Meet the Richardsons

I really like this show, but I'm not sure if I should be embarrassed to admit it.

This is a semi-scripted reality show, perhaps similar to The Only Way is Essex, where cameras follow married comedians Lucy and Jon around various fictional and non-fictional scenarios.

The show is at its best when it appears to be unscripted, when Jon and Lucy are simply sitting on the sofa making each other laugh. Various celebrities make an appearance.

I think the real shameful joy of the show comes from its ambiguity. To what extent is it reality? Which parts are scripted? How different are the true Lucy and Jon from their comedy personas? To what extent are they just joking and to what extent do they genuinely hate/love each other?

Ok, so I bootleg lots of TV from around the world here in america and ive become a huge fan of john and am starting to become a fan of his wife now that im aware of her. From 8 out of 10 cats to the ultimate worrier and now to this "reality" show.. He is a brilliant man and having found an equally brilliant woman to walk beside him, there is no wrong these 2 can do.. LOVE IT!! GREETINGS FROM South amboy NEW JERSEY, USA And THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LAUGHS!!

(I cant say i get the show countdown.. Ive tried, but I just dont get the popularity.)

Unlike the previous reviewer, I think that TV panel shows are greatly enhanced by his presence. The series of Taskmaster he was in is by far the best series to date and 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown is only worth watching with him on it. Have only just realised that this programme is a mockumentary as dialogue and situations so believable. Lucy Beaumont is a very lucky woman.

It's so deadpan, these two really do deserve each other. Two comedy actors, letting TV crews into their personal world.

Is it scripted or ad-libbed based on their real lives? They are comedy actors after all - so we don't know what goes on when the film crew leaves and the doors are closed.

More of a sitcom than reality TV, two people, a couple struggling through life. John - famously lampooned for being single forever on various panel shows, lands a catch in Lucy, but does he know what he has let himself in for?

I'm sceptical it was a marriage of convenience, a symbiotic relationship where they could help promote each other.

Deserves to be on a more popular channel! Well written, funny, and just an all round good show. This isn't getting the attention it deserves and has given me a small crush on Lucy. Such a shame some idiot gave it 1 star because Jon is a Leeds fan!