It's a sketch show with a number of writers starring Mitchell & Webb, Olivia Colman (Peep Show), Matt Holness (Garth Marenghi), Martin Freeman (The Office & stuff) and Charlotte Hudson, who apparently is on Braniac though I didn't recognise her (makes me zone out, that show).
This is a before-they-were-famous deal, similar in style to The Fast Show and Big Train, with a number of recurring characters. It's hit and miss (I find most sketch shows are) but there are enough good ones to keep you interested. I particularly liked the patronising A-level revision Bitesize programme ("Fact 1! Don't Panic! Help is at hand!") and the horny macho Australian tosspiece ("Know why I do archery? It's pussy on a stick!") but my favourites were Gary the Tottenham-shirt wearing faddy "lifestyle" enthusiast and his permanently irritated wife ("See this is what he's like. He comes home Friday night saying he's a Muslim and I don't get no say in the matter, I just gotta lump it").
Worth a watch for fans of anyone in the show, but otherwise I'd Youtube it first to see if you like it. That way you can skip Sparky the puppet. You'll be glad you did. So will Martin Freeman, who went onto better things but was obviously young and needed the money.
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