Would I Lie to You?

Compared to a lot BBC shows and American shows that Australian TV tries to copy, this one's not that bad. I usually cannot stand when watered down ones are made and they just don't have the same flow or humour as the original counterparts that made them stand-out, but this one doesn't try to change anything, it's pretty much straight forward just copying the British original with Aussies on the panels. Compare it to God awful attempts like Greeks on the Roof that buried the Acropolis Now character Effie's career by the worst possible copy of Kumars at No 42, or the absolute joke that SBS tried to call "Celebrity" Letters and Numbers that failed in every way possible to be 9 out of 10 Cats does Countdown, or even the most pathetic of all attempts at an Australian version of Whose Line Is It Anyway, and this show has done a decent job of just keeping it as close to the original UK version as it can.

Sure, the personalities aren't as strong as Lee Mack or David Mitchell, but Lano Woodley and the Chasers guy do a decent job. Chrissie Swan however I'm up in the air about, she's not exactly a comedian but hosts well enough to not be an embarrassment to herself, but if she's replaced in a second series, if there ix one, I'd not miss her.

I dunno why other reviewers are being sk harsh towards it, it's not that bad and is quite watchable. I wasn't bored watching the 7 episodes I watched, skipping the second purposely because I cannot stand Dave Hughes. Provided the show never invites Julia Morris, Richard Wilkins or Koshi on the show, it has a chance at future success down under.

Imo I think Mikey Robbins would make a great host.

To be fair, it's hard not to compare this version with the original British Would I Lie To You which has been going for over 140 episodes. So it's hard to warm to a Compare who's not Rob Brydon or team captains who are not Lee Mack or David Mitchell. But it does have some funny moments so definitely worth giving it time to grow on viewers with every episode.

The first episode was better than expected. It is hard not to compare to the UK version, but they did alright. Some of the stories were very good, and it's always easy to laugh at Frank Woodley.

I'm not sure about the length though. The UK version is 30 minutes, this was over an hour (counting ads). I think the show works better when kept shorter.

With a couple of notable exceptions - Barry Humphries and Hanna Gadsby - Australian comedians lack the intellectual depth to be truly funny and nowhere is it more apparent than in this version of the much loved English show. The sad truth is one does not have to be very talented to make a living on the Aussie comedy circuit or on TV. It's dad jokes and light-weight toilet humour all the way with this show which is a satire snd irony free zone. Even the writing is inane.

Another poor excuse for entertainment by channel 10. I'm guessing the success of the British version along with the use of 'talent' already contracted to ch10 (i.e. Cheap to produce) looked appealing to them. The problem is, as others have mentioned, that the hosts and most of the guests of this version have none of the wit or comedy talent of Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell. This show is a poor imitation of a show that didn't need imitating.