Plus One is one of the best UK comedies of recent years. The show plays like a more earthy 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall', mixed with 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'-style comedy-of-errors. The basic idea – an ordinary guy gets dumped for a famous pop star – isn't completely original, but the show runs with it and takes the idea off into increasingly bizarre and hilarious territory.The contrivances – so necessary for this kind of comedy to work – are always just the right side of unbelievable, and very often take you off in an unexpected but highly amusing direction. Who knew that Duncan From Blue's first love would be in a coma? Or that Rob Black's dancing abilities would lead to the best comedy dance scene since Ricky Gervais in 'The Office'? Other recent Britcoms would have gone for the obvious – but not this show.The script is highly quotable – if a little over-sweary at times – and is not afraid to poke fun at 'hot button' topics, but only ever to highlight how racism, sexism, and assorted other social no-no's are, indeed, unacceptable – and to be wrongly accused of such evils would be – and is, for Rob Black – the ultimate embarrassment.The show has a strong cast full of actors not known for their comedy work – but who all display admirable skills. Daniel Mays makes the lead character Rob Black seem lovable no matter what strange plan he's involved in, while Nigel Harman and Steve Shepherd are both perversely hilarious. The female cast are all continually impressive – sympathetic women among the idiotic men around them. Ruth Bradley goes from strong support in some shows to the lead in others with ease, and Ingrid Oliver is always brilliantly acidic. The guest stars are also solid – the celebrities playing themselves all do so with style – especially the game 'villain of the piece' Duncan James. The repetition of calling him 'Duncan From Blue' and his hit song 'One Love' playing every time he's on screen only serve to make the gag stronger.Finally, I will say that if you enjoy the new school of Seth Rogen/Paul Rudd/Judd Apatow comedy from the US, then this is a fine UK attempt at that kind of humour. The show is abrasive at times – but it's got a warm heart, hits the mark a lot more times than it misses, and is consistently laugh-out-loud funny.

I stumbled upon this sitcom purely by accident as I walked into the room my boyfriend was watching it in and it is without a doubt one of the best (if not the best) sitcom I have ever had the privilege of watching. Rarely have I found something that makes me laugh out loud so much.The writing is clever, quick and incredibly witty. Each sub story intertwine brilliantly with each other and their little quirks and moments of insanity work and gel together perfectly. Daniel Mays is a delight to watch (esp his break dancing) and who knew Duncan from Blue would pull off the performance of a Bond villain so well. Also Nigel Harman and Steve John Shepherd are great and not too terrible on the eyes either.This is a smart, witty, intelligent and hilarious comedy that will appeal to everyone. I cant recommend it highly enough to anyone who wants to have a good laugh!!

Just when you think British 'comedy' TV can't get any worse and has hit rock bottom, you find there's a whole new bottom that you didn't know existed below where you thought the bottom was. And this is it. Where do you start? Perhaps with the monumentally unfunny, cliché-laden script. Then, there's a particularly hideous and deeply unlikeable cast. Of all the great actors unemployed at any one time, is this the best that the producers can come up with? The whole mixture is directed with negligible skill, and it's impossible to think that anyone over the age of 13 will find this even faintly amusing. Jokes about penises and wanking abound. Oh, great. Watching the show is a miserable and thankless task. And an utter waste of time for all concerned. 0 out of 10.

I'm not quite sure how this new series manages to fail so spectacularly. On the surface the set- up is funny, even some of the gags are funny - well, perhaps they were on paper. But the reality is miserable, forced and with no sense of comic timing whatsoever, which is odd given that there are a number of great actors involved (Daniel Mays, in particular). The beats and rhythms of comedy are missing and I couldn't work out whether this was the fault of the writer or director. However, the writer is responsible for thinking that cheap gags ironically mocking racism are funny and not understanding that British actors, as a rule, are not good at using expletives and still making the line funny. Watch the first episode only for the sight of Mays dressed as a giant panda.