bootlebarth British expatriates in the big brown land of Australia look forward to comedy TV from Dear Old Blighty. Often we're richly rewarded. Think of Blackadder, Father Ted, The League of Gentlemen and others. But sometimes we're horribly disappointed.If a Roll of Dishonour was compiled for alleged comedy, Catherine Tate would be a prime contender for the unfunniest performer in the most lazily written and repetitive series of all time.I used to think Benny Hill and Paul Hogan were about as bad as it gets, then My Family turned up and finally The CT Show came along. This dire series is founded on the entirely false premise that moronic catchphrases and characters mature with repetition, becoming funnier each time. The exact reverse is true.See one Catherine Tate episode - and even that's one too many for any discerning viewer - and you've seen them all. Invention and surprise should form the backbone of comedy. This series has neither. It's embarrassingly bad. The 'star' constantly seems to be reminding anyone unfortunate or foolish enough to be watching how clever she is at wearing different wigs and putting on different accents. This is pseudo-comedy for idiots who have conditioned themselves to give forth programmed laughter at the sight of a ginger wig or the sound of a limp catchphrase. The CT Show is fit only for masochistic couch potatoes who want something to make them feel very annoyed. It frightens me to think there are a lot of people who like such dreadful rubbish.

jebus_on_wheels What? This is a comedy? Oh, Okay. Catherine Tate COULD be entertaining and actually funny if she could think of some original and witty ideas. I have watched about 4 Catherine Tate shows (only because there was a show on after it that i wanted to see) and I just really cant find it funny at all. I myself am a great fan of British comedy (the witty ones I might add) and have watched nearly every one of em' but i just really, really can't stand this wretched excuse for a comedy. The sketches are so unoriginal and predictable its like watching the Benny Hill show over again. The characters in it are also the most predictable, boring, unintelligent and un-entertaining and the plot seems to have been written by some derolick 6th grader. I seriously cant understand how people can find this racist, sexist and unintelligent show actually funny. And of course this is the most obvious copy, inbred cousin of Little Britain. Please if your thinking of watching this, Don't. This is certainly the Bottom of the Barrel British comedy of the 21st century. Though this show does have one good purpose, if your going to make a show, don't do anything the Catherine Tate show does and you shall surely succeed.

freemantle_uk I hate the Catherine Tate Show! I find it rule and cruel, and pointless. Like Little Britain it is lazy writing which goes for either shock value or the Lowest Common Denominator. It relies on catchphrases and one-dimensional characters, such as Lauren the schoolgirl and 'I ain't bothered', the swearing old lady and the forgetful information desk woman. To me it is not funny at all shows that BBC will just invest into anything at the moment. I have to ask where have the standards gone? Where are the original shows like Only Fools and Horses, the Young Ones, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and even shows like Bottom and Red Dwarf. I think there is also a decline in British comedy in general, but we can come up with better then this. There are still shows like the Office and Peep Show being made and we got movies like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. I fear a little bit for Doctor Who as well because Catherine Tate has been casted as the Doctor's assistance. I just hope that she doesn't try to hijack it. I am glade that the Catherine Tate Show has ended and I hope the BBC can at least find an original show which can restore their image for cutting edge comedy, and not this tripe!

Syl One British woman, Catherine Tate, is multi-talented enough to play several roles in her titled show including the woman is not drunk enough to find her date attractive enough, or the woman who screams at anything because she is easily scared, then there is the couple of new parents with a sleeping baby who won't get out of the car for the mother's birthday party because the baby has finally fallen asleep and don't want to risk the sound of waking her up. Also, there is the couple of women who work in an office cubicle where she keeps asking her to guess how much whether it's weight or money. Catherine Tate might be a new face but she is somebody to watch out for in the future. She's very talented and capable of maintaining a sense of humor throughout the program even being unrecognizable. She does a fabulous job at showing off her craft of British comedy. Now if we can only get it in America.