I thought it was coined by Community initially, so when I heard it used on the Great British Bake-Off, I thought โwow, is that a Community reference?โ Turns out itโs been a common saying in the UK and Ireland for ages.
Ha ha it's a saying my mother would use, or people of her generation, which makes it even funnier that Pierce thinks he coined it... a bit like when he thinks he "writes" the Greendale song.
The show The Bear dropped streets ahead in the second season as well as Gillian Jacobs being added to the cast. The creator of the show Chris Storer is the long time partner of Jacobs. Joel Mchale and Dani Pudi had brief cameos as well.