W IAN HYLAND

hen the relatively unknown comedian Samson Kayo turned up on The Jonathan Ross Show last month, I remember thinking JR must have been struggling for guests.

I owe them both an apology – especially Kayo. Not only did he turn out to be the most entertaining guest on the sofa that night, I can now confirm that the show he was promoting more than deserved the primetime leg-up.

Given that Sliced predominantly revolves around the lives of three youngsters working at a South London pizza shop,

I’m probably not its target audience. However, you could

have said the same thing about The Inbetweeners and I loved that from the start.

The puerile antics and the pottymouthed exchanges won’t be to everyone’s taste but at its heart it’s the extremely relatable story of two lads, Joshua (Kayo) and Ricky (Theo Barklem-Biggs), who’ve grown up together and are now trying to find their way in life and love. It also features some notable cameos. So far, we have seen Phil

Daniels, who plays depressed old man Scott, and the barman from First Dates – who is working behind a bar in a restaurant because “First

Dates is only an hour a week so I’ve gotta do something with the rest of my time, right?”

The only thing that lets the side down is the footage of Joshua and his fellow delivery drivers doing their rounds on their mopeds.

Not one of them has ridden on the pavement so far. Come on, fellas – is a little realism too much to ask?

The story of two lads trying to find their way in life and love