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Please Like Me
2013–2016
· TV Show
· 29 min episodes
· 4 seasons
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Every rating
79–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 79, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Twenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.
Details
- Created by
- Josh Thomas
- Writer
- Josh Thomas
- Released
- 28 February 2013
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 29 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 32 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 13 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (32) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →5 major awards won · 13 wins from 40 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Australian Writers Guild Awards 2016 | Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas and Liz Doran – Season 3, ' Pancakes with Faces ' | Winner |
| Australian Directors Guild Awards 2015 | Best Direction in a TV Comedy | Matthew Saville – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Winner |
| Australian Writers Guild Awards 2015 | Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Winner |
| Australian Directors Guild Awards 2014 | Best Direction: TV Comedy | Matthew Saville | Winner |
| Australian Writers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas, Liz Doran and Thomas Ward – Series 1, Episode 3 ' Portuguese Custard Tarts ' | Winner |
| Australian Writers Guild Awards 2016 | Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas, Liz Doran and Thomas Ward – Season 3, ' Simple Carbohydrates ' | Nominee |
| Australian Writers Guild Awards 2016 | Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas – Season 3, ' Coq au Vin ' | Nominee |
| International Emmy Award 2014 | Best Comedy Series | Please Like Me | Nominee |
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Australian Writers Guild Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas and Liz Doran – Season 3, ' Pancakes with Faces ' | Winner |
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Winner |
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas, Liz Doran and Thomas Ward – Series 1, Episode 3 ' Portuguese Custard Tarts ' | Winner |
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas, Liz Doran and Thomas Ward – Season 3, ' Simple Carbohydrates ' | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas – Season 3, ' Coq au Vin ' | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas, Liz Doran and Thomas Ward – Series 1, Episode 5 ' Spanish Eggs ' | Nominee |
Australian Directors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Direction in a TV Comedy | Matthew Saville – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Winner |
| Best Direction: TV Comedy | Matthew Saville | Winner |
International Emmy Award
1 nomination
| Best Comedy Series | Please Like Me | Nominee |
Logie Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Please Like Me | Winner |
| Most Outstanding Supporting Actress | Debra Lawrance | Winner |
| Best Actor | Josh Thomas, Please Like Me | Nominee |
| Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Please Like Me | Nominee |
| Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Please Like Me | Nominee |
| Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program | Please Like Me | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actor | Josh Thomas, Please Like Me | Nominee |
4th AACTA Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Debra Lawrance | Winner |
| Best Screenplay in Television | Josh Thomas – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Winner |
| Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy | Matthew Saville – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Josh Thomas | Nominee |
| Best Sound in Television | John Wilkinson and Simon Rosenberg – Series 2, Episode 7 ' Scroggin ' | Nominee |
| Best Television Comedy Series | Please Like Me – Todd Abbott, Josh Thomas and Kevin Whyte | Nominee |
Australian Screen Editors Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing in a Comedy | Julie-Anne De Ruvo – Please Like Me, Season 3 – Episode 10 | Winner |
| Best Editing in a Television Comedy | Julie-Anne De Ruvo – Please Like Me (Series 2) | Winner |
| Best Editing in a Television Comedy | Julie-Anne De Ruvo – Season 2, Episode 2 ' Ham ' | Nominee |
3rd AACTA Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Comedy Series | Please Like Me – Todd Abbott | Winner |
| Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy | Matthew Saville – Series 1, Episode 3 ' Portuguese Custard Tarts ' | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Josh Thomas | Nominee |
Screen Producers Australia Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Comedy Television Production of the Year | Please Like Me Season 2, Guesswork Television | Winner |
| Comedy Television Production of the Year | Please Like Me Season 3, Guesswork Television | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Please Like Me (Pivot) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Please Like Me | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Please Like Me | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Please Like Me (Pivot) | Nominee |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Please Like Me (Pivot) | Nominee |
Prism Awards
2 nominations
| Comedy Episode or Multi-Episode Storyline | Please Like Me Season 3 (Pivot) | Nominee |
| Comedy Episode or Multi-Episode Storyline | Please Like Me Season 2 (Pivot) | Nominee |
6th AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Comedy Series | Please Like Me – Todd Abbott, Josh Thomas, Lisa Wang and Kevin Whyte | Nominee |
Australian Writers' Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Writing in a Comedy: Situation or Narrative | Josh Thomas, Thomas Ward and Liz Doran — Season 3, ‘Burrito Bowl’ | Nominee |
Rose d'Or
1 nomination
| Sitcom | Please Like Me | Nominee |