal more buttons than the formulaic laugh-track garbage that crowds such series out of most broadcast schedules. Funny and harsh, clever and crude – worth a look. See more Jan 18, 2016 Smart and relentless. Has all (if not more) of the cringe comedy offered by the British Office series. See more Read all reviews

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