This is one way of immersing viewers in the minds of the characters.

In fact, itcould well be a contender for the most darkly funny sitcom episode in TV history.

Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.

Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell) and Jeremy “Jez” Usbourne (Robert Webb) in Peep Show

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What’s ‘Peep Show’ About, and What Makes it So Awkward?

Again, it is a slice of (hellish) life.

Jez hardly works, and Mark overworks himself.

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Disaster follows everywhere the two go, including an impromptu stag weekend in Holiday.

The Narrative of ‘Peep Show’s Fourth Season and “Holiday.”

This is all pretty dark but kind of par for the course when it comes toPeep Show.

Jez eating what he claims to be turkey in the Peep Show episode “Holiday”

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Jezs side of Holiday is where things get even more uncomfortable.

Lucy has a sister named Aurora (Cara Horgan), whom Jez instantly wants to hook up with.

He spends more time pursuing her over the weekend than he spends with Mark.

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And thats where Holiday begins earning its reputation asone ofPeep Shows more infamous half-hours.

The Final Scene of “Holiday” Takes Things to a New Level.

The pair try burning and burying as methods of disposal, but neither works.

Lucy and the sisters’ father, Malcolm (Tom Knight), are there, too.

Did ‘Peep Show’ Ever Come Close to Getting This Dark Again?

Hey, smartly written dark comedy can work with more crass toilet humor;Peep Showproves it so.

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