Was it perfect? By no means. It was too raw and uneven for that. But was it thrillingly unpredictable with hilarious high points? Emphatically yes.

Because the cast are good and growing in confidence (some, like Ayoade Bamgboye and Hammed Animashaun get almost no screen time in this episode, though that will likely be evened out over the series), the show has legs. Yet it remains unpolished.

A charitable voice would say that all comedy is hit and miss, but the first few sketches of the opening episode barely scratched the dartboard.