Cavendish

In this day and age of way too much realism on TV, Cavendish is a breath of fresh air. It's absurd, fantastical, silly and it made me laugh out loud. I'm not a member of IMDB, in fact I had to register just to leave this review, but I feel so strongly that everyone should watch this show, I had to do it. It's so good, so funny and every character contributes to the crazy hilarity. One more thing: its made in Canada, by Canadians and the cast is almost exclusively Canadian, proving we haven't lost all our talent to Hollywood.

This show is really different than other sitcoms right now. Very quirky & funny with lots of laugh-out-loud one liners & situational absurdities. The polarity between the brothers fuels the quick-witted banter. And the supporting characters of the boys' cantankerous father along with a plethora of eccentric town folk with wacky idiosyncrasies rounds out a great ensemble cast.

The negative reviews are almost exclusively by real Cavandish islanders who seem to think that this is actually about them. Of course people don't really think Cavendish is like this. Just like there is no 278-yr-old British guy fighting a headless horsemen in "Sleepy Hollow," no teenagers fighting supernatural beings like Big Foot in "Eerie, Indiana," or aliens actually living in "Roswell, N.M."

So ignore the negative comments about how "Cavendish" portrays islanders badly (seriously - no one actually thinks that the citizens of Cavendish are rubes who believe a mythical beast lives on the island & hunts people), and just enjoy the obviously fictional and farcical adventures in the show.

Sitting in a gentle Canadian space somewhere between The Strange Calls, Hunderby and The League of Gentlemen, Cavendish had a decent opener which paved the way in terms of characters and plotlines for subsequent episodes.

I notice some people taking offence to a lack of research on the real Cavendish location which quite misses the point of surreal comedy.

My only niggle was that Kevin Eldon, a stalwart of British comedy shows, is nibbling the furniture a little too much and could afford to rein it in a little.

Just watched the first episode, might be a biased fan, but I have liked almost everything from Mark and Andy. As a fan of surreal comedy and anything set in my area well family of provinces. Beast dy, was a great start. Hopefully, the world grows bigger.

Hilarious show with alums of short lived but beloved sketch show Picnicface. An absolute much watch!