Huge in France

This show is awesome. I love the fight of France vs. L.A. and am laughing out loud every episdode. I'm picky with comedy and this show deserves a higher rating.

If you're looking for an empty comedy that's the same as all others, move along, this will go way above your head. I'm a French native who has lived in the US for over 30 years. So I can see both sides. This show is really funny. Not laugh out loud funny, but much more subtle and basically making fun of how politically correct we've become as a society in the US. France is still a very face value country, where you just live and enjoy living. This is not a knock on the US, I love living here, but in some respect, we've gone too far. You literally can't say anything without being afraid of offending someone. This show is all about exactly that. The contrast between different cultures. It pokes fun at both, and does not take itself too seriously. I almost never write reviews. But I wanted this show to be given it's fair shake. And yes, I do like Gad. Too better get this show, I recommend you watch the Gad special on Netflix beforehand, and you'll appreciate this show even more. It's an insight into American culture as viewed from the outside. Netflix, awesome job coming up with totally different shows versus a rinse and repeat formula that we've seen time and time again. Regarding Gad speaking in the third person, it's simply Gad poking fun at himself, nothing more. He's acting as Gad. Love the Seinfeld cameo as well.

This is actually quite a clever series. I think the subtlety is lost on the people who are leaving poor reviews. There is satirical intensity in a few scenes which some might mistake for being serious. I don't think Americans will understand the humour as much as the British, especially with how it pokes fun at the LA culture.

I have graded this an eight overall because although there were a couple of middle series episodes that were less interesting, around six or seven the stories became quite riveting. I did think this was going to be comedic, fish out of water, all the way through. But actually the rather tragic Alan had me rooting for him to get a break. Gad's son Luke I had pegged as a spoiled brat. But he turned out to be the most focused. I was sorry when this finished. Hope there is a follow up.

I'm French so I guess I have a different view because I know who Gad is. He really is one of the most famous French speaking comedians and really makes big shows. It's funny because he makes fun of himself, of his own life with his kids (his first son really is a model) and also of Americans through his own vision. It is full of clichés on purpose and on both sides, which makes it interesting.