- Radio Times
- Review by:
- David Butcher
The stars who appeared as versions of themselves in Ricky Gervais’s Extras and Life Is Short were prepared to collaborate in a certain amount of self-mockery, but nothing on a par with this. Matt LeBlanc’s caricature takes another humiliating turn as the (fictional) network start to complain that their (fictional) star is putting on weight.
It’s a nice take on the real pressures for TV stars, but it also allows for enjoyably awkward confrontations, not least with the only person who is there to reassure him — his blind girlfriend.
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7/9. The network is unhappy about Matt's recent weight gain and asks the writers to confront him about the problem - but he does not take it well. Beverly agrees to go out for dinner with Morning's brother Rob, even though she claims to be terrible at dating. Comedy, guest starring James Purefoy, with Matt LeBlanc, Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Himself
- Matt LeBlanc
- Beverly Lincoln
- Tamsin Greig
- Sean Lincoln
- Stephen Mangan
- Merc Lapidus
- John Pankow
- Carol Rance
- Kathleen Rose Perkins
- Morning Randolph
- Mircea Monroe
- Jamie Lapidus
- Genevieve O'Reilly
- Diane
- Fiona Glascott
- Rob
- James Purefoy
- Andrew Lesley
- Oliver Kieran-Jones
- Labia
- Sophie Rundle
- Director
- Demetri Goritsas
Crew
- Director
- Jim Field Smith
- Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Klarik
- Executive Producer
- Jimmy Mulville
- Executive Producer
- David Crane
- Writer
- Jeffrey Klarik
- Writer
- David Crane
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