An inconsistent show which never quite gained momentum, Jigsaw was full of good ideas which weren't properly realised and fell by the wayside to badly executed surrealism and poor punchlines.With nearly 40 sketches crammed into an hour, any scope to develop jokes was killed off immediately. Taking the idea of fast paced comedy to the extreme left the show feeling like a barrage of elaborate one-liners, far too many of which fell flat.The opening and closing with Dan Antopolski and Tom Craine walking like penguins repeating the words ''wait a second'' bookended the show with the cheap surrealism that dogged many of the sketches. Surreal comedy is incredibly hard to pull off and even at its best will not be to everyone's taste. Many of the jokes revolved around something 'random' happening, such as walking a sleeping dog, a device that got tired very quickly.Frustratingly all three cast members appeared to be talented performers and there were some really good ideas in the show. However, these were buried by filler which stopped any kind of comic momentum from building up meaning many good jokes received less laughter than they deserved. For example the recurring actor sketches were amongst the funniest in the production, at least in part due to the fact the joke was given more time to grow. Some of the very short sketches were good but should have served to compliment more developed ideas rather than forming the backbone of the show.With a greater development of the good ideas, a culling of the bad punchlines and some of the more surreal moments this could be developed into a strong show. However, it currently lacks the depth or pacing to make it funny enough to recommend.
