Here’s
a first for Capaldi Fall/Winter – sketch comedy. This show, from the mind of British comedian
Alexei Sayle, intersperses skits and recurring gags with snippets of
stand-up. PC appears in the last episode
of series 1 and all six episodes of series 2.
So far,
I’m a little meh on it. There are clever
bits here and there, and there’s a kookiness that sometimes surfaces, but if
we’re talking British sketch comedy, I’ve been 100% completely spoiled by the
tremendous A Bit of Fry & Laurie. That show makes me howl, and this one seems just okay.
PC is
featured in one sketch, playing Sherlock Holmes (wonder if Moffat’s ever seen
it?) Even putting aside my obvious bias,
it’s my favorite sketch of the episode and the only one that actually gets me
to laugh out loud. PC’s Holmes is plagued
by a particularly dim Watson who marvels at Holmes’s remarkable ability to, for
example, look out the window and deduce that it’s getting dark.
Although
PC doesn’t get to do too many Holmesian things, his performance tickles
me. He pulls some fantastic faces as the
sketch escalates and his annoyance builds.
I
should mention that enterprising Capaldians have posted PC’s individual
sketches from this show on youtube, so if you’re interested in PC but don’t
want to watch the actual show, you have that option open to you.
Accent Watch
A
decently plummy RP.
Recommend?
In
General
– Not so far. Nothing to wow me.
PC-wise – Possibly. If you just watch PC’s sketch, you’re only
out a few minutes, and I laughed quite a bit.
Warnings
Some
language, sexual references, and a bit of comedy violence (nothing of note,
though, in PC’s sketch.)
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