The Horror of Being an Adult is Hilarious
December 23, 2009 2:34 PM Subscribe
30 Episodes of Peep Show are now available on Hulu. Following up on bringing Spaced to Americans, Hulu now has Mitchell and Webb's sitcom about the horror of adulthood available.
Yes, I know Hulu is available only in the USA. So, I apologize in advance to those of you in other countries. Peep Show Previously.
Yes, I know Hulu is available only in the USA. So, I apologize in advance to those of you in other countries. Peep Show Previously.
and I have a greeeat video hosted on our local intranet, too. I sure would love to show it to you, too bad you live outside my home.
posted by krautland at 2:41 PM on December 23, 2009 [4 favorites]
posted by krautland at 2:41 PM on December 23, 2009 [4 favorites]
I hated Peep Show when it was broadcast in the US, and only came to love it recently.
The DVDs of the first 5 seasons (same as are up here) are available for purchase.
posted by Sidhedevil at 2:42 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
The DVDs of the first 5 seasons (same as are up here) are available for purchase.
posted by Sidhedevil at 2:42 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
and I have a greeeat video hosted on our local intranet, too. I sure would love to show it to you, too bad you live outside my home.
I am sure you realize that the USA is a bit bigger than your local intranet, and that MetaFilter is predominantly American, and that America is much better than wherever you are.
posted by xmutex at 2:42 PM on December 23, 2009 [13 favorites]
I am sure you realize that the USA is a bit bigger than your local intranet, and that MetaFilter is predominantly American, and that America is much better than wherever you are.
posted by xmutex at 2:42 PM on December 23, 2009 [13 favorites]
Nice. Now let me know when they have The Mighty Boosh up there.
posted by spicynuts at 2:44 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by spicynuts at 2:44 PM on December 23, 2009
Oh god, the dog from Season 4. Peep Show is fantastic and twisted and also fantastic. As is all of the Mitchell and Webb stuff. That's Numberwang!
posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:50 PM on December 23, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:50 PM on December 23, 2009 [3 favorites]
Just chiming into agree: this show is wildly funny. Definitely one of my favorites. I hope Mitchell & Webb keep producing great comedy for a long time to come.
posted by inoculatedcities at 2:51 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by inoculatedcities at 2:51 PM on December 23, 2009
and I have a greeeat video hosted on our local intranet, too. I sure would love to show it to you, too bad you live outside my home.
Can I buy it on Amazon.ca?
posted by Sidhedevil at 2:53 PM on December 23, 2009
Can I buy it on Amazon.ca?
posted by Sidhedevil at 2:53 PM on December 23, 2009
and I have a greeeat video hosted on our local intranet, too. I sure would love to show it to you, too bad you live outside my home.
You're making a pretty big assumption about where I'm typing this message from.
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 2:54 PM on December 23, 2009 [10 favorites]
You're making a pretty big assumption about where I'm typing this message from.
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 2:54 PM on December 23, 2009 [10 favorites]
Nice! I've only seen a few Peep Show episodes. I saw Season 1 of Mitchell and Webb Look on Netflix and loved it.
posted by roll truck roll at 2:57 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by roll truck roll at 2:57 PM on December 23, 2009
Terrific! I've only recently realized how much British comedy I've been missing out on — I thought Spaced and The Office (and Fawlty Towers and Blackadder, but those are older) were the only peaks, but then I came across Colin Morris and his shows (Jam, The Day Today, Brass Eye) and Look Around You; Wikipedia's been suggesting Peep Show was the next logical step, and look at that!
posted by Rory Marinich at 3:02 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by Rory Marinich at 3:02 PM on December 23, 2009
(Humor snobs on Metafilter, is there anything else I'm missing? Might as well bury me in a landslide of good rather than have me pick up bit by bit.)
posted by Rory Marinich at 3:04 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by Rory Marinich at 3:04 PM on December 23, 2009
Anyone who is unsure whether or not to watch this. Watch this! So good!
posted by haveanicesummer at 3:07 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by haveanicesummer at 3:07 PM on December 23, 2009
Nice. Now let me know when they have The Mighty Boosh up there.
The Boosh is available on Adult Swim's streaming website, but only one episode at a time, plus lots of random clips.
Meanwhile, David Mitchell is on Twitter, although That Mitchell and Webb Site is still under construction.
posted by Doktor Zed at 3:13 PM on December 23, 2009
The Boosh is available on Adult Swim's streaming website, but only one episode at a time, plus lots of random clips.
Meanwhile, David Mitchell is on Twitter, although That Mitchell and Webb Site is still under construction.
posted by Doktor Zed at 3:13 PM on December 23, 2009
That's MY bit of lager!
So glad they've put all 6 series up. I mean, I've got them through less viable means already, but thanks, Hulu!
posted by JauntyFedora at 3:16 PM on December 23, 2009
So glad they've put all 6 series up. I mean, I've got them through less viable means already, but thanks, Hulu!
posted by JauntyFedora at 3:16 PM on December 23, 2009
I'd add Nathan Barley to that list, for pushing the sitcom form to its breaking point.
posted by roll truck roll at 3:18 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by roll truck roll at 3:18 PM on December 23, 2009
Peep Show is great, but brace yourself for The Bad Thing...
posted by malevolent at 3:18 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by malevolent at 3:18 PM on December 23, 2009
Also: if you have an Intel Mac and you haven't installed Plex, install Plex. Controlling Hulu with my Apple Remote makes me feel like a big man.
posted by roll truck roll at 3:19 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by roll truck roll at 3:19 PM on December 23, 2009
Please please please watch Hyperdrive. It is the all-time best. Well, it's really really good. Also: Jam and Jerusalem.
posted by stinker at 3:22 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by stinker at 3:22 PM on December 23, 2009
Yes, if you like Spaced, it's worth checking out Hyperdrive. Nick Frost is, as always, excellent.
posted by quin at 3:24 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by quin at 3:24 PM on December 23, 2009
FLOSS IS BOSS. Also, Peep Show is unwatchable on Hulu because they put the commercial breaks in at random - like, in the middle of a line, even. Some angel straight from heaven has all of Peep Show up on youtube, which isn't as pretty, but at least you don't lose any comedy momentum.
posted by moxiedoll at 3:28 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by moxiedoll at 3:28 PM on December 23, 2009
Agh. Couldn't stand Hyperdrive.
posted by Artw at 3:28 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 3:28 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
Now I hope they add "That Mitchell and Webb Look".
If you have Netflix (and if you don't, why don't you?) you can stream the first two series, and series three is on youtube in full - so you are all set!
posted by moxiedoll at 3:38 PM on December 23, 2009
If you have Netflix (and if you don't, why don't you?) you can stream the first two series, and series three is on youtube in full - so you are all set!
posted by moxiedoll at 3:38 PM on December 23, 2009
Is this any good, or is it just quirky-cult-hipster-good?
posted by mecran01 at 3:48 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by mecran01 at 3:48 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
Father Ted, Black Books...
So I had Black Books recomended to me by no less than three different people who used some version of "You'll love it, it's like a chilling vision of your future!"
Is it the hair?
posted by The Whelk at 3:53 PM on December 23, 2009
and that America is much better than wherever you are.
you're right on that one. we have no sarah palin.
posted by krautland at 4:02 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
you're right on that one. we have no sarah palin.
posted by krautland at 4:02 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
So I had Black Books recomended to me by no less than three different people who used some version of "You'll love it, it's like a chilling vision of your future!"
This is only true if your future is unfunny. It's on Hulu too now, but I didn't mention it because I hate it.
posted by dortmunder at 4:02 PM on December 23, 2009
I love Peep Show. It's one of the funniest sitcoms ever - I am evangelical about it.
Peep Show is great, but brace yourself for The Bad Thing...
The Bad Thing! So shocking, so unexpected, so perfect!
posted by triggerfinger at 4:13 PM on December 23, 2009
Peep Show is great, but brace yourself for The Bad Thing...
The Bad Thing! So shocking, so unexpected, so perfect!
posted by triggerfinger at 4:13 PM on December 23, 2009
It took me a long, long time to love Peep Show, but now my adulation is unequivocable and not only because it brought me to M&W through a narratively tenuous series of circumstances. Only this morning I linked to a clip of theirs on youtube on facebook on the residue of last nights wine. I suspect if I ever find out what Jeremy's accent reminds me off then the love will go, but I'm fickle like that.
Also, typical Hulu US onlyness. So frack that for a game of soldiers.
It's also worth noting that Peep Show is not written by Mitchell and Webb but by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain who are lovely, lovely people that I have never met. M&W help out, though, because they're nice like that. I haven't met them either, but I did once meet an anecdote they told on stage.
posted by Sparx at 4:20 PM on December 23, 2009
Also, typical Hulu US onlyness. So frack that for a game of soldiers.
It's also worth noting that Peep Show is not written by Mitchell and Webb but by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain who are lovely, lovely people that I have never met. M&W help out, though, because they're nice like that. I haven't met them either, but I did once meet an anecdote they told on stage.
posted by Sparx at 4:20 PM on December 23, 2009
Is it the hair?
Only if you live on the small mushrooms growing there.
We named our two cats Digby and Ginger (after the TM&WL skits). I have never seen two pets live up to their inspirations so closely. Except that Digby refuses to drink or use drugs and instead gets all pie-eyed over fresh spinach.
posted by gargoyle93 at 4:38 PM on December 23, 2009 [2 favorites]
Only if you live on the small mushrooms growing there.
We named our two cats Digby and Ginger (after the TM&WL skits). I have never seen two pets live up to their inspirations so closely. Except that Digby refuses to drink or use drugs and instead gets all pie-eyed over fresh spinach.
posted by gargoyle93 at 4:38 PM on December 23, 2009 [2 favorites]
My kids have memorized all four seasons of That Mitchell and Webb Sound. Since I can't watch them all at once as a screen, it is appropriate for teens and pre-teens? Maybe I can pull them away from the Numberwang at Home game to watch something on the telly.
posted by cgk at 4:50 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by cgk at 4:50 PM on December 23, 2009
cgk, I would say Peep Show is for older teens but not for the younger ones. But it really depends on your style of parenting. From what I recall there's no nudity but there's a good bit of sex and drug usage. Plus, it's just a lot funnier if you're older.
posted by JauntyFedora at 5:05 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by JauntyFedora at 5:05 PM on December 23, 2009
Peep Show is actually getting better. just finished season 6 and am now wanting more. I'd also heartily recommend a series called Ideal which I think I found out about here so I'm returning the favor. probably my favorite series at the moment.
posted by sineater at 5:09 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by sineater at 5:09 PM on December 23, 2009
Not appropriate for pre-teens, surely. There's tons of sex and drug use. And a general cynicism about life that I think would be pretty depressing for most kids.
posted by Sidhedevil at 5:21 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by Sidhedevil at 5:21 PM on December 23, 2009
I should also add that Mitchell & Webb don't actually write Peep Show, it's written by Jesse Bain and Sam Armstrong who also write for The Thick of It
As I understand it, M&W improvise quite a bit of their own dialogue, which is why they get co-writer credits with Bain and Armstrong.
And yes, everyone has to watch The Thick of It! Including "Revenge of the Nutters."
posted by Sidhedevil at 5:23 PM on December 23, 2009
As I understand it, M&W improvise quite a bit of their own dialogue, which is why they get co-writer credits with Bain and Armstrong.
And yes, everyone has to watch The Thick of It! Including "Revenge of the Nutters."
posted by Sidhedevil at 5:23 PM on December 23, 2009
In The Loop is awesomely depressing and aparently fairly acurate, despite the conflict at it's core being completely abstracted. It's very, very good despite that. No idea if it is "funny" as such.
posted by Artw at 5:42 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by Artw at 5:42 PM on December 23, 2009
I had the first season of Peep Show on my iPod, but after watching the first 5 in quick succession I was getting kinda brutalized by the humor. Many places were side-splittingly funny situations and hooks, but the center of mass of the story arc was going in a place that was kind of repulsive.
The more observational humor like Are we the baddies? is more my speed.
posted by tad at 5:54 PM on December 23, 2009
The more observational humor like Are we the baddies? is more my speed.
posted by tad at 5:54 PM on December 23, 2009
The title of this post tells you it's not an appropriate show for pre-teens. It's much more cynical than Mitchell and Webb Look. Even though they don't write the show, David Mitchell is just as cynical as Mark in his work on panel shows and column in the Guardian, but Robert Webb doesn't have as much exposure so I don't know how much of Jeremy is him.
posted by goo at 6:33 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by goo at 6:33 PM on December 23, 2009
As I understand it, M&W improvise quite a bit of their own dialogue, which is why they get co-writer credits with Bain and Armstrong.
Which is why I wrote they help out. All my comments exist on several levels, a fact that only the cute girl in IT has managed to realise. I think I love her, but what if she sees my belly naked?
posted by Sparx at 6:41 PM on December 23, 2009
Which is why I wrote they help out. All my comments exist on several levels, a fact that only the cute girl in IT has managed to realise. I think I love her, but what if she sees my belly naked?
posted by Sparx at 6:41 PM on December 23, 2009
Peep show is cringeworthy enough to be considered "good" by today's comedic standards. Personally, the inappropriateness of a joke doesn't make it funnier to me, and Peep Show-style humor seems to rely on a lot of this brand of schtick. I take back my suggestions of Hyperdrive and Jam and Jerusalem, they're a completely different brand of comedy (although with some of the same actors) from Peep Show. But "Avoid Hyperdrive"? Seriously? The one with the agnostic hymns almost made me pee my pants.
posted by stinker at 6:45 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by stinker at 6:45 PM on December 23, 2009
/checks
Nope, not closed-captioned. Pass.
/grumbles
posted by desjardins at 6:48 PM on December 23, 2009
Nope, not closed-captioned. Pass.
/grumbles
posted by desjardins at 6:48 PM on December 23, 2009
I think Peep Show is not only appropriate for pre-teens, that's its ideal audience. If there's one thing that show can do it's prevent kids from getting the idea that the life they'll end up in if they coast will be anything but a living hell.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:06 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:06 PM on December 23, 2009 [1 favorite]
I was just today thinking that Peep Show is the one comedy I know of that I have sat and watched every episode of each year for the last several years. Now that it's on Hulu, I'm definitely booking this in for 2010.
posted by meadowlark lime at 7:39 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by meadowlark lime at 7:39 PM on December 23, 2009
If there's one thing that show can do it's prevent kids from getting the idea that the life they'll end up in if they coast will be anything but a living hell.
I recommend the Peep Show script book, which has some fun extra material from the hell world of JLB Credit and also Jez’s report card. “Jeremy’s appreciation of history is somewhat undermined by his unshakeable belief that all the peoples of previous ages were idiots. He therefore claims to find them unworthy of study. He has shown some interest in the Nazis, but seems unable or unwilling to understand that one can teach the factual history of the Nazi regime without being oneself a Nazi."
posted by Kirklander at 8:11 PM on December 23, 2009
I recommend the Peep Show script book, which has some fun extra material from the hell world of JLB Credit and also Jez’s report card. “Jeremy’s appreciation of history is somewhat undermined by his unshakeable belief that all the peoples of previous ages were idiots. He therefore claims to find them unworthy of study. He has shown some interest in the Nazis, but seems unable or unwilling to understand that one can teach the factual history of the Nazi regime without being oneself a Nazi."
posted by Kirklander at 8:11 PM on December 23, 2009
"White is the sweet and wheat is the savory". Genius show...just watching segments of season 6 on Google Video.
Thanks for posting this!!
posted by zerobyproxy at 8:11 PM on December 23, 2009
Thanks for posting this!!
posted by zerobyproxy at 8:11 PM on December 23, 2009
Since no one here has mentioned the often-hilarious 15 Storeys High yet, I will do so forthwith and posthaste. (On second thought, just gimme a minute here...)
posted by hell toupee at 8:13 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by hell toupee at 8:13 PM on December 23, 2009
Super Hans on Hulu?!!?!?! Check Plus!!!!!! (Best thing on Hulu OFFICIALLY -- after the Bob Newhart Show)
posted by Mael Oui at 9:51 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by Mael Oui at 9:51 PM on December 23, 2009
Saxondale is another* very good British comedy of the last few years. Steve Coogan's in it.
* 'Another' meaning in addition to Peep Show. The IT Crowd or Boosh don't really belong in this category
posted by Flashman at 9:55 PM on December 23, 2009
* 'Another' meaning in addition to Peep Show. The IT Crowd or Boosh don't really belong in this category
posted by Flashman at 9:55 PM on December 23, 2009
wait, Flashman - are you saying the Boosh isn't any good? Why are you trying to start with me on Christmas Eve?!?
posted by moxiedoll at 10:03 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by moxiedoll at 10:03 PM on December 23, 2009
Also, in defense of this being an American-centric post:
1) Peep Show and pretty much anything else that features Mitchell and/or Webb does not typically air in the U.S. Those who live in the UK (and, possibly other countries?) are lucky to be able to see them as their new shows come out (hey, and I can't watch ANYTHING on the BBC website because I'm not in the UK.. same difference.)
2) We only have series one released in the U.S. on dvd. It's not easy to find.
We shared, like, Two And A Half Men with you, so it's time for you to share your goods with us. Ahem..
posted by Mael Oui at 10:20 PM on December 23, 2009
1) Peep Show and pretty much anything else that features Mitchell and/or Webb does not typically air in the U.S. Those who live in the UK (and, possibly other countries?) are lucky to be able to see them as their new shows come out (hey, and I can't watch ANYTHING on the BBC website because I'm not in the UK.. same difference.)
2) We only have series one released in the U.S. on dvd. It's not easy to find.
We shared, like, Two And A Half Men with you, so it's time for you to share your goods with us. Ahem..
posted by Mael Oui at 10:20 PM on December 23, 2009
Well to be honest, I've never seen a whole episode of Boosh so maybe I shouldn't slag it. No, not maybe. It could be brilliant.
I have though given the IT Crowd a number of chances to amuse me, and each time it failed, and only left me feeling worse than before.
posted by Flashman at 10:35 PM on December 23, 2009
I have though given the IT Crowd a number of chances to amuse me, and each time it failed, and only left me feeling worse than before.
posted by Flashman at 10:35 PM on December 23, 2009
Both Boosh and IT Crowd are brilliant in their own ways, but they're not in the same vein as Mitchell and Webb.. or the Charlie Brooker, Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci-typed shows listed above. I don't really think they're that comparable, I mean. It's definitely possible to love them all (I do), but I can also see some not loving the absurdism of the Boosh.. or, even, not loving the IT Crowd. Though, I do wonder if there are people who loved Black Books and Father Ted who don't like the IT Crowd.
posted by Mael Oui at 10:57 PM on December 23, 2009
posted by Mael Oui at 10:57 PM on December 23, 2009
(phew). Flashman - we're cool. THE MIGHTY BOOSH and THE IT CROWD have nothing in common (apart from some cast members) with each other OR with PEEP SHOW - but all three have their charms. THE IT CROWD is a completely traditional sitcom - stagey performances, laugh track, etc . - and if you *like* that particular artform (and I do, when it's at its best) then series 2 and 3 are such good examples that I'd compare them to NEWSRADIO (although it is in no way as good as NEWSRADIO, and series 1 of THE IT CROWD is - as they say in the UK - rubbish).
THE MIGHTY BOOSH, though, is not like anything else in the world. I happen to love it so much I want to marry it (although I can understand not liking it at all) - and love it or hate it, it certainly can't be lumped in with anything else.
posted by moxiedoll at 10:59 PM on December 23, 2009
THE MIGHTY BOOSH, though, is not like anything else in the world. I happen to love it so much I want to marry it (although I can understand not liking it at all) - and love it or hate it, it certainly can't be lumped in with anything else.
posted by moxiedoll at 10:59 PM on December 23, 2009
Thanks a million for this. My holiday has just turned into a Peep Show marathon.
posted by chairface at 12:36 AM on December 24, 2009
posted by chairface at 12:36 AM on December 24, 2009
This crack is very moreish.
posted by Lleyam at 2:55 AM on December 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Lleyam at 2:55 AM on December 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
The one series that hasn't been mentioned yet is Outnumbered which if you're a parent is gut wrenchingly hilarious. Three kids, two overworked lefty parents trying to get along in London in in 00s. Very, very, funny.
(Written by Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin who amongst other things were responsible for the inimitable Drop the Dead Donkey.)
I'll second the comments above saying the the IT crowd is not amongst the best of recent British comedy. It's good in parts, but neither reaches the heights nor achieves the consistent high standard of Father Ted or Black Books.
posted by pharm at 3:04 AM on December 24, 2009
(Written by Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin who amongst other things were responsible for the inimitable Drop the Dead Donkey.)
I'll second the comments above saying the the IT crowd is not amongst the best of recent British comedy. It's good in parts, but neither reaches the heights nor achieves the consistent high standard of Father Ted or Black Books.
posted by pharm at 3:04 AM on December 24, 2009
Peep Show is also available on C4's On Demand yokey-me-bob. Not certain about restrictions, but I have no problem watching it and I'm not in Britain, and can't watch plenty of stuff on the Beeb.
posted by Fence at 5:08 AM on December 24, 2009
posted by Fence at 5:08 AM on December 24, 2009
Most of the stuff on 4od is officially available on YouTube now as well. Not sure if it's British Isles only though
posted by minifigs at 5:16 AM on December 24, 2009
posted by minifigs at 5:16 AM on December 24, 2009
I just watched the non-peepshow M+W series (The Look and The Situation), and found the humour more abstract than funny. A lot of stuff went on far too long. But Peepshow was amazing, very funny with some genuine insight. See it.
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 6:09 AM on December 24, 2009
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 6:09 AM on December 24, 2009
So I had Black Books recomended to me by no less than three different people who used some version of "You'll love it, it's like a chilling vision of your future!"
Is it the hair?
Find out for yourself. Black Books in its entirety on Hulu.
posted by prufrock at 6:46 AM on December 24, 2009
Is it the hair?
Find out for yourself. Black Books in its entirety on Hulu.
posted by prufrock at 6:46 AM on December 24, 2009
The IT Crowd's laugh track makes it unwatchable, for me. It's not just a laugh track but a really, really bad laugh track. It's ON and it's off and it's ON and it's off...
posted by The corpse in the library at 8:04 AM on December 24, 2009
posted by The corpse in the library at 8:04 AM on December 24, 2009
I had no idea. Thanks for this. I think Peep Show is fantastic and I know what I'm doing for the holidays.
posted by ob at 8:54 AM on December 24, 2009
posted by ob at 8:54 AM on December 24, 2009
Obscurantist alert, but the Radio 4 radio show which provided many of the sketches for Mitchell and Webb's TV sketch shows is, in my opinion, noticeably better than their TV sketch work. Partly because once you get past David Mitchell's funny face the visuals don't add a lot, and often mess with the pacing of the gags, and partly because the material's better - some of the bad ideas that got into the TV show (Digby Chicken-Caesar, I am looking at you) aren't in there, and probably wouldn't make it in. Although there are some sketches that wouldn't work on radio, of course, and the TV show seems to be improving from what I've seen of later series.
Of course, if we're talking about radio comedy, that's a whole different kettle of fish - and one that benefits from CDs being region-free, if catastrophically expensive if bought in the UK from the US.
posted by DNye at 1:12 PM on December 24, 2009
Of course, if we're talking about radio comedy, that's a whole different kettle of fish - and one that benefits from CDs being region-free, if catastrophically expensive if bought in the UK from the US.
posted by DNye at 1:12 PM on December 24, 2009
I used to think The IT Crowd was poor when I first saw it. In fact, it is hilarious. Jen is a comic genius. If you don't find it funny, you're watching it with the wrong people ;)
posted by Lleyam at 3:26 AM on December 25, 2009
posted by Lleyam at 3:26 AM on December 25, 2009
The IT Crowd's laugh track makes it unwatchable, for me. It's not just a laugh track but a really, really bad laugh track. It's ON and it's off and it's ON and it's off...
I'm super late, but that actually is a live audience. That's something I really like about The IT Crowd. It's refreshing to hear a joke flop from time to time.
posted by roll truck roll at 12:19 PM on January 15, 2010
I'm super late, but that actually is a live audience. That's something I really like about The IT Crowd. It's refreshing to hear a joke flop from time to time.
posted by roll truck roll at 12:19 PM on January 15, 2010
Odd. It stands out to me as one of the worst laugh track abusers. Maybe it's the way the sound level of the laughter that needs adjusting, then.
posted by The corpse in the library at 5:42 PM on January 15, 2010
posted by The corpse in the library at 5:42 PM on January 15, 2010
eh, I get annoyed with the "not a laugh track / live audience" apologists. I've been in "live audiences" of all types - from comedy shows to funny movies to groups of friends... and actual, live people don't go from LOUD LAUGHING to total silence in unison and in just the right places. People say "laugh track" because that's *essentially* what it is - it's certainly fake to some extent or it wouldn't sound as fake as it does.
posted by moxiedoll at 7:12 PM on January 15, 2010
posted by moxiedoll at 7:12 PM on January 15, 2010
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