Spoons is a British comedy sketch television show, first broadcast on Channel 4 from September to November 2005.
Channel 4 described the show as follows:Amid a tangled web of fragile relationships and crippling insecurity, a colourful cast of spot-on characters muddle their way through life's overrated 'middle bit', traversing the familiar pitfalls of babies, marriage and just getting dumped.
[1]The majority of sketches featured recurring characters and catchphrases, including: Produced by Zeppotron, Spoons was announced in July 2005 and was filmed in the summer that year, with some scenes shot at the BBC Television Centre.
The New York Times described it as having a "tight thematic focus" which "captured the moments – awkward, destructive and banal – of young dating and married life".
He compared it to a similar comedy sketch show entitled Swinging, writing of both: "They've nothing new to say about the actual experience of serial monogamy and single life, instead peddling - more or less amusingly - the noughties equivalent of mother-in-law jokes.