Man Down

Anyone who enjoys the madcap stand-up routines of Greg Davies will love his new sitcom... it is very funny.

Greg Davies on writing his new sitcom

The stand-up and Inbetweeners headmaster is readying his new Channel 4 comedy Man Down. But, he says, writing for TV is a lot tougher than getting up on stage.

Greg Davies: how to hire your hero

Routinely described as 'a fat Rik Mayall', comedian-actor Greg Davies explains how he got his doppelgänger-hero into his new show - sitcom Man Down.

Silly is something comedy shies away from now. If it's not a mockumentary, it's sarcastic verging on outright nastiness. Silly is a precious aspect to comedy, one that should be cherished and encouraged. This is certainly one of the silliest comedies for some time and what's even more endearing is that it's a silly sitcom, which is as rare as an open letter not being sent to Miley Cyrus. The extremely tall Greg Davies channels his time as a drama teacher (one in real life, not as Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners) to play a useless drama teacher who still hasn't grown up, which leads to generous servings of his bare legs and crotch. In a terrific piece of casting, Rik Mayall - someone Greg is routinely described as being a tall version of - plays his near-sadistic father, who delights in elaborate practical jokes. After the first episode, you'll check your back seat first before you climb into your car...

TV Preview: Man Down

Greg Davies' high velocity lunacy is in full effect. And for that we should give huge, six foot eight inch high thanks.

Man Down, written by and starring 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Greg Davies, is, I can reveal, laugh-out-loud funny.

At last, a British sitcom that will make you laugh!

Peal the bells, crack open the bubbly, do what ever you do to mark unexpectedly good news. Because at last a new British sitcom has landed and it is actually, you know, quite good.

Greg Davies: 'I came so close to madness'

Davies turned to comedy after an 'epiphany' that he was reluctant to talk about, save to mention that it came after 'a really strange thing [that] happened in a floatation tank. It was bought for me by an Australian woman.'

Man Down review

At heart, it's a brilliant example of a mainstream sitcom (just with a bit too much swearing for primetime) but with a twist and heart of its own. Channel 4 - and Greg Davies - deserve to have a monster hit on their hands.