Threesome

Richard, Alice and Mitch are three boorish twentysomethings living, partying, taking drugs and moaning about getting old together. Then Alice hits 30 and in her druggy state wants to feel less old, so they all have a threesome. Even though Richard is technically gay. Then it turns out that Alice is pregnant and Mitch is infertile, making Richard the father. So why not all raise the baby together? Cue hilarious consequences. Or not. Presumably it's meant to be funny, but you'll be searching high and low for the jokes.

Alice, boyfriend Mitch and gay best friend Richie are such a tight-knit group, they (naturally) wind up in bed together. The result is an unplanned pregnancy, prompting the trio to arrive at a big decision: they'll raise the impending baby together and ditch their party lifestyle. So far, so completely unreal - and the 'comedy' here is gentler than a Johnson's baby wipe.

Starting from a preposterous premise - Alice and boyfriend Mitch have drug-fuelled sex with gay flatmate Richie; Alice gets pregnant; all three decide to raise baby together - this rambunctious comedy manages to get hearty, and frequently filthy, laughs from its unlikely situation.

The three leads, Amy Huberman, Stephen Wight and Emun Elliott, have the easy rapport of true friends; Wight seems to be channelling Russell Tovey (a good thing) and Huberman is brilliant as the fretful Alice - the fear on her face as she enters a pram shop made me laugh out loud. And look out for Pauline McLynn in the second of tonight's double bill, in a terrific turn as Alice's monstrous mother.

The humour is suitably broad for the subject matter - there are enough drinks, drugs and sex tonight to fuel a Trainspotting sequel - but there are neat gags, and a wonderful bit of physical comedy involving an escalator, a mobile phone and the results of a sperm test.

Cable girl: Threesome

The jokes are weak but when it's not trying to be funny, Threesome is very funny.

SSP TV blog: Threesome preview

Comedy Central's first UK sitcom commission is brave stuff that is both damned funny and fun. With some tightened characters, this could be a great show.

Now here's a daft premise for a comedy series. Couple Alice and Mitch have a drink and drug-fuelled threesome with their gay flatmate on Alice's 30th birthday. When Alice discovers she's pregnant they decide to keep the child and raise it together. Such a set-up might not comply with a lot of people's moral codes but, as it happens, it throws up some funny moments and there's plenty of good chemistry between actors Amy Huberman, Stephen Wright and Emun Elliot.

Threesome: Why should you watch this new show?

You'd think with a name like Threesome this would be a bit of a rude, crude, controversial show. Writer Tom MacRae admits that it has its drugs and sex and partying, but adds: "I wasn't setting out to shock."

Chat with Emun Elliott

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Amy Huberman & Emun Elliott interview

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