HIGNFY vs Peep Show

[belboid]

But in TV terms, didn't HIGNFY spawn many immitators? They Think It's All Over, Buzzcocks, QI, 9 Out Of 10 Cats, and it's still the best by far. The only comedy quiz show that's come close has been Shooting Stars, and that was really a surrealist piss-take.

why did it 'spawn' those? They are all just comedy quiz shows, as existed before. But funnier. And as HIGNFY is a radio show on TV, wouldbn't you really say The News Quiz spanwed them?

 

[Woollyredhat]

I'd disagree with it being a radio show. It may have orginated from that, but as for being in the same format, not really, as a lot of the content could only be carried out on the television.

 

[Callum91]

Has to be Peep show , simply because Mark and Jez realates to me and my friend so much .

Have I got news for you is still excellent though , a very close second.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm always told how great the Peep Show is, but I just don't get it. I've tried, but all I can see is annoying people who don't make me laugh.

 

[belboid]

I'd disagree with it being a radio show. It may have orginated from that, but as for being in the same format, not really, as a lot of the content could only be carried out on the television.

Not really. There are pictures in a couple of rounds, but they aren't really that vital. Sometimes they show other clips, but they are usually the least funny bits of the show, and you occasionally get clips on the radio show as well. It's just not really that visual, I mean, essentially, its just five blokes behind desks.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I'm always told how great the Peep Show is, but I just don't get it. I've tried, but all I can see is annoying people who don't make me laugh.

You know, while I quite like it, I don't think it's the monumentally great slice of modern sitcom that many people here think it is. It passes the time, but I find myself cringing through it rather than really liking/being amused by it. For my money, 15 Storeys High and Spaced are/were vastly superior.

 

[SpookyFrank]

But in TV terms, didn't HIGNFY spawn many immitators? They Think It's All Over, Buzzcocks, QI, 9 Out Of 10 Cats, and it's still the best by far. The only comedy quiz show that's come close has been Shooting Stars, and that was really a surrealist piss-take.

Mock the week is the most obvious immitator IMO, but that's OK because it's really really funny

 

[teuchter]

If I have to choose between the current series of Peep Show and HIGNFY, then HIGNFY probably wins.

If we are talking about previous series, then the choice is a bit more difficult.

 

[elevendayempire]

Simple, watch Peep Show on transmission and wait for the extended repeat of HIGNFY.

 

[danny la rouge]

Or watch HIGNFY twice.

 

[Sadken]

Peep Show is superbly written and gets to the heart of what it's like to be mid to late 20's men way, way better than most other shows which just recycle the same old tired Loaded/FHM cliched balls again and again forever.

HIGNFW is alright, that's about it.

 

[danny la rouge]

Peep Show is superbly written and gets to the heart of what it's like to be mid to late 20's men

Really? It's been a while, but I didn't recognise my old self. I saw two unlikeable twats. Which made me want to switch off, not laugh.

 

[Sadken]

Oh, right, I must be completely hateful then because I really relate to some of it. D'oh!

 

[Dravinian]

I don't really like Peep Show, I don't enjoy that comedy.

I actually prefer the Mitchell and Webb show, which I find far superior.

Though saying that, had you asked the question, HIGNFY vs Mitchell and Webb Look

I would stay say what I am going to say now:

No contest, HIGNFY is far and away the superior comedy, they are not even in the same league.

It is like comparing Apple Pie vs Monty Python.

Different leagues.

 

[Sadken]

I really think Mitchell & Webb pales in comparison to Peep Show. They strike me as two classic comedy actors who aren't much cop at writing their own stuff.

 

[Chz]

I actually prefer the Mitchell and Webb show, which I find far superior.

I don't normally like M&W over Peep Show, but every time the Five special of the week comes on I instinctively say "The Boy With an Ass for a Face".

 

[Orang Utan]

Arse, you mean.

 

[danny la rouge]

I really relate to some of it.

I'm genuinely puzzled, because of the two episodes I saw, nothing at all bore any relation to my life or the lives of anyone I know.

 

[Woollyredhat]

Not really. There are pictures in a couple of rounds, but they aren't really that vital. Sometimes they show other clips, but they are usually the least funny bits of the show, and you occasionally get clips on the radio show as well. It's just not really that visual, I mean, essentially, its just five blokes behind desks.

I guess, although I find the pictures at the end and begining to be quite funny sometimes.

 

[Fledgling]

Though, I'd like to see David Mitchell in something else as I think he's way better than the show allows.

To some extent he carries it, generally has the better lines and has the more convincing character. He's always popping up on TV but doesn't seem to do anything as good as Mark, although the Mitchell and Webb "football" sketch is pretty funny.

HIGNFY fluctuates but always seems to bounce back with a great episode. Peep Show's great but some of the episodes could be a lot sharper, I really think Jeremy has lost all subtlety, it might have been better with fewer episodes/series. I'll still watch it though, these two programmes are pretty much all I watch on TV (except Dimbleby's Russia which has now ended). Can't compare the two tbh, like them both for different reasons.