Him & Her

'Him and Her' is a rather strange comedy series. Following the undemanding rhythms of the lives of a couple of lazy twenty-somethings, it's bleak but grimly humorous. While there are some of the conventions of the genre on show (the nerdy single neighbour, for example), it nicely captures a sort of contemporary coziness and rubbishness, in a manner vaguely similar to shows such as 'Pulling'. But whereas 'Pulling' was hysterically funny, 'Him and Her' lacks both the inspired lunacy, or any sense of plot: each episode is nicely constructed, but it's hard to feel like anything really matters. Rather, it's a series almost entirely full of those moments that make you smile (in a rather revolted way) while you wait for the real gag. I felt I ought to like it more than I did; but sadly, I lost interest before it was through.

Absolutely fabulous and so reliable to my and my partner when we first got together; lazy and obsessed with each other, without a care in the world Russell Tavoy and Sarah Solemani are absolutely amazing and have such good chemistry on screen, Joe Wilkinson was made to play Dan, the nerdy, weird, awkward neighbour who's always there even if he's not wanted, and Kerry Howard is excellent as Laura, one of the most annoying characters in TV history.

The episodes don't have stories, but that's the point. Much like most young couples you go from one thing to the next without any consequences, nothing matters when you're young and in love.

My only downside is the wedding of Paul (played by Ricky Champ and Laura (Howard), I feel that this took away from Becky (Solemani) and Steve (Tavoy) and I for one would very much like to see another mini series in 2024, seeing how it all worked out for Becky and Steve.

Him & Her is, at least for me, the most realistic television portrayal of a millennial couple I've ever seen. Russell and Sarah do an amazing job of making you believe they are in a long term, super comfortable relationship and they're incredibly funny while doing so. Steve and Becky remind me so much of my now husband and I that I'm going to be immediately rewatching this series with him. I'm American but watch a lot of British series, especially comedies, because I find them to be more realistic than our shows that make it seem like everyone is flawless and rich (I'm looking at you Friends) which gets quite boring. I've enjoyed every UK comedy show I've tried and Him & Her is now a favorite.

I came to this very late as missed it at the time, but I love Stefan Golaszewski's writing on Cowards and Mum so happy to find it.

It's a nice little show- reminiscent of a series of little plays, especially with the enclosed setting for series 1-3. The show is really carried by the two leads who put in great performances and have fantastic chemistry. Shelley & Dan is a nice arc as well, and overall it captures a certain time of life really nicely.

As some others have noted Laura's character arc from tone deaf and narcissistic to plain evil is a bit much and strains believability to breaking point, but more positives than negatives for me.

Outside of the two leads the characters are a bit cartoonish, but Steve and Becky stand and watch this madness unfold around them and you see some great moments from them especially. Enjoyable.

I have to say i love the show. All the characters give something to the show and don't listen to other reviews about Becky's sister laura. She's intentionally annoying but somewhat hilarious.