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How Not to Live Your Life

  • TV Series
  • 2007–2011
  • 28m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
6.2K
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How Not to Live Your Life (2007)
Comedy

This series revolves around a neurotic twenty-nine year old man named Don. As he tries to make his way through life, his overactive mind and inappropriate behavior is always getting him into... Read allThis series revolves around a neurotic twenty-nine year old man named Don. As he tries to make his way through life, his overactive mind and inappropriate behavior is always getting him into trouble.This series revolves around a neurotic twenty-nine year old man named Don. As he tries to make his way through life, his overactive mind and inappropriate behavior is always getting him into trouble.

  • Stars
    • Dan Clark
    • David Armand
    • Leila Hoffman
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    6.2K
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    • Stars
      • Dan Clark
      • David Armand
      • Leila Hoffman
    • 24User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Dan Clark
    Dan Clark
    • Don Danbury
    • 2007–2011
    David Armand
    David Armand
    • Eddie Singh
    • 2008–2011
    Leila Hoffman
    Leila Hoffman
    • Mrs. Treacher
    • 2008–2011
    Laura Haddock
    Laura Haddock
    • Samantha
    • 2009–2011
    Daniel Lawrence Taylor
    Daniel Lawrence Taylor
    • Jason
    • 2010–2011
    Sinead Moynihan
    • Abby Jones…
    • 2008–2011
    Silas Carson
    Silas Carson
    • Brian
    • 2010
    Finlay Robertson
    Finlay Robertson
    • Karl Menford
    • 2008
    Frank Gallagher
    • Mr. Bitchman
    • 2008
    Tom Meeten
    Tom Meeten
    • Graham Length…
    • 2009–2011
    Isabel Fay
    Isabel Fay
    • Fiona
    • 2007–2008
    Freddie Lees
    • George
    • 2009–2010
    Shantha Roberts
    • One Night Stand
    • 2008
    Grant O'Rourke
    Grant O'Rourke
    • Dave
    • 2009
    Eleanor Bird
    • Honey
    • 2009
    Anne Kidd
    Anne Kidd
    • Pupil
    • 2008
    Niky Wardley
    • Maggie
    • 2008
    Sheila Donald
    • Edith Hampshire
    • 2008
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    djvalis

    Funniest show of the decade??? Possibly!

    This show is freaking hilarious... I mean, side busting funny and for all you all who gave it a 1 star I feel sorry for you because you have absolutely no sense of humor what so ever... at all... none.. zero.. zilch... this show will crack you up almost immediately and the best part of it all is that each episode gets funnier and funnier as the series goes along. Bunch of sticks stuffed too far up some of these folks butts...that they need surgically removed I suppose. Its okay, not everyone is smart enough for a comedy like this, but for those with more refined flavors, this comedy will be at the top of your list. So this is kind of a hit and miss type show that totally hit with me, again, almost immediately because of the physical comedy that is involved. Not to mention the characters are well written much like the IT Crowd, but I think this takes the cake as funniest series. Good job Mr. Dan Clarke.. you are a funny chap keep up the good work and here is to pulling sticks out of people's butts!
    10BowlOfCereal

    One of the best shows I've seen

    I really can't believe how BBC Three decided to cancel this show after three seasons. They're definitely mental in the face. I've seen A LOT of comedy shows in my life, almost none of those could make me even smile. Some did of course, but these are shows that are regarded as the best ever made (Seinfeld, Chappelle's Show etc.). A feature a lot of sitcoms share, is that they're fun to watch, and are made interesting because by adding drama, but if you want a laugh, you're probably better of watching Dara O'Briain. I happened to come across this show and watched only five minutes after which I knew there will probably be nothing better on TV on all +200 channels. At this moment I watched, and enjoyed every episode. In the first season, it is made clear very quickly that Dan Clark is a comedy genius. Despite having a terrible cast (apart from David Armand), Clark was able to write a show so full of creative, unorthodox jokes, that the focus is only kept on him and Armand, while the other characters are only used to add some emotion to show. After one season, the cast changes however, taking an amazing turn for the better. With Laura Haddock, who is both funny and good looking, the writers are able to write hilarious banter between her and Clark, giving the show one star, and two great actors in supporting roles. The somewhat bad parts of the show, like a lack of decent minor characters, are so easily camouflaged by great writing, and the great chemistry between Clark and Armand, and Clark and Haddock. And I'll repeat: I can't believe how this show has been canceled, either a lack of marketing by the network, or just a network full of idiots. Everyone who's watched this, show can consider him/herself lucky for experiencing the great everyday phrases with Clark's twist like, insane in the mind, mental in the face, gaymen, roundhouse in the prick, and so on. I will definitely be on the lookout for future work of Dan Clark, as I'm sure it will be another piece of genius.
    9PintOfGuinness

    Fantastic and refreshing for BBC3

    Can't believe this is another great comedy that will be shown and then disappear into oblivion. Written and starring Dan Clark (Johnny Two Hats from Mighty Boosh), the atmosphere, comic subtleties and characters impressed me no end. The main story is based on 'dickhead' Don who is informed and delighted to hear he inherited his grandmothers house, this brings along a mortgage and Don's dead grandmothers carer Eddie, a fantastic original character who ends up caring for Don without asking for anything back, his strange upbeat caring persona is a brilliant comedy addition. With bills to pay he ends up renting a room to girl of his dreams and ex classmate Abby Jones unaware she has a serious relationship with anally retentive boyfriend Karl getting in the way. A joy to watch, hopefully a DVD will come out but can see it being another 'Snuff box'. What this comedy isn't is something trying hard to be crazy and wacky for the "youf". Will be keeping an eye on anything Dan Clark writes in the future.
    10heypresto

    Funniest thing I've watched since Royle Family

    This series has been fantastic!!!! There hasn't been a single episode that hasn't made me laugh out loud hysterically! The casting is absolute perfect! The characters are so funny together. Mrs Treacher especially because you don't expect such vulgar language from an old woman which makes it all the more funnier.

    Eddie is a complete weirdo but he is great and as for Don he is one FUNNY guy!!! Hot chicks make this work too So many funny lines. I'll be gutted when it's over and I hope they do a series 4!!

    I don't know I even came to watching it but glad I did. Don the main character aka "d1ckhead" just rips the p1ss out of everyone that comes in contact with him. He is vain, shallow, a complete loser but yet at the same time he is completely lovable

    The fact that he is written this himself makes him a complete comedy genius in my opinion.

    I guarantee you will not be disappointed with this some of the scenes are so outrageous you can't help but laugh and poor old Eddie is so naive he gets so much stick!
    9markp-com

    Fantastic little known British comedy! The inbetweeners for a slightly older audience!

    If you love British comedy you will love how not to live your life. It is the Inbetweeners for thirty somethings.

    It tells the story of Don Danbury, a late twenty something no hoper, aimlessly plodding through life, going from one comedic failure to the next.

    His character starts out as a shallow, hollow sketch of a man, but by the end of the second series he has developed in to a well fleshed out thinking and feeling man, helped by his "carer" Eddie and Don's quest to find the girl of his dreams.

    I suggest you start with series 1, then go on to series 2, rather than jumping in to random episodes to fully understand all the characters and get yourself ready for series 3 (starting soon on BBC 3, I can't wait) Series 2 leaves us on a cliffhanger. Will Don, or won't Don? My only complaint and its a very minor one, is that I hope series 3 shows less of Mrs Treacher and more of Eddie. Her character, although at times hysterically funny, is often superfluous.

    If you like the Inbetweeners, the Young Ones, 15 Stories High, you will love How not to live your life.

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    • Trivia
      The third series got viewing figures of 1.5 million across the week and was the second most watched show on BBC iPlayer. When BBC Three controller Danny Cohen left the channel, new controller Zai Bennett cancelled several comedies, including How Not to Live Your Life.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #11.31 (2009)

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2007 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Како не живети свој живот
    • Production company
      • Brown Eyed Boy
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      28 minutes
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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