Stellead
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Mayur Patil
First I thought it would a kind of stereotype communal show but as I started watching it, I started loving it. In season 1, there is not a single episode where ROFL moment is not there for me. If you are bored by stereotype comedies, this one will serve best purpose of it. Go ahead and give it a shot.
evimchine
As a son of ex-Muslim immigrants, who knows that religion is just another word for schizophrenia, and has suffered under religious extremism, as well as neo-Nazis and intolerance, I thought I'd give this a try.What I expected was something hilarious and refreshing. Something honest, yet not infected by the abusive terror of "political correctness".What I got, was as if someone had cloned a lame sitcom out of the 70s or 80s. Jokes that you could see decades in advance. A plot as predictable and as simple as the reactions of radical religious fundamentalists or racists or everyone who reacted to them. Very cheap set and lighting. And a level of acting that I hadn't seen since the 60s Doctor Who (where they regularly used to just keep rolling the tape after stumbling over their characters' lines or cables on the set). Not as bad as Doctor Who. But not something I would put on TV, beyond a city's local public channel.And sadly, barely anything "offensive".I still like the premise. It has potential. Doctor Who started out badly too. Although I feel like nowadays, this just doesn't suffice to justify keeping it running until it gets good.
Paul Evans
This has gone from a promising Series 1, to an excellent series, it has gotten better and better I love it.It's about time we had an Asian family the focus of a sitcom. This country is guilty for not portraying Muslim characters, it's refreshing. The humour is never offensive or derogatory, it's light, with Mr Khan being the butt of most of the jokes.Adil Ray is just awesome, he is such a funny man, he's physically funny, and has great comic timing. It's crazy to think he was only late 30's when he started as the character. He looks so different, I am so glad it has continued, it deserves a decent run. Great as well that a programme was set in Birmingham, it's always London or Manchester. Naani is so funny, I loved the episode when she met a chap.Really funny, long may it continue. 8/10
Bethan Davies
I love Citizen Khan - yes, OK, it's not a very original comedy format, and uses some predictable ways to make you laugh, but it's funny, and it's very silly, and that's why I like it. You can't slag it off for being offensive because it's written and acted by people who know what they're talking about so get off that high horse. I love it because it's set in Birmingham and there are never enough realistic portrayals of Birmingham on TV! Mr Khan is a very silly character but it pokes fun at him in the most gentle and inoffensive ways. The characters are fun and the plots are very silly but it is good for a laugh and it is good to see Muslim characters portrayed in comedy without simply being laughed at for their religion or something - it is good to have more exposure of different cultures and people on TV, and this adds to that, I think, in a positive way.
