Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell), Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb). Copyright: Objective Productions
Peep Show

Peep Show

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 2003 - 2015
  • 54 episodes (9 series)

Sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb as a pair of socially dysfunctional flatmates with little else in common. Also features Olivia Colman, Matt King, Paterson Joseph, Neil Fitzmaurice, Elizabeth Marmur and more.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 255

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The rejected BBC sitcom that spawned Peep Show

Before Mark and Jez, there was Paul and Otto.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 14th February 2024

20 years of Peep Show - the comedy that broke all the rules

Hugo Rifkind talks to Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the creators of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom, about Mitchell, Webb and the dark genius of Super Hans.

Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 8th February 2024

The 10 best Peep Show episodes, from dead dogs to dire weddings

As the sitcom celebrates its 20th anniversary, we pick the funniest moments in its nine seasons.

Tim Glanfield, The Times, 7th February 2024

Peep Show could have been a stage show co-creator Sam Bain reveals

Peep Show could have been turned into a stage show, co-creator Sam Bain has revealed, but the POV perspective of the sitcom thwarted plans to adapt it.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2023

Peep Show at 20: How a sitcom about two boring losers in a Croydon flatshare defined my personality

Peep Show changed television. It also changed me.

Emily Bootle, i Newspaper, 19th September 2023

'Peep Show is about consistently stubbing your toe against life': The sitcom at 20 by its creators and stars

David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Sam Bain and more talk to Ellie Harrison about the cult hit's 'circus of anxiety' and 'massive rudeness', plus all of those Succession comparisons, and the most excruciating filming moments.

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 19th September 2023

The stars of Peep Show look back, 20 years later

It launched the careers of Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Mitchell and Webb, plus Olivia Colman - but it nearly got cancelled. Two decades since its first episode, its stars reflect on the show that made them

Sean Cole, The Guardian, 18th September 2023

20 years later, Peep Show and Little Britain have aged very differently

Two comedy shows launched on the same evening back in 2003, but only one has emerged as a classic of the genre.

Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 14th September 2023

Netflix saves Peep Show from axe

Netflix has decided to save a beloved comedy show from being cancelled after it came under fire recently from fans.

It comes just days after viewers were "cancelling subscriptions" as the fan-favourite TV series was axed from the streaming site.

Sukaina Benzakour, The Sun, 5th September 2023

British comedy's US disasters

As media continues to become more globally inclusive (largely thanks to the rise of streaming services) the idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is gradually becoming more of an outdated concept. But in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many beloved British sitcoms with terrible consequences.

Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 2nd September 2023

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