[TV] UKCC23 - R16 Match SEVEN - The Fast Show vs Peep Show

[Mellotron]

Round of 16 - Match SEVEN
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Battle of the Shows. I hope for one result, but fear another...

The Fast Show - 1994-2014, 27 episodes

Very popular sketch show produced primarily in the 90s. Birthed a whole load of catchphrases. Strong comedy cast including Paul Whitehouse, Caroline Aherne, Mark Williams, John Thomson and Charlie Higson. Every time I clear my throat, I at very least think "That's got it..." to myself.

Did well to top a tough Group G, has this emerged as a dark horse for the tournament?

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Peep Show - 2003-2015, 54 episodes

The strength of this show really lies in the dialogue and the performance - Jez and Mark are such well-created characters, and we all know people who are a bit of a Mark, or a bit of a Jez. A great show with a number of classic episodes.

No shame in coming 2nd in it's group to The Office, Peep Show is a fantastic 21st century comedy. But does it have enough CATCHPHRASES?

VOTE NOW!​

UK Comedy Cup 2023 - Group Stage Round Up
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UK Comedy Cup 2023 - R16 Match THREE - The Inbetweeners vs Only Fools & Horses
UK Comedy Cup 2023 - R16 Match FOUR - Blackadder vs Porridge
UK Comedy Cup 2023 - R16 Match FIVE - Not The Nine O'Clock News vs Red Dwarf
UK Comedy Cup 2023 - R16 Match SIX - I'm Alan Partridge vs The Thick Of It

 

[jcdenton08]

What’s for tea mother?!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Love the Fast Show, but surely has to be Peep Show, doesnt it? Absolutely brilliant.

 

[wunt be druv]

Just voted for the Fast Show, which was nice...

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Fast show was great, but the whole concept was to rehash exactly the same jokes over and over again.

Peep show was significantly better.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Fast show was great, but the whole concept was to rehash exactly the same jokes over and over again.

Peep show was significantly better.

Exactly this. If you've seen one episode of The Fast Show, you've basically seen them all. I loved it at the time, but Peep Show was genius & superior

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

This is a tough one. I know I should vote for Peep Show but I've gt a lot of love for the Fast Show.

I loved it when it came out. Everyone watched it and you'd go to football training the next day or into school ready to quote the catchphrases at any opportunity. It was just instant silly fun.

Then you have peep show which is such a well written, acted and thought out comedy.

Oh, what a choice to have to make!

 

[Giraffe]

Not watched a lot of either but I have enjoyed what I've seen of the Peep Show.

 

[Whitley Bayster]

This week I have been mostly voting for the Fast Show

 

[Simster]

Fast show was great, but the whole concept was to rehash exactly the same jokes over and over again.

Peep show was significantly better.

This is sort of where I am, yet I feel a vote against Fast Show would be a betrayal given its incredible contribution to popular culture.






Anyway the "Show" derby is going to go the wire in my view. A tricky call because they are so different.

 

[Simster]

This is a tough one. I know I should vote for Peep Show but I've gt a lot of love for the Fast Show.

I loved it when it came out. Everyone watched it and you'd go to football training the next day or into school ready to quote the catchphrases at any opportunity. It was just instant silly fun.

Then you have peep show which is such a well written, acted and thought out comedy.

Oh, what a choice to have to make!

This!

To be honest, I am going to need several cups of tea to consider where to put my vote. It's end to end stuff just as you'd expect from a derby, and this "Show" derby is no different.

 

[A1X]

Me looking at the initial results

 

[Mellotron]

Seeing the early indications from the exit polls, I think The Fast Show will win fairly comfortably.

It's just too popular.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Scorchio!

 

[big nuts]

These two alongside Partridge make up my personal favourite three.

Hard to choose, but edged towards Peep Show on the basis of Super Hans.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Fast show was great, but the whole concept was to rehash exactly the same jokes over and over again.

Peep show was significantly better.

I'm watching The Fast Show at the moment, and while I get what you mean (I wouldn't watch more than one episode in one sitting), there is actually a fair amount of development of the sketches over the course of a series. It's not like Little Britain, which I very much remember being a case of seen one episode, seen them all.
In addition to which, some of the most famous characters (I'm thinking Swiss Tony in particular) aren't in the first series at all.

I like Peep Show, and find it funny, but I find it's so cringy I can't really watch it.

 

[jakarta]

Fast Show for me.

Everything Swiss Toni ever did was like making love to a beautiful woman...

 

[BrightonCottager]

I've been rewatching Peep Show on Netflix and it has some bonkers, sublime situations, dialogue and characters from the 1st series to the last. I've been reduced to rolling on the floor with laughter on multiple occasions.

 

[The Clamp]

Toughest one yet for me. I loved them both. But Fast Show pips it for me. Great memories of that era of my life.

Peep Show is superior but well, Fast Show..BRILLIANT!!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

This one is surprising me. I think Peep Show is the best British comedy to have been made on the past three decades and i thought it would be challenging for the title.

Maybe you have to be family friendly to win out in a contest like this - you can show Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, OFAH to your nan and your kids and they'd all like it. Father Ted is as edgy as comedy gets for this mainstream. Peep Show, like Inbetweeners, has a demographic.

In my eyes its perfect, and no surprise the writer went on to more success with Succession.