Bob Gratton, ma vie/My Life

Julien Poulin's 3 movies about his character Elvis Gratton were extremely hilarious, but his TV show of a day in the life of Bob Gratton (the same movie character) is simply brilliant and one of the funniest things you'll ever see on TV.

From his home life with his girlfriend Maggie; his relationship with his best friend Meo, to his antics at work at his garage, to his attempts at being an influence at the chamber of commerce. Bob Gratton is a lean, mean comedic dream team. The cast of character actors who join him each week simply compliment his own character's style.

His brand of humour puts him in a league of his own, but it is done with such incredible comic genius that it will leave you literally crying with laughter. I bought all the movies and the TV series now available on DVD. Don't miss a single episode. Poulin is one of the funniest comedians I've ever seen. Simply fantastic!

Based on the Elvis Gratton series with the same actor and character, we see now this guy in his suburban environment.

To tell you the truth: the man is an exuberant, overrated guy, who acts like he owns the world. He is proudly Canadian, despises Quebec nationalists, a bit racist (especially anything named "Wong"), sexist and gay-basher (despite the fact his brother is gay !), but however makes an effort to accept with "reasonable accommodations" some of the situations he sometimes despise to face...

Spending his time between his house and his gas station (a "big gas station"...) and later a run-down motel (the 3rd season is a disappointment though), Bob is at least liked by his peers: his not-so-dumb brother-in-law Meo, three employees: an handicapped man, a bum and a blonde bombshell, the bit crooked "Total-Mart" clerk who tries to pull him a fast one each time, the Chamber of Commerce president, his Quebec nationalist neighbor and starting from the second season, his girlfriend Maggy, who tries to pull out the "Elvis" string out of Bob...

Okay, the show's have vulgar and shocking situations, but if you don't take it seriously, it is a spoof of suburb life in Quebec. You can't get it worse, take it lightly.

Fun to see Julien Poulin keep on going with this character. However, with the first movie "Elvis Gratton" and this series, you can't get wrong (there is the movie sequels, but avoid them !)

Yeah, think big !