Roisin Conaty writes, produces and stars as the lead in this fun and honest look at modern life. Roisin plays an aspiring actress who is finding her way in life, love and work, all while trying to pass her driving test. The punchlines are everywhere, and the laughs are loud and relatable. The show feels familiar, like drinking with old friends and reminiscing about doing stupid things. Whilst Roisin clearly shines brightest, every other character in this show gives a great believable performance that delivers the laughs. If you loved fleabag or man down then you will love this.
24 Reviews
Warm, funny, and surprisingly well written
coletteafrin8216 April 2018
Not a huge fan of Roisin as a rule, sometimes find her comedy a little too "wacky" and avoided this in case she played her character from Man Down again.
However, this was a pleasant surprise. Had a rainy day and watched the entire first series in one sitting.
The writing is good, the themes are amusing, and you care about the characters. Some good plot devices using life coach and driving lessons to move the story forwards.
The jokes may be a touch crude for some, but I felt they were the right side of tasteful and was nice to see a character grow but not change entirely.
Fantastic acting from all supporting cast and great to see Pauline McLynn shine again.
An easy watch with some laugh out loud moments.
However, this was a pleasant surprise. Had a rainy day and watched the entire first series in one sitting.
The writing is good, the themes are amusing, and you care about the characters. Some good plot devices using life coach and driving lessons to move the story forwards.
The jokes may be a touch crude for some, but I felt they were the right side of tasteful and was nice to see a character grow but not change entirely.
Fantastic acting from all supporting cast and great to see Pauline McLynn shine again.
An easy watch with some laugh out loud moments.
Pleasent sitcom on millennial life issues
bgsmall16 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
'Marcella' is a 30-/40-something millennial everywoman, struggling with the gig economy as an actress, trying to remain a respectful distance from her ex-boyfriend in spite of circumstances throwing them together and trying to navigate how she will ask her driving instructor out.
What's fresh about this comedy is despite the central characters travails she always manages to pick herself up and look forward optimistically to the next horizon. There are social faux-pas aplenty here and some cringe worthy. The central lesson (to take home) here is resilience in the face of inevitable adversity. Laughs along the way!
What's fresh about this comedy is despite the central characters travails she always manages to pick herself up and look forward optimistically to the next horizon. There are social faux-pas aplenty here and some cringe worthy. The central lesson (to take home) here is resilience in the face of inevitable adversity. Laughs along the way!
Laugh Out Loud
dockflat20 December 2017
biggest complaint so far-no season 3?
Moviedude903 September 2019
Brilliant
mgoz-0472120 October 2019
I haven't laughed this much in sometime, well written and great characters.
There should be more comedy like this, since the departure of many great shows like Gavin & Stacey, Ab Fab, The Inbetweeners, Gimme Gimme Gimme etc, good comedy has been lacking.
Binge watched the first series I stumbled upon in Stan........bring on season 2!
There should be more comedy like this, since the departure of many great shows like Gavin & Stacey, Ab Fab, The Inbetweeners, Gimme Gimme Gimme etc, good comedy has been lacking.
Binge watched the first series I stumbled upon in Stan........bring on season 2!
Actually quite fetching...
faaus7216 November 2017
The star reminds me of a mix of a young Lynn Redgrave with Amy Schumer. Like Schumer, she created and wrote the show.
Her character, with all it's foibles is entertaining and somewhat relate able.
The acting is quite good.
Her character, with all it's foibles is entertaining and somewhat relate able.
The acting is quite good.
Touching comedy
CrimeTimeOG24 February 2020
Dead basic
d_m_s27 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Dead basic comedy. Basic, well-trodden ideas and characters. It's a bit clunky and you can see where it's going a mile away. It's not awful and it's an easy watch but it's only really background TV. You wouldn't spend an evening binge-watching it like you would with the superior This Way Up or the even better Catastrophe or the even better and absolutely sublime Fleabag.
Surprising
jangreenhill19 February 2019
I'm normally irritated by Roisin (except for Taskmaster, where she was funny), and in all honesty I stumbled into Gameface with very low expectations.
It was enjoyable to be be wrong about something, and I need to stop being such a comedy snob, it's not cool or funny.
Watch this, it's not sh**t.
It was enjoyable to be be wrong about something, and I need to stop being such a comedy snob, it's not cool or funny.
Watch this, it's not sh**t.
Stellar comedy - channel 4 we need more
downwithfun31 January 2021
Without a doubt the funniest sitcom of the last 10years. Laugh out loud funny, exposed human flaws and tender moments. It sits with the catastrophe's and fleabags for real content, soul and depth. The awkward moments, the hangovers and the varied characters. It's just magic. This set a high bar that will be hard matched (most people I know have watched both seasons a few times- you get more every time)
More of this PLEASE
More of this PLEASE
Uplifting and great humour
debb-0630323 May 2021
This show gives us such a good shot of laughter (Australia) The wit is very quick and realistic to situations that happen in life. I praise the writers. Roisin has such a way of expressing herself as an actress. She is excellent in this rolel. We need more laughs in this world now and this show is the best.
I particularly loved series 2 " the horse scene" won't say anymore cause it will spoil it. Keep this show going please.
I particularly loved series 2 " the horse scene" won't say anymore cause it will spoil it. Keep this show going please.
Show is pretty darn funny
sasquach128 January 2021
Funny !!
jennfinn6 January 2021
I first saw Roisin Conaty as the hilarious Jo in Man Down with Greg Davies and I knew I needed more of her. In Gameface she plays Marcella, a struggling actress who lives with her two besties and she's just broken up with her boyfriend of twelve years. It's only two seasons and I would've liked to see more of it. The supporting characters were top notch as well especially Marcella's parents and Jon, her driving instructor.
Genuine LOLs in each episode
jadereneeleak14 February 2021
Not a comedy, just background TV
dv-7993016 September 2021
Just like another reviewer said, this is a predictable and basic show, and is just background TV.
I was walking into this hoping/expecting something like Fleabag, was disappointed by how unfunny this show was while it's listed on IMDB as a Comedy. The jokes/humor in this show is unoriginal, the story is predictable, the rating for this show is overinflated, doesn't deserve higher than 5 out of 10. If you still don't believe the mediocrity of this show, give it a shot, but take this advice, watch this show while doing something else, because this is basic background TV.
I was walking into this hoping/expecting something like Fleabag, was disappointed by how unfunny this show was while it's listed on IMDB as a Comedy. The jokes/humor in this show is unoriginal, the story is predictable, the rating for this show is overinflated, doesn't deserve higher than 5 out of 10. If you still don't believe the mediocrity of this show, give it a shot, but take this advice, watch this show while doing something else, because this is basic background TV.
Funny and entertaining
nbernadett18 November 2021
Super funny show.
Sleepin_Dragon10 June 2022
Marcella is aspiring to be an actress, busy learning to drive, and trying to navigate her complex love life, everyone around her just seems to make her life more complicated.
It's a great series, I binge watched all episodes in one day, so many laughs, so many great characters, I loved her parents in particular, her dad was hilarious.
Roisin Conaty is a massively talented lady, she's funny, she's smart, she can act, and boy can she write. In this show she makes us laugh, cringe, and she manages to move us and make us smile.
It's sad that we only got two series, there was definitely more to come, and who knows maybe one day we'll learn what happened to Marcella.
Roisin Conaty, you are brilliant!!
Deserved a longer run 9/10.
It's a great series, I binge watched all episodes in one day, so many laughs, so many great characters, I loved her parents in particular, her dad was hilarious.
Roisin Conaty is a massively talented lady, she's funny, she's smart, she can act, and boy can she write. In this show she makes us laugh, cringe, and she manages to move us and make us smile.
It's sad that we only got two series, there was definitely more to come, and who knows maybe one day we'll learn what happened to Marcella.
Roisin Conaty, you are brilliant!!
Deserved a longer run 9/10.
We need a Season 3!
deedoo1917 October 2022
Truly great comedy is a natural combination of brilliant writing and great acting. I've read scripts of Fleabag and Alan Partridge etc and, on paper, you can't imagine some things being funny - but they are when delivered by the right actor, in the right way. You couldn't imagine anyone else other than Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing Fleabag. Here, you couldn't imagine anyone other than Roisin Conaty playing Marcella. The situations are synonymous with her and, although she gets herself into them, it feels natural. Like, of course that would happen to Marcella! It's erratically and brilliantly believable. Marcella manages to feel at once like the orchestrator of her mishaps but also an unwitting and unlucky bystander in her life. Things happen to her - but is the chaos Marcella-Made or is she just a magnet for this stuff? I could watch Rosin Conaty act all day because you don't actually see her acting! She makes totally off-the-wall situations look natural and inevitable and it's because you believe the character, it's as if you're a bystander in somebody's incredibly funny life. Like Miranda, Marcella is a larger than life, totally lovable character. I can't comprehend why C4 wouldn't bring this back for a third series (or more). I just didn't feel like I was done with Marcella after just two series. There's so much more to explore with a character like that. The scope is huge and I really do hope they revisit it at some point in the future.
Loved it even more the second time around.
cheriehlocke16 October 2022
I've just finished watching this from the pilot through to the end of series 2, for a second time. I watched it originally when it first came out and was looking for some light relief recently and remembered Gameface.
I love it so much. So many laugh out loud moments and times where you find yourself giggling along.
It's relatable, heart warming, and most of all hilarious.
I am torn between wanting a 3rd series because it's so good, and I want so much to see what happens next for Marcella, and feeling like adding another series could risk spoiling it. And it's pretty perfect as it is.
I love Roisin's performance, I feel like I know Marcella so well. Damien Molony is perfect as Jon, but every character is so well cast. Even Orlando is the complete professional.
I love it so much. So many laugh out loud moments and times where you find yourself giggling along.
It's relatable, heart warming, and most of all hilarious.
I am torn between wanting a 3rd series because it's so good, and I want so much to see what happens next for Marcella, and feeling like adding another series could risk spoiling it. And it's pretty perfect as it is.
I love Roisin's performance, I feel like I know Marcella so well. Damien Molony is perfect as Jon, but every character is so well cast. Even Orlando is the complete professional.
Great British comedy!
sea-0421310 September 2023
I started watching this series and fell in love with it! I love the main character and all the quirky situation she gets into. I'm also a big fan of British comedy. I believe I only got through a few episodes, and stopped watching it for some reason. Now I'm trying to find where I can stream it in the US. I'm only seeing that it's available in the UK. I barely got through the first season, and now I think it's on the third season. Hulu used to have this on their streaming services but for some reason they took it off. Please bring it back! How are people in the US watching this show? I'm having a hard time finding somewhere to continue my binge.
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