The week in TV: Hang Ups

Co-writer Stephen Mangan heads a stellar cast in Channel 4's new therapy comedy.

Hang Ups, episode 1 review

Real therapists will roll their eyes but this comedy is a wonderfully ribald treat.

Hang Ups episode 1 review

With a strong core cast, an impressive roster of guest stars and an interesting style unlike anything else on British television, Hang Ups is an enjoyable watch.

New comedy: 'Cup your genitals and just hold them'

If the jokes are just the right side of inappropriate, so is the form.

Hang Ups episode 1 review

Stephen Mangan's semi-improvised Channel 4 comedy Hang Ups is a circus of silliness and human pain...

Stephen Mangan stars in and co-scripts this fast-paced and funny new series about Richard, a put-upon therapist trying to make a new career by carrying out sessions online. Among his clients are a woman whose life and aspirations are defined by Instagram and an aggressive creditor who agrees to take sessions to offset some of Richard's debts. Charles Dance and Richard E Grant co-star, as does The IT Crowd's Katherine Parkinson, as Richard's partner, who is constantly accompanied by a male friend.

Can British remakes of American shows work?

Hang Ups, the new Stephen Mangan comedy based on Lisa Kudrow's original, is a rare example of the UK successfully taking on a US hit.

TV: Hang Ups, Channel 4

Boy oh boy that Stephen Mangan has a hell of a work ethic.

Hang Ups review

Mangan stars in a remake of Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy and manages the rarest of TV feats: a UK adaptation that's every bit as good as the US original.

Hang Ups, Channel 4 review

Stephen Mangan's new sitcom is hilarious and off-the-wall.