| Sunday, April 15 |
| Peep Show |
Peep Show
(Channel 4. Friday. 10.30 PM.)
 I must admit that I had my doubt about this series of Peep Show - which is no surprise given Mitchell and Webb's appearances in those dreadfully irritating Apple Mac adverts.
But perhaps my doubts began further back than that. After all, the Apple Mac campaign landed in the wake of their rather lukewarm sitcom That Mitchell And Webb Look (BBC Two) - at the time you could be forgiven for thinking that Mitchell and Webb were well past their comedy half-life..
 And to make things worse, an hour before series four starts comes a rather dismal offering from droll veterans Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse – a cruel reminder of the mortality of funny men. Nothing, it seemed, was on Mitchell and Webb’s side.
But five minutes into Peep Show and I realised just how stupid and unfounded my doubts were.
Because Peep Show isn’t about Mitchell and Webb – it never has been. It’s about Mark Corrigan and Jeremy Osbourne – the quirky comic creations of Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
 And Mark and Jez are back – fully intact and as comically radiant as ever. Their delicately balanced states of psychological unrest and social anxiety have been preserved brilliantly.
Mark is still his awkward and horribly pessimistic self – or as he describes himself ‘highly dependable but not afraid of the occasional premium lager’.
Flat-mate Jeremy remains delightfully deluded and ego-centred – think Nietzsche’s Ubermensch rewritten for the nonchalant noughties.
 To call Mark and Jeremy the ultimate comedy duo would still be downplaying them. Imagine alternative comedy was ancient Greek theatre – these two would be the comedy/tragedy masks. They’re the perfect testament to the power of alternative comedy, with its piercing observations and wanton playfulness.
Expel any doubts you may have: Peep Show is back – and it’s as warped, irreverent and zeitgeisty as ever. |
posted by Robert Henry Jackman @ 10:30  |
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I concur fully. Well said.
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Yep, spot-on. Some great lines already in episode 1, of which my favourite was Jeremy's "I AM James Bond!"
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Fabulous blog you've got here sir! I've really enjoyed your reviews, and your resisitance to calling new Who series "1,2 and 3" ;) Peep Show 4.1 was great, and like Alan and Gordon I completely agree. And a link to your blog is going on my site...
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Hey thanks for that! I'm afraid my TV Scoop and the final few weeks of my degree have a monopoly on my time at the moment! But I'll keep reading and commenting, don't worry bout that :)
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Yeah they do, I don't know whether they're looking for writers, but you should drop them a line with a link to this blog :) Think there's a email address on the front page - www.tvscoop.tv
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I concur fully. Well said.