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Series: Life's Too Short

We've worked with some of the world's best actors ... and Warwick Davis!

Single camera Sitcom starring Warwick Davis as a little person who has appeared in a number of recognizable franchises, runs a talent agency for short actors, and thanks to his astonishingly incompetent accountant, owes �250,000 in income tax. Written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the story revolves around Davis' attempts to earn money, his wacky encounters with other celebrities, and his persistent belief that people should recognize him on the street.

This show provides examples of:

Adam Westing: Essentially everybody you recognize, including Warwick.
Banana Peel: Warwick slips on one after climbing out of a bin in the third episode.
The Cameo: Just like in Extras, every episode involves Davis meeting a well-known celebrity, which never ends well.
- Liam Neeson wants to try some improvisational comedy.
  "Let's do some improvisational comedy. Now."
- Johnny Depp hires Warwick to help him get into the mind of a dwarf for an upcoming role. He also has a few words for Ricky Gervais about the Golden Globes.
  "No one insults Tim Allen on my watch."
- Helena Bonham-Carter can't keep a straight face in Warwick's presence.
- Ricky Gervais manages to piss off Steve Carell because he doesn't understand how to hang up on Skype.
- Les Dennis, Keith Chegwin, and Barry off Eastenders (Shaun Williamson) in multiple episodes, begging for work and contemplating suicide.
- Cat Deely, whom Warwick pays to attend his party.
- Sting trying to get as much charity money out of Warwick as possible.
- Val Kilmer, Warwick's co-star from Willow, donning a Batman mask and cape.
Cannot Tell a Joke: Liam Neeson's attempts at improv comedy always end being about contracting AIDs from an African prostitute. The one time he does tell a funny bit, it turns out it wasn't a joke and Neeson's offended by them chuckling. Johnny Depp is a little better, but not great.
Comedic Sociopathy: By the end of every episode, Warwick has lost thousands of dollars, is hated by even more people, and has embarrassed himself in a variety of new ways.
Cringe Comedy: What else would you expect from the guys who brought us The Office?
Didn't Think This Through: Warwick having his peephole moved to his eye level, not realizing that all he'd be able to do is look at people's groins.
Dude, Not Funny!: Warwick interrupts a Best Man's speech with a series of jokes that play well, until he suggests that the couple is getting married due to an unplanned pregnancy. Turns out she can't have children. invoked
Expy: Warwick has most of the same mannerisms and personality traits of David Brent. He also has a well-meaning but unbelievably dumb girl to cause trouble for him, and an accountant who's terrible at his job and doesn't take anything seriously. Johny Depp calls him out on it,
"I hear that Ricky Gervais quit Twitter recently because it only has 140 characters. Well that's 139 more characters than he's ever come up with."
Hypocritical Humor: A running theme of Warwick complaining about anti-dwarf prejudice, only to be even more insensitive to them himself. For instance, when he goes on a blind date and obsesses over her being a dwarf, to the point that it almost ruins the date.
Mockumentary: Mostly just the first episode. The rest of series has the odd Talking Heads cutaway or reference to there being a camera-man, but plays out more like a normal sitcom.
Only in It for the Money: Warwick is desperate for any role, no matter how demeaning, to pay off his back taxes.
Production Posse: Tim Burton's posse is referenced with his film-within-a-show, which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter.
Refuge in Audacity: Lampshaded. When Liam Neeson asks Ricky and Stephen for advice on how to become a stand-up comedian, he attempts a joke that revolves around AIDs. Stephen tells him that the subject matter is a bit too heavy.
Liam: Yeah, but he tells jokes like that all the time. (points to Ricky) How come he can do it?
Stephen: We don't know.
Repeating so the Audience Can Hear:
Warwick: "Emma? Warwick Davis. Warwick Davis from Harry Potter? Professor Flitwi - yeah, 'the dwarf.'"
Slapstick: Supplied by Warwick Davis as he tries to go about his life.
Small Name, Big Ego: Warwick.
Spiritual Successor: To Extras, Gervais and Merchant's earlier BBC/HBO show with constant Adam Westing and Comedic Sociopathy
Trivially Obvious: Warwick convinces Ricky and Steve to write a quote for him to use on his website. The page quote is what they come up with.
Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: Almost everything that happens to him is his own fault.