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How to Be a Gentleman

  • TV Series
  • 2011–2012
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.8K
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Kevin Dillon and David Hornsby in How to Be a Gentleman (2011)
How To Be A Gentleman
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An uptight writer of a weekly etiquette column is forced to hire a rude, crude, sloppy life coach to jump-start his articles. As time goes on, both learn valuable lessons from each other.An uptight writer of a weekly etiquette column is forced to hire a rude, crude, sloppy life coach to jump-start his articles. As time goes on, both learn valuable lessons from each other.An uptight writer of a weekly etiquette column is forced to hire a rude, crude, sloppy life coach to jump-start his articles. As time goes on, both learn valuable lessons from each other.

  • Creator
    • David Hornsby
  • Stars
    • David Hornsby
    • Kevin Dillon
    • Dave Foley
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • David Hornsby
    • Stars
      • David Hornsby
      • Kevin Dillon
      • Dave Foley
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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  • Episodes9

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    David Hornsby
    David Hornsby
    • Andrew Carlson
    • 2011–2012
    Kevin Dillon
    Kevin Dillon
    • Bert Lansing
    • 2011–2012
    Dave Foley
    Dave Foley
    • Jerry
    • 2011–2012
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Janet
    • 2011–2012
    Rhys Darby
    Rhys Darby
    • Mike
    • 2011–2012
    Nancy Lenehan
    Nancy Lenehan
    • Diane
    • 2011–2012
    Erinn Hayes
    Erinn Hayes
    • Lauren
    • 2011–2012
    Scott MacArthur
    Scott MacArthur
    • Tom
    • 2011–2012
    Fiona Gubelmann
    Fiona Gubelmann
    • Amy
    • 2012
    Abigail Spencer
    Abigail Spencer
    • Lydia
    • 2011
    Elizabeth Bogush
    Elizabeth Bogush
    • Thea
    • 2011
    Jessica St. Clair
    Jessica St. Clair
    • Pam
    • 2011
    Christine Woods
    Christine Woods
    • Melissa
    • 2012
    Bella Dayne
    Bella Dayne
    • Brunette
    • 2012
    Marisa Coughlan
    Marisa Coughlan
    • Candice
    • 2012
    Bill Smitrovich
    Bill Smitrovich
    • Clyde
    • 2012
    Todd Stashwick
    Todd Stashwick
    • Donny
    • 2011
    Demetrius Grosse
    Demetrius Grosse
    • OFC Simms
    • 2011
    • Creator
      • David Hornsby
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    User reviews6

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    3djkunai

    Just.... so unfunny.

    I couldn't find anything else on at 8:30 on a Thursday, besides Parks and Rec. I'm not even going to publish this review until the episode is over.

    This show is bad. It's as if it's written by the people who brought you Hannah Montana or any other completely forgettable Disney Channel or Nickelodeon series. I'm not even sure of the plot line.

    The deliveries of punchlines are terrible. The punchlines are bad to begin with, but then they're delivered awkwardly and it just makes a mess of the comedy.

    The characters are forced. They're not convincing. They spew line after line of dialogue without any heart or sense of true rapport. I don't know why these people are friends. They are annoying, and more one dimensional than a point, which this show doesn't have. What's the point? Who am I supposed to care for? Why doesn't the studio audience leave mid-performance?

    This is a filler show. Destined to be canceled before the end of the season after somehow being green-lit. Kill it. Kill it now. NBC canceled Outsourced for this garbage.

    The episode just ended. With a bit of slapstick that was expected and unconvincing.

    Bad.
    fjv56

    Clever new comedy

    I will definitely be following future episodes and I would look forward to it, even if it wasn't following Big Bang Theory. I think it is a fresh idea for a comedy. The only reason I didn't rate it as a 10 is that I have a good feeling the writing on this platform will continue to be funnier as the show continues. That is not to take away from this pilots content. Standing on it's own, I would give it a 10 for the idea and opening story line with enough clever writing and comedy to make it feel as though the half hour flew by. The casting of the two male lead characters is perfect. I wouldn't hesitate to say, that most people are likely to know someone similar to David Hornsby and Kevin Dillon and using them to bring together two, completely opposite personalities, was well achieved. David is new to me and I enjoyed his performance, however using Kevin's established character is a good fit for this show. Great job CBS! "How To Be A Gentleman" has my vote. Keep it coming. Thank you.
    8jonathan-affini

    A sitcom.

    How to be a gentleman is a sitcom, actually just that, it has little or nothing more to it than what it is, and the fact is that this is what makes it good, it has all the clichés that a hardcore sitcom watcher knows and loves, it's quirky, mild mannered, and in no way remarkable or overly interesting just like the main character, and it has the same noncontinuous, non serious, and uncommitted writing that any casual watcher wants.

    It's not spectacular, revolutionary or polemic like some other current series, but it simply does the job without making much effort to it, and for that you have to give a tip of your hat, just like a proper gentleman.
    9jorge-calderonf

    good comedy

    I liked the show. This TV-show is not pretentious but while you watch it you are just having a good time and some laughs. Which for me is what is all about. I like the work of both lead actors do and their characters.

    It is too bad there is not a season 2. we need more series like this and less drama series. It is difficult to find series to have a good time, since right now all is polluted with murdered, doctors and all that surreal stuff going on. It is much more difficult to make a comedy series, this TV-show was good to watch and make you have some laughs instead of making you feel miserable like others.

    all my credit to the people involved in this series.
    4vernhands

    Six seasons and a movie

    Six seasons and a movie is most assuredly what will not happen with this series. I was excited about this show as I loved Hornsby's character in 'Always sunny in Philadelphia' and I'm a big Rhys Darby fan, however neither actor lived up to my expectations. I'm very confused as to who this show is aimed at. The main character (Hornsby) seems to be a copy of Niles from Frasier, while I'm sure there is a demographic for a character for this sort, I'm honestly baffled as to why anyone would think this demographic would enjoy the, dumbed down American teen humor, format that the show is presented in. All the subtleties that make Darby funny just don't work with the brash laughter track in this show. While I would love to see him get the opportunity he deserves after the tour de force that was 'Murray' in 'Flight of the conchords', he is not suited to this 'classic American sitcom' format, or prehaps just this particular show. As for Dillon and the rest of the cast, I hesitate to pass judgment after seeing two actors that I have enjoyed in the pass humbled on this particular show. It is almost as if the show set out to be a satire of bad American sitcoms and ended up becoming the very thing it was meant to be poking fun at. Overall this show is a disappointment and I won't be recommending it to anyone.

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • How to be a Gentleman
    • Production companies
      • Media Rights Capital (MRC)
      • CBS Productions
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      30 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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