Micro: Hello Ladies. Episode 5: "Pool Party"

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Why we should feel sorry for Stuart Pritchard:
He is just naturally awkward. His ridiculous height isn't helping either. The saddest thing, though, is getting locked out of your own party. Yes, this is probably the saddest episode so far.

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I think I've had a similar experience before.

Micro: Hello Ladies Episode 4: "The Dinner"

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This show successfully straddles the line between "embarrassingly funny" and "downright humiliating".

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With Stephen Merchant's gay jokes, shame and humiliation aren't far behind.

Micro: Hello Ladies Episode 3: "The Date", or The Three Basic Elements of Stephen Merchant's Comedy

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For those who call themselves fans of Stephen Merchant, you might've noticed that his comedic style revolves around three basic things:

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"Can you go a bit slower?"

Micro: Hello Ladies. Episode 2: "The Limo"

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First, like almost all shows, we finally have a proper opening credits sequence, which is noticeably different from the one in the pilot.

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Yes, he's an Englishman. In Hollywood.

And we finally realise why this show is entitled Hello Ladies ─ it’s his catchphrase. He uses it twice in this episode.

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This is actually an isolated incident.

Thanks, HBO, for greenlighting this show. I know you weren’t really ready for Ricky Gervais (The Ricky Gervais Show doesn’t count ─ it’s animated). Or rather, America wasn’t ready for this brand of humour.

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But the world is always ready for "short fat guy and tall skinny guy" comic duos.

For those who thought Stephen Merchant can’t hold his own without Gervais, I have three words for you: You. Are. Wrong.





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Micro: Hello Ladies. Episode 1: "Pilot"

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For those who don't know who Stephen Merchant is, he's that ridiculously tall guy who plays Ricky Gervais's agent in Extras.

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Merchant stands 6 foot 7, according to him.