Huge in France

I've often wondered about situations similar to this one. Where people who are absolutely idolized in a particular country or idolized in a particular sport that's popular in Europe. They visit another country and nobody's ever heard of them.

Take the Canadian winner of the World Squash Championship for example, a fellow named Jonathon Power, he could walk down the main street in Vancouver and not a soul would recognize him. Nobody would recognize ANY of the superstar pro cyclists in Europe if they came to North America because North American people are just not interested in alien cultures.

More than 90% of the English Premier League soccer players could wander around unmolested in any of our major cities whereas they'd be mobbed at home.

It happens the other way around too. Neil Sedaka tells the story of the time he went to China and while he was on a bus tour they played his music on the speakers. He went up to the Chinese driver to let him know that he was the singer and of course the driver didn't believe him and had never even heard of Neil Sedaka.

And so in this series we have a comedian who's a major star in France, he can sell out theaters , he can name his price , he has made a fortune. But when he gets to America to try and make peace with his estranged son, his fame in France counts for absolutely nothing. Nobody's ever heard of him.

It all rings so true and the cast milk the cultural chasm with brilliant acting. It's the first successful parody I've seen of the lifestyle of Hollywood/LA plastic shallow lake. Pity they couldn't have fitted the Kardashians into it some way to show it's even worse🙄 Great performances by all of the cast, especially Gad, who quickly realizes that his fame in France counts for zilch. There's even a cameo of Jerry Seinfeld which gives a lot of authenticity to the quality of the program... if he agrees to appear , it must be good.

I highly recommend it.

This is actually quite a clever series. I think the subtlety is lost on the people who are leaving poor reviews. There is satirical intensity in a few scenes which some might mistake for being serious. I don't think Americans will understand the humour as much as the British, especially with how it pokes fun at the LA culture.

I don't write a lot of reviews here. There's just no need for more of the same echos in the fray. strangely, (to me), this show is sitting at a 6.8 and that is sorely underrated, so I felt obligated. Euro humour is often lost on us North Americans. This show provides a well written blend of the two styles. There is a depth to the characters and a sharp intelligence to scripts that I think is lost on a lot of people. (Like D'elia's sick jokes).

Give it a try but try to see it with an open perspective. I hope you like it as much as I.

As often with comedy, you either like or hate it - and i liked this series a lot! This series is about a comedian who is "HUGE" (very famous) in France, but outside of France nobody knows him.. I must admit i also only recognized his face (not his name) from some great French comedy classics such as "La Doublure" and "La Verite Si Je Mens!" The humor in this series is mainly 'black humor' , which is often misunderstood (according to some other reviews here no exception this time) so to set the record straight i decided to write this review ! "GAD" is absolutely not arrogant, but has a great dose of sarcasm and self-mockery here. The humor reminded me very much of Ricky Gervais (comedy god imo) - especially his "Life's Too Short" sitcom starring Warwick Davis. I'm convinced this series is much more fun for Europeans (i think many British People might love it) but is often misunderstood by American viewers ; Especially those who dont know there is a world outside the USA as well.. I'm not quickly amused with comedy, but this one was right on target!

I'm French so I guess I have a different view because I know who Gad is. He really is one of the most famous French speaking comedians and really makes big shows. It's funny because he makes fun of himself, of his own life with his kids (his first son really is a model) and also of Americans through his own vision. It is full of clichés on purpose and on both sides, which makes it interesting.