Iconic British comedy following the awkward roommates of Mark and Jeremy, who are painfully relatable all too frequently.
The odd couple, one highly-strung and self-loathing, the other free-spirited with a fragile but grandiose self-view, are tied together as best friends who cannot live without one another, but could absolutely do without each other. Mayhem inevitably ensues as they both attempt to get a foothold on the very different lives they seek.
Internal monologues and POV camera work distinguishes the series from a sea of other comedies. The streams of consciousness, typically depicting anxiety or idiocy, provide vivid insight into the characters. The audacity of the narration can be hilarious, as can the mundane observations of everyday life.
Supplemented by an excellent supporting cast, most notably Colman, the roster of characters are all too recognisable from one's own life and allow for the leads' desires and downfalls to flourish. Characters are distinct, with their own quirks, without becoming anything too hyperbolic.
Peep Show is by far Mitchell and Webb's most well-known creation, and widely accepted as their best. It contains so many famous scenes and lines of dialogue from that era of British TV, each one seemingly since chronicled as individual memes capturing the absurdity and relatability of disastrous life.
The odd couple, one highly-strung and self-loathing, the other free-spirited with a fragile but grandiose self-view, are tied together as best friends who cannot live without one another, but could absolutely do without each other. Mayhem inevitably ensues as they both attempt to get a foothold on the very different lives they seek.
Internal monologues and POV camera work distinguishes the series from a sea of other comedies. The streams of consciousness, typically depicting anxiety or idiocy, provide vivid insight into the characters. The audacity of the narration can be hilarious, as can the mundane observations of everyday life.
Supplemented by an excellent supporting cast, most notably Colman, the roster of characters are all too recognisable from one's own life and allow for the leads' desires and downfalls to flourish. Characters are distinct, with their own quirks, without becoming anything too hyperbolic.
Peep Show is by far Mitchell and Webb's most well-known creation, and widely accepted as their best. It contains so many famous scenes and lines of dialogue from that era of British TV, each one seemingly since chronicled as individual memes capturing the absurdity and relatability of disastrous life.