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These are two British television series that star the same two lead actors, David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
If you haven't seen the series, you may have seen them in the UK version of the PC/Mac ads, which are out on the net, and funnier than the ones that run in the US. Webb was also one of the nudists (along with Olivia Coleman, who is in both shows as well) in the wedding mockumentary Confetti, which had a small run in the US a couple of years ago. Peep Show seasons 1 and 2 have run on BBC America, and season 1 is out on DVD for region 1.
In Peep Show, Mitchell and Webb play an odd couple of guys in their late 20s. Webb plays Jer, a complete fuckwit who fancies himself a musician and is selfish and a terrible slob. Mitchell plays Mark, an extremely neurotic guy who works for a bank and has a horrible crush on a coworker, Sophie (Coleman). The series is often shot from the point of view of the characters, and you can hear their thoughts in voice over. The thoughts are usually horrible, horrible things. The humor is along the lines of the british Office, putting them in horribly uncomfortable situations and drawing them out painfully, with moments of bizzare absurdity. For example, the episode where Mark finally gets a friend, but finds out that he's a racist, so he decides to drop him, but is talked back into befriending him again because Jer needs an oboe player for this honda commercial music he's making.
Like the office, peep show needs to be watched in order. I think it's one of the funniest damn things I've ever seen. Better even than the Office. If you have a region free DVD player, you can order DVDs from amazon.uk, and I think that Scarecrow in seattle rents them. They are also available via bittorrent.
Though mitchell and webb are the lead actors, they don't write Peep Show. They have had a series of shows on BBC Radio and BBC TV that they write, and they are sketch based comedies. Mitchell and Webb situation is one of those, and it's quite good. The sketches are shot on film and they keep coming back to certain situations and themes within a show, but there's no overriding plot like with Upright Citizen's Brigade. It's definitely more hit and miss than peep show, and it's not as consistently hilarious as UCB, but there's a lot to like about it. I got it on torrent. I'd suggest grabbing all 4 seasons of Peep Show, then turning to mitchell and webb situation when you've run out and can't wait for season 5.
If you haven't seen the series, you may have seen them in the UK version of the PC/Mac ads, which are out on the net, and funnier than the ones that run in the US. Webb was also one of the nudists (along with Olivia Coleman, who is in both shows as well) in the wedding mockumentary Confetti, which had a small run in the US a couple of years ago. Peep Show seasons 1 and 2 have run on BBC America, and season 1 is out on DVD for region 1.
In Peep Show, Mitchell and Webb play an odd couple of guys in their late 20s. Webb plays Jer, a complete fuckwit who fancies himself a musician and is selfish and a terrible slob. Mitchell plays Mark, an extremely neurotic guy who works for a bank and has a horrible crush on a coworker, Sophie (Coleman). The series is often shot from the point of view of the characters, and you can hear their thoughts in voice over. The thoughts are usually horrible, horrible things. The humor is along the lines of the british Office, putting them in horribly uncomfortable situations and drawing them out painfully, with moments of bizzare absurdity. For example, the episode where Mark finally gets a friend, but finds out that he's a racist, so he decides to drop him, but is talked back into befriending him again because Jer needs an oboe player for this honda commercial music he's making.
Like the office, peep show needs to be watched in order. I think it's one of the funniest damn things I've ever seen. Better even than the Office. If you have a region free DVD player, you can order DVDs from amazon.uk, and I think that Scarecrow in seattle rents them. They are also available via bittorrent.
Though mitchell and webb are the lead actors, they don't write Peep Show. They have had a series of shows on BBC Radio and BBC TV that they write, and they are sketch based comedies. Mitchell and Webb situation is one of those, and it's quite good. The sketches are shot on film and they keep coming back to certain situations and themes within a show, but there's no overriding plot like with Upright Citizen's Brigade. It's definitely more hit and miss than peep show, and it's not as consistently hilarious as UCB, but there's a lot to like about it. I got it on torrent. I'd suggest grabbing all 4 seasons of Peep Show, then turning to mitchell and webb situation when you've run out and can't wait for season 5.
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