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01/03/2007, 3:17 PM
Calcio Jack

1. Green Acres
2. bilko
3.F Troop
4.Curb y e
5.Blackadder
6.Frasier
7.Wanderly Wagon
8.Fr.Ted
9.Cheers
10.Any televised FAI press conference
01/03/2007, 3:28 PM
strangeirish

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Originally Posted by jebus

Anyone ever used to watch Sgt.Bilko/The Phil Silvers show on BBC? Still quality comedy despite it being 50 years old

Watch the lads behind Bilko trying to not bust their ass laughing. Silvers ad-libbing was always brilliant and this is no different. Classic!
01/03/2007, 3:34 PM
Lim till i die

Ridiculously few mentions for Peep Show here

Everybody, Go Watch!!!
01/03/2007, 3:35 PM
Dotsy

In no particular order

Blackadder
Porridge
Only Fools
Fawlty Towers
Bottom
Frasier
The Young Ones
Bilko
Fr Ted
Yes Minister/PM
01/03/2007, 3:47 PM
Newryrep

Rising damp must be in there although it is ITV which is a barren wasteland for comedies - actually ITV is an barren wasteland for anything remotely funny/interesting
01/03/2007, 3:48 PM
superfrank

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Ridiculously few mentions for Peep Show here

Everybody, Go Watch!!!

I can't stand that show at all. I have a big problem with Mithcell & Webb. Their sketchshow on Channel 4 was absolutely terrible.
01/03/2007, 4:06 PM
Jerry The Saint

Quote:

Originally Posted by strangeirish

Watch the lads behind Bilko trying to not bust their ass laughing. Silvers ad-libbing was always brilliant and this is no different. Classic!

:D Was just about to post that up myself - "Just a minute, sir. I think he's calling for another lawyer!"
01/03/2007, 4:15 PM
pete

Curb - The Grand Opening (don't watch or rather listen to if easily offended) :cool:

If you are allowing cartoons i'd have to add South Park. :)

Possibly my favourite tv moment of recent years. The Mommy mommy line never fails to bring a smile. :D

Curb - The Doll
01/03/2007, 4:33 PM
Lim till i die

Quote:

Originally Posted by superfrank

I can't stand that show at all. I have a big problem with Mithcell & Webb. Their sketchshow on Channel 4 was absolutely terrible.

:eek: :eek:

No accounting for taste I suppose :)
01/03/2007, 4:43 PM
gustavo

Not really a big Webb and Mitchell fan , but thisalways cracked me up:D
01/03/2007, 5:38 PM
Anto McC

I recently bought every episode of Bilko ever made. It spans 18 discs and you can get them on ebay. Quality stuff.

Anyone else like King of Queens?
01/03/2007, 5:52 PM
John83

Quote:

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

I've never seen Arrested Developement...

Buy, rent, borrow or steal a box set. It's a gem.
01/03/2007, 6:02 PM
Jerry The Saint

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anto McC

Anyone else like King of Queens?

Only the bits with Frank Costanza - don't care for the actual show.
01/03/2007, 6:27 PM
stann

Jerry Stiller is the only good thing on King of Queens, but he makes the whole show worth watching.
Gustavo I just get a big white square but I'm hoping that's the German with the crisis of confidence sketch. "Are we the baddies?" Pure Quality!

1. The Larry Sanders Show
2. Extras
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
4. Frasier
5. Porridge
6. The Office
7. Father Ted
8. Pheonix Nights
9. The Mighty Boosh
10. Seinfeld

Of course cartoons don't count. Even though the Simpsons is the best TV show ever made, it's not a sitcom.
Of course the Boosh is a sitcom. What do you call being marooned on a desert island and having to make a 'special friend' from a coconut on a stick if not a situation? :D
01/03/2007, 6:43 PM
Jerry The Saint

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Originally Posted by stann

Of course cartoons don't count.

Meh. It's just another style as far as I'm concerned. You might as well say that Bilko doesn't count because it's in black and white.:)

Only 3 of your list (Porridge, and to a lesser extent Seinfeld and Father Ted) follow the traditional sitcom-convention of multi-camera, studio-based setup with a 'laugh track' but it doesn't mean the rest don't count, does it.:p
01/03/2007, 7:13 PM
stann

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Only 3 of your list (Porridge, and to a lesser extent Seinfeld and Father Ted) follow the traditional sitcom-convention of multi-camera, studio-based setup with a 'laugh track' but it doesn't mean the rest don't count, does it.:p

Good point, well made. :D
But, if you look really closely, with a magnifying glass, you'll see the words 'live actors' written around the inside of the 'O' in sitcom. ;)
01/03/2007, 8:30 PM
Neish

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Originally Posted by gustavo

Not really a big Webb and Mitchell fan , but thisalways cracked me up:D

Saw that on the TV and immediately thought of this

AFAIK these people were not actors unlike webb amd mitchell. Classic
01/03/2007, 8:42 PM
Metrostars

I'm surprised noone has mentioned The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy. The originals and the best.
01/03/2007, 9:12 PM
YellowbellyRed

Men behaving badly
curb your enthusiasm
league of gentlemen
arrested development
only fools and horses - only one that can bring a tear to your eye
fawlty towers
blackadder
father ted
royle family
porridge

Very few recent ones. Curb and Arrested definitely the best american ones, with some Cheers. Am I the first to ref League of Gentlemen?
01/03/2007, 9:40 PM
BohsPartisan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Only the bits with Frank Costanza - don't care for the actual show.

He's Ben Stiller's da or something isn't he?
It can be worth watching for him alone.
01/03/2007, 9:56 PM
Sheridan

I'm excluding American shows on the grounds that even the funny ones are too smug/sentimental to be enjoyable.

10: Steptoe and Son
9: Yes, Minister
8: Father Ted
7: League of Gentlemen
6: Fawlty Towers
5: I'm Alan Partridge
4: Rab C. Nesbitt
3: Blackadder
2: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1: The Office

I never really watched Spaced enough to consider it for inclusion. Red Dwarf was quite funny but tarred by association with geeks.
01/03/2007, 10:16 PM
lofty9

Seinfeld - brilliant!

This one is very good..

Great quote by George's mother:
"too bad you can't do that for a living":D
02/03/2007, 11:48 AM
Mad Moose

Porridge
The Royle Family,
The Office,
Last of the Summer Wine,
Only Fools and Horses

Thats close enough. Any of those five and I'm happy out.
02/03/2007, 11:57 AM
Neish

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Originally Posted by Harpsbear

Last of the Summer Wine,

What last of the Summer wine you ain't serious are you?
A few old men make some kinda contraption and role down a big hill in it. Aye funny indeed:rolleyes:
02/03/2007, 12:40 PM
bennocelt

Quote:

Originally Posted by endabob1

Everyone Loves Raymond is bland canned crap churnned out by the US Networks. Friends is simply not funny, as a sit-com it needs to be comedic, I have never laughed during an episode of friends, ever.
Off the top of my head the comedy's I have most enjoyed in recent(ish) years
Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Cheers, Fraiser, Only Fools, The Office, Father Ted, Black Books, Ab Fab, Kath & Kim, Bottom & oops I almost forgot the Royale Family

yeah def agreed. most american sitcoms are w ank,

i love father ted, bottom, fawlty towers, little britain, league of gentlemen, black books

also steptoe and son..........classic

and rab c nesbt..........funny if you could understand it
im sorry but american comedy isnt a scratch on that
02/03/2007, 12:47 PM
pete

I've always wondered if Father Ted shown in the US or other countries & if the humour translated...

My Lovely Horse
02/03/2007, 12:54 PM
bennocelt

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete

I've always wondered if Father Ted shown in the US or other countries & if the humour translated...

My Lovely Horse

i heard that the american religious nuts wouldnt stand for it, same for australia

i remember in Korea, the german guy that owned THAT bar (cant remerber name) had fr ted nights that were hugely successful

by the way.cant believe no one mentioned Trailer park Boys........cool
02/03/2007, 1:48 PM
strangeirish

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete

I've always wondered if Father Ted shown in the US or other countries & if the humour translated...

As far as I know, it was never shown on mainstream TV in the US, however, BBC America has a series on now and again. As for the humour translating, yes it does, amongst my American friends anyway. Having said that, I'm no Father Ted, but I'm a pretty cool dude though.:D
02/03/2007, 1:55 PM
Mad Moose

Cant believe I left out Steptoe and Son,

Add in Open all Hours to that aswell.
02/03/2007, 2:43 PM
jebus

Forgot Alan Partridge and Married With Children as well, both quality shows
02/03/2007, 4:56 PM
Anto McC

Quote:

Originally Posted by bennocelt

by the way.cant believe no one mentioned Trailer park Boys........cool

Forgot about Trailer Park Boys - pure funny.
02/03/2007, 5:17 PM
dancinpants

What about the "Young Ones"....loved that show.

The Young Ones
Bottom
The Office
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Blackadder
Porridge
Seinfeld
Fr Ted
I'm Alan Partridge
Phoenix Nights

(30 Rock might sneak into my list eventually)
02/03/2007, 5:36 PM
Anto McC

New Trailer Park Boys Movie: The Big Dirty 2006 Trailer
02/03/2007, 7:27 PM
tricky_colour

Anything with Gervais, Partridge or Rossiter in it.
League of Gentlemen.
(Whatever happened to) The Likely Lads deserves a mention too.
02/03/2007, 8:38 PM
pineapple stu

Anyone remember The High Life?
02/03/2007, 8:57 PM
gustavo

Quote:

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Anything with Gervais, Partridge or Rossiter in it.
League of Gentlemen.
(Whatever happened to) The Likely Lads deserves a mention too.

League of Gentlemen , Classic twisted humour!
02/03/2007, 8:58 PM
gustavo

Quote:

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Anyone remember The High Life?

was that the Scottish airline comedy ? with Alan Cumming
02/03/2007, 9:13 PM
pineapple stu

Ah. And Shooona McGrrregorr.

The two pilots.
03/03/2007, 10:09 AM
Raheny Red

Quote:

Originally Posted by dancinpants

What about the "Young Ones"....loved that show.

Can't believe it took so many posts efore it got a mention - quality show :cool:
03/03/2007, 10:17 AM
Pauro 76

Scrubs
Father Ted
Black Books
Only Fools and Horses
The Office
Fawlty Towers
Bottom
The Young Ones
Seinfeld
Friends ;)

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