Laid

If you're a fan of shows like Search Party, and I definitely am, this one's for you. Great upcoming comedic ensemble cast with lots of surprising cameos too. Smart, funny writing and premise which keeps you engaged as it twists and turns. There are a lack of comedies out in streaming and especially dark satirical series like this one. Bonus this is a highly bingeable watch. No spoilers here, just a recommendation to watch it with all of this in mind. I've seen some poor reviews here and I truly think it's because they don't understand the genre. Must have a second season Peacock, it was really good.

The show was okay for me. It's a fun premise, but it just didn't stick the landing. The cast is good but for the most part, the chemistry between most of the actors seemed off. A lot of the jokes (visual or verbal) didn't land. The story had a habit of forgetting storylines or not fleshing them out. For example: the storyline with the cop never goes anywhere so why bother having it. The show did focus on a lot of banter between characters and little on story development. Ruby didn't do much to save her boyfriends and they were dying in too rapid-fire fashion to have any meaning. There's a lot of pop culture references dropped during the series and quite a few seemed out of place for characters in their 30's. It highlighted the show not being as finely honed as it could've been.

I laughed harder at a show than I have in years. (I went to business school...) We had to rewind so many times to hear dialogue we'd missed because we were laughing too hard. Or crying. We did some of that too.

The first one or two episodes moved pretty slowly as the writers took their time in demonstrating the self-involvement of the lead character. But the show picks up quickly and is worth every minute. Every episode brought more laughs than we've had from most comedies. The story arc is almost entirely character-driven, but there is real revelation and development rather than the rinse and repeat cycle of most TV dramas.

We can't wait for a second season.

First I want to address the reviews complaining about this show centering around an awful person. This is true. Guess what? That's the premise of Seinfeld, Difficult People, Will and Grace, Curb Your Enthusiasm, VEEP, Girls, Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Strangers with Candy, Archer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia AND Absolutely Faboulous. This is nothing new, it's not specific to this generation, and I would even say that Laid, if it continues to be as hilarious as it is, will stand among these shows as one of the better comedies, particularly *because* it is about an awful person and still manages to make us (eventually) root for her. If people are complaining about this promise now then you can throw out the last thirty years of comedy too.

Beyond that, the premise it super interesting, the show is well paced and the jokes are very funny throughout. There is a scene in first (maybe second?) episode that is one of the funniest thing I've seen in years.

If you need your characters to be selfless angels in unfunny situations this show is not for you. But if you're looking for something extremely funny and fun give this a chance.

The original series was Australian... NZ is a different country.. it was filmed in Sydney... which is Australia. It also says "based on the Australian show". I don't know why that review annoyed me, but clearly it did.

I liked this show, it was a fresh take on the original and the main character is pretty funny in her timing. Also the music wins for me.

It's darkly funny and I like when a main character isn't perfect and instead highlights the awkwardness of modern life with a good blend of vulnerability and sardonic humour.

I don't know if a second season is needed it could be left as a cliffhanger ending one season wonder.