The Great British Bake Off

Love this show. I will probably always love this show BUT Matt Lucas is not a good fit. The problem is the addition of Matt Lukas (who isn't quite as funny as he may think he is) forces Noel to play the "straight man" and that is not a good role for him. Sandy was a much better ying to Noel's yang. Still love the show, just not as much.

Thanks to our English friends across the pond for creating this show! It's a fun and serious show, but the people always treat each other with respect and kindness (of course this no longer happens on American television shows). Me and my wife seriously love to watch it. It's slowly becoming a dream of mine to become a guest on this show :-)

I love this show, I've watched it from the beginning. It was a little hard to get used to Prue Leith after watching Mary Berry for so long and I still miss Sue, Mel and Sandy but I really like Noel. But I'm sorry, Matt Lucas is just horrible! He's not funny, half the time his jokes are crude and insulting. Hopefully when the 2021 season airs, they will have someone else. He tries to talk over Noel and is just infuriating! I don't know who the idea he would be good, but they were so wrong.

This is such a great baking show. I loved it most when Sue and Mel were the presenters. When Noel and Sandi took over, they grew on me and I continued to enjoy the show. But I just cannot enjoy when Matt Lucas is on camera. He is simply not funny. In fact he is cringingly uncomfortable to watch as he interacts with the bakers. His comments are most often childish and inane. You can see the discomfort from some of the bakers as well when he is talking with them and their laughs are politely forced. Why they kept him on for a second season I cannot fathom. I am sure he is a nice guy, but he doesn't fit here and I hope if this show comes back for another season next year (fingers crossed!) they part ways with Matt and get someone funnier and better suited to this show.

Unlike typical American shows where the chefs are at each other's throats, screaming, fighting, competing in stupid challenges, this is just calm and relaxing. They all respect each other, the hosts actually know what they are talking about (Masterclass), and it's a simple concept. Three challenges and a clock, that's it.