For YMMV tropes relating to the original British series, click here. For tropes relating to the New Zealand series, click here.
- Audience-Alienating Premise: While many don't mind the majority of tasks being repeats of the ones seen in the UK series (famous people doing unusual tasks that you've already seen is still famous people doing unusual tasks, it's still going to be funny), the most common criticism of the US version is that the episodes should've been filmed as hour-long episodes like the UK version is, not two 30 minute episodes placed back-to-back on the same night. The US version was also cut up to accommodate three ad breaks per episode, meaning compared to the UK version, it not only had six ad breaks per night (seven if you include the gap between the two episodes) for an equal amount of runtime, that also meant it had to have far fewer tasks in each episode, and also the majority of banter is kept to a minimum in the studio segments. The show only ever ran for 4 weeks (End of April - > end of May 2018), and got cancelled in January 2019, presumably due to the poor reception.
- Ensemble Dark Horse: Freddie Highmore is generally considered one of the few bright spots of the US version, despite his lack of a comedy background, due to his better understanding of the show's tone and humor.
- The Scrappy: Lisa Lampanelli has proven extremely unpopular with fans for her profane, mean-spirited humor and antagonism towards Alex. If the US adaptation is discussed, chances are good she'll be mentioned as a particularly negative aspect.
