LEAD BALLOON - SERIES 3 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Life hasnt changed much for hapless stand-up comedian Rick Spleen: his wife is still moresuccessful than him, his writer Marty is still funnier than him and even home-help Magda manages to be grumpier than him. Rick himself still believes his big break is just around the corner whether its the ancestor research show Where Are You From? or the title role in a BBC drama series All About Eddie but in the meantime he has to put up with Magda moving in after her bedsit gets infested with toxic gas; Sam and Ben having a hit single on YouTube and Michaels enthusiastic reports of his therapy sessions. Though the worst-ever score on a much-loved panel show, one of his former comedy rivalswriting a successful play and Magda selling his grandads medals at a car boot sale do nothing for his mood a near-death experience does bring him a Zen-like peace, briefly. And, to Martys glee, we finally discover Ricks real name