this show has extremely funny and crazy plot. the acting is superb, especially Michael rosenbaum (lex Luther of "smallvile") that show us a great comic ability.the craziness of impastor reminds me the show "my name is earl", (althought it's way better).many high-concept-sitcoms started this year. comedies with ongoing plot, like the last man on earth, unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, galavant, etc. i believe that impastor is now the best show of this sub-genre.in age when every half-hour dramas with one silly joke per episode pretend to be "comedy", it's refreshing to see show that have many laughs.i found this show last week, tried the first episode, and just found myself binging the first 6 episodes. too bad it's on TV-land, so most people never heard of, or under impression that this show is like TV land's other crap. also, it's ashame that TV land didn't promoted this great show as it should be.in conclusion: do yourself a favor and try to watch the best current comedy show.

************** SPOILERS!! ********** The initial premise--a horny heterosexual lowlife impersonating a dead gay pastor--was funny. But I wondered how it could sustain an entire show. Fortunately, the other characters have been rounded out since the cartoony first episode. They have also been given their own subplots, most of which work. And the actors have settled down since the first two episodes, after trying way too hard.The humor is much darker than I expected, which makes me very happy! Michael Rosenbaum's Buddy is a fantastic scumbag. All of his choices are bad ones. He doesn't care about anyone but himself. Except for Dora, his overly sweet/inwardly raging assistant, none of the characters care much about anything except themselves. It's bracingly unsympathetic and doesn't try to make you care about the characters. Surprisingly, you do.The best laughs come from the most outrageous gags. Such as Buddy's internal monologue as he slips his hand into a corpse's cleavage when her necklace drops into it. (long story) Narration: "Nip...old nip...old dead nip..." (Although Buddy's narration tends to hammer home the comedy too hard. ) In the same episode, to get his gullible assistant Dora to give up the necklace after Buddy accidentally presented it to her, he has his hooker accomplice impersonate a dying cancer patient in a wheelchair. With an oxygen mask, no less. The woman incoherently pleads with Dora for the necklace, as a dying wish. The brazen inhumanity of the joke is brilliant. I'm only sorry this comedy is on TVLand. It deserves so much better than that.

I gotta say I'm a huge Michael fan and when I heard about this show I was so curious that I couldn't even imagine how would it go. First of all, the acting is nice, all the cast has good chemistry together, and there a lot of funny scenes. But what I love more about this whole show is the way it makes me feel, like how difficult it is to keep up with a lie, specially a huge one like the one in the show,for so long. Second of all, it is just brilliant the way everything is happening, it is very well architected, creating a very nice atmosphere, leaving us curious and wanting for more. I definitely hope this show stick for a few long years, because it is surely something unique, different from everything else regarding comedy nowadays. I give a 10 out of 10, because it really made my day :)

I loved the premiere of Impastor, an edgy, fast-paced comedy about a low-life con man who steals the identity of a gay pastor. Thirty seconds into it, I was already laughing. It packed a huge amount of story into 23 minutes, with several sub-plots pushing the story along. Not only is it a great comedy, but there's action, drama and suspense. It's nice the show is set up with a season-long story arc and not just self-contained, discreet episodes—it left me wanting to see what would happen next.Michael Rosenbaum is a good choice for the lead character, Buddy Dobbs. He captures the essence of the role as a reluctant impostor trying to make the best of his situation by pretending to be something he clearly knows nothing about. Rosenbaum's timing couldn't be more spot on, especially his comedic delivery.The whole cast is able to convincingly develop their characters' personalities in the brief time they have on screen. Overall, this is well-cast, with Aimee Garcia playing the no-nonsense girlfriend, LeeAnne, that Buddy has to leave behind; Sara Rue as eager-to-please assistant, Dora; Mircea Monroe as sexy treasurer, Alexa, who has the hots for the new pastor; Mike Kosinski as the obviously gay secretary, Russell, who is very excited by Buddy's arrival; and David Rasche as the suspicious church president, Alden.I'm really looking forward to the next episodes to see how the story unfolds. I would highly recommend this to adults, but probably only to mature teens, especially due to the use of strong language and some mature sexual themes.