Sinatra’s Top 14 British Television Shows (Part 8)

And the best British Television Show EVER (that I’ve seen) IS…

*drum roll

It’s

The Peter Serafinowicz Show

I would like nothing more than to not have to say anything about this show because it was such a hit in the states but that isn’t the case (YET) so instead it is my pleasure to tell you about one of the funniest shows ever.

The Peter Serafinowicz Show was a sketch comedy show that aired on BBC2 during 2007-2008 and stars if you can wrap you noggin around this one Peter Serafinowicz who you probably know from Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, and Couples Retreat as well as the voice of Darth Maul in Episode 1 (you know, “at last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi, At last we shall have our revenge”) amongst other things. I’ve been a fan since back when I was originally exposed to Spaced in which he played Duane Benzie (paintball scene=classic) and have since tried to watch whatever he’s in. Anyway the show is filled with a mixture of sketches poking fun at pop culture as well as many original creations. The writing is fantastic, you can imagine everyone just having a great laugh coming up with the ideas and I can’t imagine the sheer number of outtakes that must have occurred during production, I know I’d be laughing non-stop.

The show had a limited run of one six episode series and a Christmas special but thankfully Serafinowicz continues to put out videos on various sites like Funny or Die, he also is one of the better celebrity Twitter…ers or is that Tweetist? It’s always a joy to open up Twitter and read some Q and A’s, if you are a Twitter user I suggest adding him @Serafinowicz. The way this review is going you’d think I was on the guys P.R. team or something but trust me when I say the show is just that BRILLANT!

How did I find out about the show? Glad you asked. Well a faithful night of boredom and channel surfing led me to see a Pink Darth Vader while changing stations, I did a double take and stayed glued to the telly for the remainder of the episode and from then on it was history. The show had a run on G4 in 2008 and man I have to say thanks G4 for once I enjoyed some programming on your station that didn’t involve Olivia Munn in skimpy outfits.

I can’t even begin to get into specifics regarding the various skits that are on this show but maybe I can give you some bullet points:

• Darth Vader in Love
• BRIAN BUTTERFIELD
• Acting Masterclass (“It looks like a sausage”)
• Robotic talk show host
• Game show parodies
• KITCHEN GUN!

And that is really just the beginning, it’s insane that they fit as many different ideas into the limited run as they did. If anything said above interest you in the least you need to watch this show!

Oh did I mention that Serafinowicz is a man of seemingly a million voices? Well he is. A lot of what makes the show work is Serafinowicz’s vocal manipulations aka Impressions and what not. He is a dead on Michael Caine, spot on Ringo Starr, Perfect Kevin Spacey and again its just the beginning. If you want an idea of what he can do check out some videos on Funny or Die!

I don’t wanna gush more than I have or anything but yeah the show is basically perfect, at least for me. I like to think it was tailor made just for me and my comedy style and sense of humor but that would be selling it short, The Peter Serafinowicz show should appeal to anyone who fancies a laugh. Each and everyone of my friends that I’ve introduced it to have loved it. Hell me and a few friends quote it almost daily.

So yeah watch it. Sadly your options are limited as I don’t think the show runs on G4 anymore (could be wrong) and the DVD is just about to come out in the U.K. (link below) which would mean any U.S. release would be a ways off if at all which truly is a shame. If you have a player that can watch the R2 then import this sucker (I plan to) and if not see what you can find online for clips and what not. Really love the show and look forward to Serafinowicz to start and become someone big in the U.S. already with roles in Shaun and Couples Retreat he will soon be playing Paul McCartney (check out Head Lice if you have any doubts) in the CG Motion Capture remake of Yellow Submarine. Can’t wait to be able to say I was one of the first lucky Americans to be a Serafinowicz fan only to be disbelieved by the new converts!

The Peter Serafinowicz show on Amazon.co.uk

Final Verdict

10 out of 10

THE BEST

And thus concludes British Invasion Week here on Nerds Like Stuff I hope you enjoyed my opinions and if you didn't remember they're MY OPINIONS :-P