Maxxx: What the Must Watch reviewers think
Every week, the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows.
This week, Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell share their thoughts on Maxxx on Channel 4.
O. T. Fagbenle stars as a formerly famous boyband member turned tabloid laughing stock.
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Hayley says: "Super dark, so funny and brilliantly written"
"It uses the cliché of bringing the band back together to show us stuff we haven’t seen before. It starts off literally in a toilet, but from there the jokes end up being very clever and observational. It’s a carefully put together script that wrings as many jokes out of every possible situation. It feels like every line has been gone over to make it as funny as possible.
"There are throwaway gags at every opportunity – whether it’s about Louis CK, Michael Jackson, paedophilia in the Catholic Church or just mocking the nonsense that influencers and celebrities say on Instagram. It’s super dark, so funny and brilliantly written.
"Also, it's about something that I haven’t seen in a sitcom before. It’s not a boyfriend and a girlfriend stuck in a flat talking to each other. It’s looking at the world in a different way."
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Scott says: "Speaks some real truths whilst also being really funny"
"Yes it’s a 'must watch'. This can be classified as a heartbreaking comedy because it manages to speak some real truths whilst also being really funny. It looks at the idea of how we try to seek the validation and love of others, instead of looking at ourselves.
"There’s a scene about ‘what happens if your name dies before your body?’ in the first episode, which I think is really quite profound. It talks about the things we’ve seen in celebrity culture, it also talks about how drugs and alcohol are used to cover real pain. It reflects how in the 21st century your personal life can become a commodity, where you use parts of your personal life to carry your professional life.
"I also loved the joke about ‘how people only go to celebrity funerals purely for the networking’. There is a lovely, beautiful, touching storyline involving Maxxx’s son which I don’t want to spoil, but I absolutely loved it."
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