Slant Magazine by Brian Holcomb

The writers have shown that letting the characters drive the story can make a form as tired as the sitcom new again.

The New Republic by Lee Siegel

The most original and brilliant show on television.

People Weekly by Tom Gliatto

A looser show [than The Office], another comedy of frustration, but with a feckless sweetness (which is exactly what My Name Is Earl lacks). [17 Oct 2005, p.39]

New York Daily News by David Hinckley

If you loved "The Office" you may have grave doubts that any followup comedy could be as good and as quote-the-dialogue funny. "Extras" is that - another triumph, and a perfect Sunday-night companion piece for "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett

Incisive, fearless and laugh-out-loud funny, "Extras" will appeal to anyone who liked "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

The New York Times by Alessandra Stanley

A worthy and exhilarating new HBO companion to "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Slate by Dana Stevens

Even if Extras never accedes to The Office's heights of comic sublimity, it's still a rare find on American TV: a series that combines the ascendant genre of cringe comedy with Gervais' rich comic gifts, and his trademark humanism.

Los Angeles Times by Robert Lloyd

At once more modest and more ambitious than its predecessor; more focused on detail and yet more expansive. It is also excruciatingly funny, with an emphasis on excruciating.

Boston Globe by Matthew Gilbert

'Extras" is far less terminally existential than ''The Office," less depressing to watch.