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How Not to Live Your Life (2008)

cringe comedy goldBritish awkwardnessfantasy vs. reality

Latest Episode

Don the Musical
8.030 min

Season 3 • Episode 7

Latest

Don the Musical

Dec 13, 2010

After seeing the attention Eddie gets in his theatre club, Don decides to join up.

Overview

ComedyDrama

Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.

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romancesitcomroommatessingleimaginationpessimistlothariooveractive imagination

Standout Aspects

Acting

Dan Clark's physical comedy in fantasy cutaways

Writing

Razor-sharp what-if sequences vs. brutal reality

Editing

Snappy cuts between Don's dreams and disasters

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own bad decisions·Streaming: Perfect 30-minute escape with zero commitment·Friends: That one mate who also says everything they shouldn't
First AiredAug 12, 2008
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Seasons3·Episodes19
BBC Three

Top Cast

Dan Clark

Dan Clark

Don Danbury

Laura Haddock

Laura Haddock

Samantha

David Armand

David Armand

Eddie Singh

Silas Carson

Silas Carson

Brian

Daniel Lawrence Taylor

Daniel Lawrence Taylor

Jason

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Trivia

Laura Haddock later starred in Guardians of the Galaxy and The Inbetweeners Movie, making this her 'before Marvel' era.

Cultural

The show's fantasy-reality structure predates Fleabag's fourth-wall chaos by nearly a decade, yet barely anyone remembers it.

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Things you shouldn't say after a one night stand - How Not To Live Your Life - BBC Three

Things you shouldn't say after a one night stand - How Not To Live Your Life - BBC Three

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