How Not to Live Your Life

How Not to Live Your Life

2008
How Not to Live Your Life
How Not to Live Your Life

How Not to Live Your Life

8.3 | en | Comedy

Don is a single twentysomething who constantly fails to guide his way through life. His overactive mind doesn't help things as it plays out scenes of what he shouldn't say or do. When he moves into his recently deceased grandmother's house, he meets Eddie: his Gran's carer who doesn't want to leave. To help pay his rent, he decides to get a roommate in the shape of his teenage sweetheart...

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EP7  Don the Musical
Dec. 13,2010
Don the Musical

After seeing the attention Eddie gets in his theatre club's production of Rain Man, Don decides to join up. The club puts on a tremendous production of Top Gun: The Musical. Meanwhile, Brian is still waiting to get a response from Sam about his proposal and is so desperate he even asks Don for advice.

EP6  Don Does Therapy
Dec. 06,2010
Don Does Therapy

Don learns that Brian is going to ask Sam to marry him and realises that he still has feelings for Sam. Eddie suggests that Don sees a therapist where he ends up taking the therapist into his confidence and confessing his feelings for Sam, as well as some slightly shocking habits. Sam decides to throw a fancy dress party to celebrate Brian's birthday. Don feels unnerved when he learns that his therapist has come along in fancy dress. Don tries to find him at the party to stop him from revealing any of his secrets.

EP5  Don Dates a Homeless
Nov. 29,2010
Don Dates a Homeless

Don ends up surprising himself after he takes pity on pretty homeless woman called Susan. Sam ends up suggesting that he ask her out. When Sam returns home with Brian, she discovers Susan sitting on the sofa in their living room whilst Don runs her a bath. The following day Don doesn't want Susan to leave but after he offends her on a day out he tries to make it up to her by getting to know her friends better.

EP4  Don Meets His Maker
Nov. 22,2010
Don Meets His Maker

Don finds himself having a bad start to the week when he notices that his hair is thinning, He ends up booking an appointment with a specialist to discuss having a hair transplant. Things get worse for Don when he notices that he isn't the centre of attention after he is completely ignored he storms out. After Eddie discovers Don's letter about the transplant he ends up assuming the worst. Eddie, Sam, Brian and Mrs Treacher attempt to support Don when they think that he doesn't have long left to live and Don ends up making the most of the situation.

EP3  Don's Posh Weekend
Nov. 15,2010
Don's Posh Weekend

Don and his boss Jason socialise together for the first time in the form of a double date with two posh girls they met at work. Don learns never to judge a book by its cover, as his date Felicity is far from prudish. Everything seems to be going well until Felicity invites them to her parents' country house for the weekend. It's a world away from Don's life and he struggles to fit in. He also has some over-protective parents to contend with.

EP2  Don's Angry Girlfriend
Nov. 08,2010
Don's Angry Girlfriend

Things are looking up for Don as he has begun to date a sweet girl called Jenny. However, her behaviour starts to ring alarm bells as her moods swing from adorable to violent in an instant, turning Don into a battered and bruised mess. To make matters worse nobody believes him. The tension comes to a head during the local pub quiz. Don and Jenny join Sam and Brian's team. They are determined to beat arch rival Derek. Jenny hates losing. Is this a chance for Don to show everyone her violent side?

EP1  Don's New Job
Nov. 08,2010
Don's New Job

Don has blown his chances with flatmate Sam and to make matters worse she has a new boyfriend. With no career, Don comes up with an elaborate story about a new job to try to impress her. Things finally appear to be going his way when a chance encounter with high-flying executive Marcus leads to a promotion. Of course being Don, it's not long before it all goes wrong.

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Released: 2008-08-12 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00d1nmh
Synopsis

Don is a single twentysomething who constantly fails to guide his way through life. His overactive mind doesn't help things as it plays out scenes of what he shouldn't say or do. When he moves into his recently deceased grandmother's house, he meets Eddie: his Gran's carer who doesn't want to leave. To help pay his rent, he decides to get a roommate in the shape of his teenage sweetheart...

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David Armand , Dan Clark , Noel Fielding

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deasons This is the best show I have ever seen. Sorry for any Americans that have put this show down, but most people here wouldn't know good TV unless it was purchased from the UK and Americans replaced the actors.It's been six years since originally watching this show and I still watch it at least twice a year. I can't imagine this not being in my rotation with Chappelle's Show, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, Misfits and the IT Crowd. If you like those shows this is right there. I have recommended this show to anyone who will listen, but a couple people weren't crazy about the first season. While I really enjoy it, I can understand as the second and third are far better. Anyone who made it to the second season was hooked though. Dan please bring this show back and if you could get Robert Sheehan in the mix you might be untouchable.
razzzor-1 I watched the first 3 episodes and realised I hadn't laughed a single time. Not once. I'm very surprised at all the great reviews it's had. Dan Clarke just isn't that funny, or likable as his character Don (who's most likely probably just Dan playing himself). He's just not relate-able to the common male audience. I found myself rooting for Karl, who likely represents the average viewer more than Don. He was the geeky nice guy that got the hot girl, while her complete jerk of flatmate lies and does immoral acts, sometimes right in front of Carl, to win her over.You can do a complete ass but keep it funny and likable, so Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm or Ricky Gervais on The Office. But Dan Clarke doesn't make it work here.The "5 things" is never funny - it's sort of like some of those "Whose Line Is It Anyway" skits where they take an object and think of funny things to do with it. Except on this show, they just aren't funny.The rest of the cast seems pretty talentless when it comes to comedy. They're just "there" as extras while Dan provides the only humour, rather than becoming their own character.The one thing I thought showed promise in the first episode was the interactive between Dan and his boss. That seemed to only last one episode and ended the only bit of interesting interaction between characters.I'm amazed this is still going strong at 4 seasons. Perhaps it gets better as the seasons move along, as comedy often does, though I'm not sure where the story could possibly go when you only have one person attempting to provide all the humour.
mayankthegod To all those detractors of this great series I'd just like to pause here for many moments and imagine what I would like to do them ..... Now that's out of the way, I'd like to say that it is one of the most original works of comedy I have seen in a long time especially by some one who can act the part too. Self-deprecating humor is handled in a novel way though it some times goes a bit far, but it is great comedy still. The characters of Eddy Singh and Abby and Miss Cheek bones are great esp Eddy Singh. How not to live your life is not your run of the mill droll, it is different and it is great comedy. The expressions of the main character, who is the director,actor,writer ,... is ultimate. So I would suggest everybody to see this show at least once because you never know what will come next. Don Rocks *****
Matt Rainbow I watched the first episode not knowing what to expect - I'd never heard of Dan Clark, nor Sinead Moynihan. I must say I love these actors and Dan Clark writes some truly great comedy. His acting in this show is spot on - in his character Don Danbury, can I see a little bit of Rik Mayall's influence? When watching this show I find I am constantly thinking of Rik from the Young Ones.Other character portrayals are spot on - Eddie Singh is fantastic, played wonderfully by David Armand, whom I last saw playing Richard in the series 'Pulling'. Karl Menford, played by Finlay Robertson, is great but I think needs a little polish - not sure if Finlay is suited for comedy, although he is starring in a new US comedy called 'The Story of _____' so he's obviously doing something right.The second and third episodes of this show just get better and better. When he goes camping with Abby's students, we witness Don at his best, for he seems on the same intellectual track as the kids he's minding.All in all a superb new show which I highly recommend to everyone. Dan Clark's on a money-winner here.