TV Comedy:Peter Kay's Car Share - Audience Pleasures

Relatable Situation -  
Episode one : Satnav playing up and radio not working.

Transgressive Pleasures - 
Episode one : Urine Sample and butcher joke.
Episode two : 'Dogging' joke.
Episode three : Japanese swearing and dating site names.

Narrative Pleasures - 
Difference in Kayleighs and Johns Personalities.

Specific Pleasures - 
Peter Kays personality.

Character Identification - 
Both characters are working class and therefore are relatable towards the target audience.

Snowballing Narrative - 
Episode one : Wee on clothing.
Episode two : Dogging joke scene with man at the end.
Episode three :  Kayleighs date.

Familiarities - 
Music and video parodies.

Repetition - 
Brillington College.

Narrative pleasures are used throughout of Peter Kay's car share where the difference between Kayleigh's  and Johns personality is displayed which will help to familiarize the audience with the contrasting personalities and will be relatable to the audience and their relationships with work colleagues. the characters are both identified working class and therefore relatable towards the target audience and inject humor to a  familiar car share scenario to work. In the first episode of Car Share we are introduced with the first scene of John trying to work the sat nav, this is relatable towards the target audience and they are likely to be familiar with the situation. Throughout each episode there are frequent adverts on the radio, giving more familiar and relatable scenarios for the target audience with those who are familiar to travelling to work listening the radio.

The audience are given the specific pleasure of Peter Kay's personality where certain aspects are displayed through his character John. People recognize Peter Kay and are familiar wit his jokes and the is therefore familiar to the target market for his famous career is stand up comedy. During episode 6 there is also a reference to ' cannon and ball ' this pleasures the audiences recognition of the familiarity of the comedy duo.

Transgressive pleasures are throughout each episodes. For example in episode one Kayleigh's urine sample gets over Johns cloths.; this taboo situation helps the audience find it humorous. Another example is the ' Dogging ' joke in episode two, where dramatic irony is used when Kayleigh reveals that she goes 'dogging' with her neighbor. when the audience is aware of the alternate meaning of the word, which John reveals. This is also a snowballing narrative where the scenario and joke grows as the pair disagree on the meaning of the word throughout the episode and the audience is surprised when Kayleigh demands John to pull over to a dog walker to confirm the meaning of the word. Both characters however are talking about the different meanings to the word. Kayleigh continues to say that John doesn't understand dogging, when the dog walker responds' hes clearly never f***ed in front of a crowd has he flower? ' Kayleigh and John then finding the humor of the awkward situation and Kayleigh urges John to drive on away from the dog walker. 

During episode 6, there is a taboo transgressive element, when Kayleighs face is painted black references to racism. This element continues when Dietetic music is used and  ' ebony and ivory ' is played on the radio to help portray the irony of this. Also this helps the audience recognize the connection between the characters and reminiscence of the old songs.


There is a difference in repetition when in the first episode we are introduced with Ted in episode 1, who later in episode 2 dies but where we are then introduced to 'Ted 2' which is a younger attractive male who is seen throughout the season with his top off. this adds an element of humour to the situation when Kayleigh is seen 'fancying' the male new trolley pusher.