In the wake of The Office we’ve had such gems as Peep Show, Jam, Nighty Night, The Smoking Room, and my new favourite funnylaughmakingshow Green Wing. The pendulum is swinging back from the States for the first time since the 80s.
These shows are all of a similar mindset – edgey, absurdist, misanthropic, deadpan. It is a new wave, as solid as anything the UK has ever done. They are on the same radar as Fawlty Towers, as Monty Python, as the Goons.
It is a new bright time for comedy, and like any time for comedy, it won’t last. They belong unquestionably to right now.
It’s finally starting to feel like my generation is taking control.