# Extras

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Extras and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this comedy series for its consistently funny episodes and a standout guest performance by Patrick Stewart, calling it a small gem.

## Why people recommend it

- Hilarious, consistently funny episodes (3 comments): "His episode (the finale of season 1) of Extras is absolutely hilarious." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50295236)) "Almost every episode of extras is awesome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50295530)) "It's a small gem of a series." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296830))
- Patrick Stewart's comedic performance (3 comments): "perfectly describes his performance as a lecherous version of himself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296987)) "it proves he can be comedic because he is just that good of an actor" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313688)) "his finest work here, in Extras" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50301571))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Office](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office.md): 23 recommend
- [Red Dwarf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dwarf.md): 20 recommend
- [Utopia (Australian comedy TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/utopia.md): 14 recommend
- [Yes Minister](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yes-minister.md): 9 recommend
- [It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Extras", https://hackerapproved.com/p/extras/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).