hamzaamin-56353 I don't know what they were thinking when this show was aired but it is not funny at all. Some of the jokes are so lame that a 3 y/o won't laugh at them. Plus, the annoying portrayal of typical British-Pakistani Muslims is not comic at all. If there was a zero rating, I would've given one.

tagt-784-796861 I thought it was terrible, what has happened at the BBC, they are churning out utter rubbish. There isn't a situation comedy on the BBC that is worth watching at the moment. I can't think of one in the recent past that was funny or even original.I watch repeats of 'Only fools' 'Porridge' and other old BBC shows that I find a million times more funny than 'Citizen Khan' and that dreadful Ben Elton thing that I have already forgotten the name of.On BBC2 on Sunday I watched possibly the worst sketch show the BBC have ever made, I won't bother with writing about that on here. I find myself not bothering much with the BBC, it has lost it's way. I won't bother while I can watch repeats of classics and American stuff like 'Curb your enthusiasm'.To be fair, 'Episodes' which was Hatrick on the BBC was great.

Arif R It's just a comedy! Don't take it so seriously! Chillax!Have really enjoyed watching all 5 episodes till now. It's not perfect and yes, it's very stereotypical, aged, and poorly acted. Yes, the Somalian guy's accent is travelling from West Africa eastwards in each episode. Yes the canned laughter is OTT.But it's a comedy nevertheless and one of very few south Asian comedies to be broadcast. I don't think its depiction of the religion is that bad and actually quite inclusive. The jokes shouldn't be taken personally - I certainly don't feel humiliated or offended because it's just a comedy... and it's so true... :)For those who find it 'unfunny' or 'didn't laugh' well, go watch something else. Sheesh!

Mouth Box Whether you are a Muslim or a Christian, a Jew or a Jedi, Citizen Khan is not funny. Let's go further. Citizen Khan is the opposite of funny. After watching it I actually felt angry. It ruined my evening. I was insulted by it. It made me unhappy and depressed that a public service broadcaster like the BBC would consider commissioning anything that so utterly insults the intelligence of its license paying viewing public. The people who wrote and produced this series know nothing of comedy. Even in the 1970′s this show would have been lucky to make it onto the air.If you were lucky enough to miss the first few episodes, the BBC's first Pakistani-Muslim comedy came much hyped, and with high hopes. We thought maybe that the racial stereotyping the show called for might somehow be delivered in a post-modern or witty style – that the series might unexpectedly break new ground. But it doesn't. Far from it. Citizen Khan sets television comedy back 30 years, Maybe more. In the first episode there were actually mother-in-law jokes – that most hated of gag, dubbed un-transmittable as far back as the early eighties and, we thought, laid to rest forever along with the remains of Bernard Manning.Mr Khan (played by Adil Ray, who also wrote the show) is mean, a bit dodgy and unfunny. Mrs Khan is house-proud, obsessed with status and unfunny. The two Khan daughters are moody, bored, caught between two cultures and unfunny. Even the "English" Muslim Dave – played by brilliantly funny actor Kris Marshall, is not funny. Not this time. If his career survives Citizen Khan it will be a minor miracle. Most astonishing of all, the Pakistani-Muslim cast seem to be struggling to deliver convincing or consistent Pakistani-Muslim accents. They all sound like actor Michael Bates playing Bearer Rangi Ram in "It Ain't Half Hot Mum." There's something called the comedy corridor at the BBC. This holy place has created some of the finest television and radio sitcoms of all time. There are now clearly a number of people working in that corridor who should this week be clearing out their desks and taking up new careers as mini-cab drivers.For daily TV reviews visit Mouthbox.co.uk.