TriggerPullerUSMC I am WAY outside the demographic for this show- read Grouchy mean man that deals with horrible people around the world that do horrible things to good people- I have my wife and family that makes me happy and now this show. My wife says I look like "a skinny version of Rob with the personality of Clint Eastwood in any one of his angry movies". Anyhow, the idea that I love this show, is this > < close to being earth shattering in a way that could affect all of your lives (collectively devastating) I love the banter and writing, I love how everything is smooth and flows so well. I love that that the supporting cast is so bleepin amazing. Seriously when was the last time that you actually cared about any of the supporting cast- with this show they are all so very good- even the babysitter. The brother and Chris etc etc all very talented all compelling and all funny. One mark of a good comedy for me is if I don't laugh- As in the script and actors are so tight that i don't want to risk missing something.My only complaint is 6 episodes per year at 24 minutes?? Really? Anyhow, check it out you'll love it.

juinrenee Laugh out loud funny. I love the adult humor. Absolutely smart. You won't be disappointed in this show. I love the interaction between the two main characters and I wondered if they were married in real life. Speaks to reality in a funny way. Take time to watch this show. These are people who are like my friends but better and honest.

Donal Waide If you don't get sarcasm then don't watch this. It's hilarious and packed with sarcasm. The humor is crude and there's a lot of sex, but funny sex. We are halfway through Season 2 and thoroughly enjoying it. At 24 minutes an episode on Amazon Prime, you can manage a few belly laughs every night. Plenty of laugh out loud moments.You can find yourself rooting for and against a person in the same episode plenty of times.You will be offended if you are of the sensitive nature. While not as insulting as South Park a few stereo types are brought into play and very well done. It is obvious the on screen chemistry of the two actors (also the writers of the show) is fantastic.

hello-07474 Instead of listing all the reasons why this show is so brilliant, I need to address the people that gave it a low score.I know the American guy wrote this series, but it is written in tune with the characters you will meet in the UK.The only people that gave this series a low score were from American cities. NOW wait... I do know that a lot of Americans scored this show highly, however, the only ones that didn't understand or like it were also from the USA.Now, without being negative or discriminatory, I have to say that this show has a LOT of UK based characterization and cultural references that are so subtle yet prevalent throughout the whole series.You don't have to be from or have lived in the UK to love this show, however, it really helps. The 'annoying' or 'depressing' or 'rude' characters that some people were complaining about are actually very accurate if not slightly exaggerated for comedic reasons. To address some of the comments on the jokes not being funny, well, they are not so much 'jokes' rather than witty responses to cultural observations. Wit plays a huge part in the structure of comedy of the UK. It IS different to the USA in that respect. I am not saying American comedy is not witty, I am saying that in the UK it is a base structure and not so much a additive like it is in USA comedies. Neither is better than the other.Just like Costanza in Seinfeld who demonstrates the highly anxious, elaborate and morally confused New Yorker, Catastrophe highlights the stereotypes of the UK in just as an elaborate way. Comedy in the UK is based around financial struggle, family problems, outlining how miserable and depressed one can get very quickly with the sharp turn of ill-fortune as well as keeping their chin up and making the most of it all by cutting someone else down for instant gratification. The wit is expressed by self deprecation and dark comedy as an observation and reaction to these dire circumstances. Comedy in the USA has a lot of different traits and I love them both. USA comedies are more often than not set in mid to high level income groups that either live in conveniently rent controlled penthouse apartments or 6 bedroom, 3 storey houses in affluent suburbs. UK comedies are usually set in low income groups where the character's lives are threatened by poverty or being perpetually ordinary.These reasons are why some people may not quite like or get the comedic flow and brilliance of this show.I do love comedies from both the UK and USA and there is no competition between them. If you don't like Catastrophe then you either simply don't like it or you don't understand the subtleties of the UK culture. THAT is NOT a bad thing, I am just saying that it happens, just like I would not understand the subtleties of Indian comedy or German comedy. They might not understand USA comedy either, it's more of a cultural gap than an intelligence thing so do not think I am putting anyone down. Thanks.