Audience Pleasures of Peter Kays Carshare

Recognition, familiarity and anticipation pleasures are developed into the first episode early on, even though the characters have only just met. The contexts is based on daily commutes and this is familiar to many audiences.
Recognition is from the soundtrack that is built on diegetic sound. the music has a nostalgic element and it helps the series appeal to their target audience. The sound reinforces the familiarity of the commute however there is comedy from the radio adverts that parody the local radio marketing. There are adverts for colleges, butchers and sheds.
Transgressive comedy is introduced quickly into the episode, it emphasizes the awkward relationship between colleagues. For example: there is an advert for the butchers about eating this mans meat and some members of the audience will apply it as being sexual.
There is repetition in each episode, it is at the start when John is in the car to pick up Kayleigh from her house. Moreover when they are driving in the car. In addition it is when they get to the supermarket and the characters split up to go to work. Also when they meet up after work in the supermarket car park to go home. Furthermore, when Kayleigh gets dropped off after work and John goes back home. These sequences happen in every episode. In addition, there is an ellipsis when the go to work, this is a narrative pleasure and a narrative resolution.




Episode One - The comedy engages the audience, to help it easier for the audience to get to know the characters. It contains transgressive and snowballing comedy due to the urine sample joke.


Episode Two - In this episode you meet Kayleighs 80 year old next door neighbor, Ken. It contains snowballing comedy due to the dogging joke.


Episode Three - In this episode you meet Ray their fish monger. The smell of the fish provides the comedy; of the way they react to the smell. In addition it is a bit offensive to the man however the transgressive humour draws the attention of the audience. 
Episode Four - In this episode they go to the car wash due to an accident that happened earlier on.The car wash is familiar to the audience and this will interact with the target audience.You find out that Kayleigh has Aquaphobia and this makes the audience laugh; she starts to panic as they go through the car wash.