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Ketch! And HIRO-PON Get It On. Image shows from L to R: Ketch! ( Ketch), Hiro-Pon ( Hiro-Pon). Image credit: Komedia Entertainment.

Ketch! And HIRO-PON Get It On

Silent comedy about two outsiders struggling to get by. Stars award-winning Japanese duo Gamarjobat

AKA:
Gamarjobat - Get It On
Genre:
Sitcom
Broadcast:
2009  (BBC Three)
Episodes:
1 Pilot
Starring:
Ketch, Hiro-Pon, Graham Duff, Joanna Neary, Laura Patch, Eleanor Lawrence, Natasha Granger, Elle Dillon-Reams, Joe Rice
Writers:
Alex Spiro, Dave Savage
Production:
Komedia Entertainment
& Baby Cow Productions

Silent comedy, using breakthrough filmmaking techniques, about two outsiders struggling to get by, where chaos is around every corner and love is just out of reach. HIRO-PON is depressed and wants a girlfriend, so Ketch! tries to help by bringing home a homeless woman, to HIRO-PON's shock. Embarking on a search to find the perfect woman, the boys find themselves trying to impress a group of chavs in a car park before getting beaten up. In a cafe, HIRO-PON sees the woman of his dreams.

Our Review: This pilot was a triumph in terms of art and style. The episode was beautifully filmed, with unique and innovative filming techniques used throughout. There were a couple of good comic touches too (e.g. when the restaurant customers broke the rules of mime and briefly spoke)

However, there was weakness: Gamarjobat's undeniably clever skills are most suited for street performance - somehow their tricks seem less impressive on TV. It's much more of a "wow" factor seeing them at Edinburgh (maybe because, live in person, you know that camera tricks aren't possible).