How to Be a Gentleman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How to Be a Gentleman, inspired by the book of the same name, is a comedy about the unlikely friendship between a traditional, refined writer and an unrefined personal trainer. Andrew Carlson is an etiquette columnist whose devotion to ideals from a more civilized time has lead to a life detached from modern society. Infectiously optimistic, Bert Lansing is a reformed "bad boy" from Andrew's past who inherited a fitness center, but can still be rude, loud and sloppy. When Andrew's editor, Jerry, tells him to put a modern, sexy twist on his column or be fired, he hires Bert as a life coach in the hopes of learning to be less "gentle man" and more "real man." Andrew's mom, Diane and his bossy sister, Janet, support the plan, as would Janet's husband, Mike, if he was allowed to have an opinion. Though Andrew and Bert's views may be centuries apart, they may find they're each other's missing link.

Series details

• Title: How to Be a Gentleman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2011-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1684

Cast and credited roles

• Dave Foley — Jerry
• David Hornsby — Andrew Carlson
• Kevin Dillon — Bert Lansing
• Mary Lynn Rajskub — Janet
• Nancy Lenehan — Diane
• Rhys Darby — Mike

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-29; final listed air date 2012-06-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from How to Be a Gentleman on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.