HBO has set Saturday, November 22, as the premiere date for Hello Ladies: The Movie. Seems like the right time for people who, like Stuart (Steven Merchant), are better off staying at home on the weekend then trying to head out and be popular. As you can imagine, Stuarts next attempt at surviving an experience with a woman sounds like itll be a disastrous doozy.
In the special, the British ex-pat Stuart finds out that his ex-girlfriend from the U.K. is coming to Los Angeles for a visit. The first problem? Shes got a husband now, and Stuart takes it upon himself to try and impress them by pretending hes a much bigger success than he actually is. (Hes a web designer and a building landlord.) In bizarrely stereotypical sitcom fashion, Stuart meets a Russian model and gets her to pose as his current girlfriend. Considering how many socially disastrous things happen to Stuart on an episodic basis, Im guessing this movie (or whatever it is) is going to stretch the wide-eyed chagrin pretty thin by the time the credit music rolls.
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