Friday Night Dinner

This article is about the Channel 4 series. You may be looking for the 2020 video game, Friday Night Funkin'.

Friday Night Dinner I change shapes just to hide in this place, but I'm still, I'm still an animal... Genre: Sitcom Slapstick Running Time: 21–25 minutes Country: United Kingdom Release Date: 25 February 2011 – 1 May 2020 Network(s): Channel 4 Created by: Robert Popper Distributed by: BBC Studios Starring: Tamsin Greig Paul Ritter Simon Bird Tom Rosenthal Mark Heap Seasons: 6 Episodes: 37 (because of the special)

Friday Night Dinner is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap. This show first aired on 25 February 2011 on Channel 4.

Summary

The comedy is focused on the regular dinner experience of the middle-class British Jewish Goodman family every Friday night.

Why It Rocks

1. Amazing soundtracks.
2. The jokes and humour, while not too dark or offensive, can be hilarious.
3. The family are very likable.
   • In fact, the same can be said for Jim Bell, since he enjoys having dinner with them but ends up causing chaos.
4. A lot of clever running gags where either Adam or Jonny Goodman do sneaky pranks to each other.
5. The special was good, since it was one of the few episodes in the show to take place in the day rather than the night.
6. Memorable quotes.
   • Martin's "Hello bambinos!" catchphrase being the prime example.
   • "Shit on it."
7. It doesn't stereotype (obviously).
8. Other likable characters, such as Eleanor Buller.
9. The insults the characters throw at each other are hilarious.
10. Mr Morris is a hilarious character.

Bad Qualities

1. Cynthia Goodman (Aka Horrible Grandma) is very intentionally unlikeable character.
2. Auntie Val, while a good cousin to the family, can be unlikable for some viewers.
3. Jim can get a bit weird and creepy at times.
4. Some episodes end on a cliffhanger, which can get really annoying.
5. Some gross-out humour in some scenes.
6. Jackie can be unlikeable at times

Reception

The show received two BAFTA nominations in 2012. The first series was nominated for Best Situation Comedy, while Tamsin Greig was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance.

Trivia

An American remake of this is in progress, titled Sunday Night Dinner. It is unknown when it will first air.

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