I don't know what this is, aside from weird. Its not weird in a Noel Fielding bizarre way, its weird in the way of why did they think this would be funny? Combining Pingu with Little Britain just falls incredibly flat. I suppose the problem will be that the audience for Matt Lucas does not intersect with the audience for Pingu. I, for instance, am a fan of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin & Co, but I found the jokes here tended to rely heavily on deciphering the odd word amongst the gibberish and found myself straining to interpret was what being said, rather than appreciating anything physical that was happening. A baffling experience. Failing a miracle I'm giving up on this one,1/10

I believe its a great clean- cut comedy that thinks outside the box. The whole point of comedy is to make original raw episodes that grab the watcher. I used to love Mr. Bean when I was a kid, note I"m saying kid. This means Pompidou not only captures and older audience but younger one too. I'm so sick of the new up to date comedy thats about sex and money. The whole point of this show I think is to laugh and to keep laughing at stupid silly sayings that stick in your head. I catch myself using some just for kicks. I think the producer is brilliant and the writer really gets a new form of comedy one that a lot of others have tried to get. Pompidou is the new clean cut silly adventure comedy. Please consider that just because the majority are a money grubbing sex appeal kind of audience not all of us are. I'm a very homely yet family man. Me and my wife enjoy clean comedy that we can share together. I hope you consider doing more episodes. Thanks for the six that I get to enjoy with my family..

Everyone who worked on this should be ashamed of themselves for being absolute failures. Not only have they completely failed to understand what works in silent comedys, it also fails to understand what works in any comedy. There is an inexcusably low amount of jokes and the jokes it had I could see coming from a mile away. Also, every single one of these boring, milquetoast, stupid jokes went on for about two minutes.This is the worst comedy I have ever seen, and that is coming from someone who actively seeks out bad movies. Painfully, unreasonably bad. So bad I can't even understand the mindset of the writers. I can't imagine how anyone could ever think this was funny. I'd be embarrassed for it if I wasn't so angry and astonished. It also makes me sad because it's attempts to bring back the dead genre of silent comedy probably did more bad than good. An absolute waste. Watch this if you're interested in just how bad comedys can be. Otherwise, avoid at all costs.

I'm seeing a lot of negative reviews so I'm chiming in here because I really like this show. Pompidou's formula reminds me of Mr Bean and maybe indirectly Teletubbies. Mr Bean was kind of like a cartoon character, but Pompidou goes to the extreme and the show asks the viewer for complete suspension of disbelief. I'm not going to insult people who don't like this show by saying something rude, but I wonder if those negative reviewers are trying to force this show into a mold that doesn't fit.Letting the show do its magic requires a little faith and some patience. Of course there is always the possibility that you won't like the main character, because he does seem kind of whiny and sniveling. I'd say it isn't that simple, Pompidou is a man that is down on his luck and was once wealthy, but he still carries on with dignity and tries to make the most of his new situation. He doesn't totally understand the limits of being poor and with his butler's help he tries to make the most of a bad situation.There is a lot of physical humor and Matt Lucas has a natural talent for that. Each episode has at least one really funny bit involving slapstick comedy.