Life's Too Short
Seen it?2011 | 1 seasons | 30 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a lukewarm 7.2 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Parks and Recreation, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, short, snackable episodes, about 4 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 113K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Warwick Davis
- Warwick DavisWarwick Davis
- Ricky GervaisRicky Gervais
- Stephen MerchantStephen Merchant
- Shaun WilliamsonShaun Williamson