This show was pretty bad. I give it more stars than it deserves because I always watched Corner Gas but this show just doesn't even come close to comparing even though the star (Ewanuick) is doing basically the exact same character here. None of the characters/actors is funny in this show and the writing is awful.

The town of Wessex is having an election with long-time mayor Bud Calgrove running without any opposition. Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick) is a slacker bartender at Fern's. His ex-girlfriend Claire Kendall tells him that she's marrying Mike. In response, Dan tells her that he's running for mayor. When Calgrove is killed by a bus, Dan's joke candidacy is no longer such a joke. Deputy mayor Alan Duffy is out to stop him. His best friend Jeff works at Swifty Copy. The second season has Dan starting his job as the new mayor.This is a mildly amusing Canadian sitcom. Ewanuick is a good comedic actor and half of the cast are doing good. The problem is that the other half is flat and lacking. Those supporting characters and actors have no charisma. The second season has the show trimming down to the better main cast but the humor never rises above mildly amusing.

Sorry but if I had to do a three word only review for this show it would easily be just a simply "it wasn't funny" and that is a really bad thing for a comedy show obviously. The characters were annoying and unbelievable, one or possibly even zero dimensions of depth to them, and nobody in the entire show could in any way tell a joke to make it funny at all.The stories were stupid and this show was about one one billionth as interesting and funny as Corner Gas which I have to be honest is not saying much.Why are comedy shows so much better in the states?

This show is stupid. It is way worse than Corner Gas even in the end when Corner Gas was not very good any more.The character is the same Hank character as the above poster seemed to have noticed already too.I don't like the show mostly for the characters who are not very believable and are just real shallow. I don't even really get the premise how he is supposed to have been cornered into having to run for mayor just to impress his ex girlfriend.I don't like the acting and the jokes are not very good. This was a real disappointment to me.It is much better than Hiccups but that show is just terrible, the Brent Butt comedy special was also really awful. Why are they making such bad shows after Corner Gas?