Piglets review: Every single joke’s a misfire in this criminally unfunny police comedy

Piglets (ITV1)

As a lifelong connoisseur of comedy, having spent countless hours poring over scripts and stand-up routines, I must say that Piglets left me feeling like a man who’s just been served a plate of cold spaghetti at a five-star restaurant. It was a bitter disappointment.

Piglets nearly nails everything perfectly. The concept of police trainees portrayed as schoolchildren is tried-and-true, a style first popularized by the Police Academy films and refined by Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

The team comprises both fresh faces and veterans, led by Sarah Parish and Mark Heap who portray the roles of unskilled, self-absorbed, manipulative mentors.

As a connoisseur of humor, I often find myself puzzled by a type of comedy that spans from physical slapstick to crude jokes, clever wordplay, one-liners, and recurring gags. Yet, I can’t help but wonder, why isn’t it amusing? It’s not that it misses the mark every now and then or fails to connect scattershot-style — it simply seems to consistently fall short, like a never-ending series of misfired jokes.

Essentially, the humor just doesn’t work. It seems like it was written by a group of five, but it has an artificial feel to it.

The ITV computer systematically introduces suggestive humor every few lines, along with scenes where characters trip or get hurt in comically absurd ways (every other scene). Additionally, nonsensical jokes often fill any available space within the script.

Based on the program’s design, it seems the content is guaranteed humor. However, after not finding anything funny in three consecutive episodes, I started questioning myself – perhaps my humor sensors had malfunctioned. So, I decided to watch Piglets using my Amazon Echo device, but Alexa failed to find it amusing as well.

In American sitcoms, it’s common for comedy to be a team effort, with a writer’s room full of several joke creators, each striving to insert their funniest lines in the script. These writers often compete and brainstorm ideas together.

In Britain, it’s much rarer to find intense competition for on-air time, perhaps because we’re not inherently competitive. Instead, our top comedies frequently stem from performers who are passionately committed to realizing their creative ideas.

One way to rephrase the given text could be: “Shows like Lee Mack’s Not Going Out or Diane Morgan’s Mandy can evoke sublime emotions. At times, however, the humor may stutter a bit but still manages to induce laughter – The Cleaner, written by its lead actor Greg Davies, is an excellent example of this. Similarly, Ryan Sampson’s Mr Bigstuff airing on Sky Max and featuring Danny Dyer is another instance.”

It is best for a writers’ room in the UK to consist of no more than two individuals. Expanding this number often leads to either predictable outcomes or lackluster work.

Last week, Colin McFarlane, in his role as Chief Superintendent, shared that the information we have from our Central Intelligence Center is somewhat restricted. He then disclosed that there’s a potential spy linked to an Organized Crime Group, causing concern among the National Crime Agency, as they fear the Anti-Corruption Unit may be jeopardized.

His subordinates work diligently to decode the Line Of Duty jargon – commander-in-chief (CIC) or head detective (CO), organized crime group, Crime Agency at the national level, and anti-corruption task force. By the time they reach a play on words involving AC as air conditioning, any humor is squashed under heavy boots of size 14.

With every joke, it’s like an emergency vehicle racing towards you, its sirens wailing, only for the laughter to eventually fade, much like batteries running out or a car running out of gas.

Additionally, there’s no need to wait for the appearance of Colin McFarlane. His role was just a brief cameo; later, his character was let go from the storyline, following an incident where he attended a farewell party as if he were Stephen Hawking, a renowned astrophysicist known for his exceptional intelligence.

No, I didn’t laugh either.

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2024-08-05 03:07