Matt LeBlanc

Episodes: review

The audience is king as Matt LeBlanc and Co play it for laughs on both sides of the Atlantic.

Matt LeBlanc: 'I didn't work for five years after Joey'

It's a comedy show, so certain things are exaggerated, but according to the writers, it's all based on experiences they've had.

Radio Times review

The dramedy about how the sanity of two sensible Brits wilts in the Hollywood sun returns for a third series. Episodes' performances - including Matt LeBlanc playing himself as a monstrous man-child - are always a joy, even if the writing sometimes feels as if it relies too much on them, and not enough on actual, er, funny lines.

In this series opener, Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig work wonders with scenes that might have looked a bit thin on paper. Their characters Sean and Beverly are back together (after the bed-hopping LeBlanc ruined things for a while) and back in love.

Meanwhile, fired network boss Merc is yelling at Matt through his bedroom window, hoping to reclaim his wife from Matt's clutches - too late. But the episode mainly centres on Carol, who has been promised Merc's job. Can she keep that a secret?

Interview: Matt LeBlanc's porn prank on Tamsin Greig

We found that out during a recent press Q&A with Matt and his Episodes co-stars Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan - who play the roles of writers and married couple Beverly and Sean Lincoln - when Matt was asked if he'd played any pranks on them.

Matt LeBlanc needs a little more help from his friends

Regardless, despite the quality cast and the awards, I'm still not quite convinced.

Matt LeBlanc, Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan interview

"A fair bit of it is exaggerated so that we can all still go and get a job afterwards," says Matt LeBlanc.

Matt LeBlanc's Episodes makes a sparkling return

Despite its flaws, I find myself drawn to Episodes for its soapy elements, where it excels.

Episodes preview

Ten years on from the final episode of hit sitcom Friends, one particular friend is still going strong and regularly appears on our television screens, and that's Matt LeBlanc.

Matt LeBlanc interview

There are more showbiz shenanigans as Episodes returns for a third series, with Friends star Matt LeBlanc playing a distorted and heightened version of himself.

Episodes can carry on without Pucks, says Matt LeBlanc

Matt LeBlanc has said that Episodes can prosper even without its fictional TV show Pucks.