Please Like Me, unlike the much-praised millennial comedy "Girls," feels unpretentious and natural with fully-realized characters rooted in reality.

It's not only the charm of the characters that raises "Please Like Me" above the lazy comparison. The series is also funny.

The humor is subtle, almost deadpan, but brilliant at every turn. Some moments become excruciating to watch, only because we've formed an immediate affection for Josh and hate seeing him screw things up for himself.

Much of the show’s appeal lies in the cast’s shaggy, naturalistic chemistry, which papers over the occasional imperfect plot turn.

The pilot episode is more amusing than hilarious, but it's often delicately funny thanks to Mr. Thomas' odd duck character and his reactions to those around him. When Geoffrey (Wade Briggs) hits on him, he's flummoxed.

Its an incredibly warm and quirky show. There's a ton of dark humor and awkward situations but every episode ends on a high note. This show quickly becomes an obsession can't wait for season 2.

This show offers one of the best portrayals of gay characters on TV without sticking to stereotypes that are not true. It combines both funny and emotional elements and keeps you entertained.

Based on the pilot, Please Like Me falls in the depressing comedy genre along with series like Louis. It's kind of funny sometimes, but everyone is low-key and uncomfortable, and it makes me feel trapped. The performances have a certain casual realism to them, but the only performance I actually enjoyed was the son's caustic second wife. She gave about two minutes of bright, sharp humor that was a relief. I don't plan to watch any more of this one.

I personally found a lot of the "awkward" bits of the show unconvincing and too staged. The humour just did not feel natural. I love shows about Millenials trying to navigate relationships and life, especially when those shows have a dark and quirky humour. But Please Like Me was just unconvincing. I struggled to fully empathise with the characters, or even understand their motivations. The show could have done a better job at creating more believable and complex characters and at telling a more complete story. Case in point, the main character dated a far more "attractive" man than he is and mysteriously breakes up with him (presumably because of a mix of insecurities and not seeing a future with him?), but this was poorly explored and the entire plot line around that seemed out of place. I wish this show had the same easy and relatable type of awkward humour and well-developed complex characters like the Netflix show Love. It felt like the show was being deliberately awkward and uncomfortable, as opposed to awkward and uncomfortable moments and situations coming up naturally, unintentionally and without being forced

Politically correct, self-indulgent, and saccharine, this snore-fest is more enamored with itself than it is with entertaining the audience. The lead comedian is a third rate wannabe in Australia whose only notoriety comes from trading on his sexuality rather than any actual talent.