A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou

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A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou

TV-MA

2023

52m

Comedy

Musical

Variety

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A womb with a view. Awkward adulthood. The not-so-golden years. Journey through life's stages with Jamie Demetriou in this musical sketch-comedy special.

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Isobel Lewis

Independent (UK)

Purists might feel that the Netflixisation of Demetriou’s comedy has slightly dampened his shine, but anything that brings his work to more people is a good thing.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2023

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Chris Bennion

Daily Telegraph (UK)

An enjoyable snack for Demetriou fans but one that leaves you with the feeling of “yes, and what now?”...

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2023

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Clare Martin

Paste Magazine

Most of "A Whole Lifetime" disappoints. There are funny one-liners, and Demetriou’s slapstick is charming as ever, but the disparate pieces don’t come together as well as you’d hope. But hey, that’s life.

Rated: 6/10

May 11, 2023

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Sean L. McCarthy

Decider

There’s enough here for any Stath fan to love, and anyone unfamiliar with Demetriou to go looking for more afterward.

Mar 3, 2023

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Keith Watson

metro.co.uk

Jamie Demetriou is certainly possessed of a scattershot comic imagination that misses as well as hits. But when he hits, he’s very funny.

Mar 2, 2023

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Ricky Valero

Ready Steady Cut

Overall, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou fell flat with the poor attempt at humor, lackluster writing, and ultimately unfunny skits.

Rated: 1.5/5

Feb 28, 2023

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Jennifer C

I just love this guy's sense of humour. The absurdity of some of the details really gets me. I particularly enjoyed the insecure best man - felt more like an embarrassing human truth. I'm not sure Act 3 was as good so I'm giving it 4 stars!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Pood L

Absolute gem! Hilarious and unique. I loved it. So glad it found its way to recommended views. It's more English humor than American I suppose, which may account for the weird critic score. It's less WOW than you might see on American TV - for example, in one scene, a character gently tries to strangle and choke humble bragging friends. It's a very non-violent and awesome kind of strangling.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/23

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lorrainesilvers s

The least funny offering from the UK like EVER!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/23

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Burden Of T

Jamie's venture into surrealist sketch/musical comedy is mostly a hit. As comedy is subjective it's difficult to pin a project as bizarre as this into 'yeah it's definitely funny' or not. But, personally, I am all for absurdist, weird humour as it tickles me in all the right areas. 'A whole lifetime' takes the best parts of Jamie's range and fits it into a surprisingly coherent narrative structure. The theme of life and death is a fitting way to frame a comedy special like this, and the almost-hour long runtime doesn't feel it at all. There are a couple of sketches that drag on a little long (social-media obsessed teens, best man stag do) and some that are so hilarious I wanted more (kiss villa, strangle-dad). So, as is the unwritten rule of sketch comedy, there will always be hits and misses, and in this case, mostly a ruddy good time. Howly Parker.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/23

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Synopsis

A womb with a view. Awkward adulthood. The not-so-golden years. Journey through life's stages with Jamie Demetriou in this musical sketch-comedy special.

Director: Andrew Gaynord
Screenwriter: Jamie Demetriou
Distributor: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Variety
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 28, 2023
Runtime: 52m

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