Quotei watched a bit of the vote, and Carol Vorderman was promoting it with the "it's the only one nominated which has a female lead, so get voting ladies" line.Originally Posted by Ruairi
Blackadder
Dad's Army
Fawlty Towers
Open All Hours
One Foot in the Grave
Only Fools and Horses
Porridge
The Good Life
Yes Minister
Vicar of Dibley
Yes Minister for me, but there's a few that make it hard to choose (and as has been said, a few that are unbelievable).
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
i watched a bit of the vote, and Carol Vorderman was promoting it with the "it's the only one nominated which has a female lead, so get voting ladies" line.
Fawlty Towers, only because Only Fools & Horses didn't know when to quit. Not too gone on the first series of blackadder.
Has to be Blackadder for me. Especially the last series. Making a comedy about WW1 that works was no easy task.
"The guns have stopped. I' don't believe it, we've lived through it. The Great War, 1914-1917."
"I think not..."
A classic moment that, for me anyway, managed to be funny and capture the complete waste and pointlessness of WW1.
don't worry, they couldn't hit an elephant at this dis......
I voted for Porridge. Ronnie Barker was a genius. My favourite line from it is "I thought I was working class until I visited Glasgow, then I realised I was middle class".
Fawlty Towers and Only Fools also were brilliant. Can't believe that Fawlty Towers wasn't higher. I also like Red Dwarf and Frasier is the best of the American ones.
About British sitcoms, does anyone else think that Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge based on Pat Kenny?
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i'd have to give it to del boy, but bazil would be close behind him.....
fast show mentioned above isn't a sitcom, its a scetch show.......
micheal crawford created an amazing character there, norman wisdow was offered the part but turned it down.
i watch the vicar of d over christmas and a found it very funny, plus its fresh in peoples mind as it is still being produced, glad to see that complete rubbish the office didn't make it into top ten, but good to see ronnie barker in there tiwce, great sitcom actor....
Ignore Max Power, he is no more, the future is Ron Burgundy. I'd love to be Ron Burgundy but they won't let me........
Went for Fawlty Towers cos even funny listening on audio tape + so few actually made.
Classic quote from Yes Minister on British press:
The Times is read by the people who run the country. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by the people who think they ought to run the country. The Independent is read by people who don't know who runs the country but are sure they're doing it wrong. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by the people who own the country. The Daily Express is read by the people who think the country ought to be run as it used to be run. The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who still think it is their country. And the Sun's readers don't care who runs the country providing she has big tits.
No, I mean who voted for the vicar of dibley on this board? Hang your head in shame, and then beat yourself around the head with a stapler. Now.
Whatever it was I am sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?
Time to consult the paper audit trail.
It was a joke, Christ.Really necessesary considering the current situation on this board?
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
We're not paranoid. You lot are all out to get us...It was a joke, Christ.
Semper in faecibus sole profundum variat
(to Baldrick, in a bridesmaid's dress)
Hey bridesmaid, like the beard. Gives me something to HOLD ON TO!!!! WOOF!!!!
*everbody* WOOF!
*Baldrick* BARK!
and.....
Flash is NOT DEAD!! I simply ran out of juice! And before four hundred girls start screaming "oh I've got no reason to live anymore" I'm talking about PETROL! WOOF!
Whatever it was I am sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?
Agreed, Funny as fcuk and its been on for years as wellTheres no beating Only Fools And Horses
Yer missing the obvious!The Tan football team
Father Ted ? that was made by C4 was'nt it ?
If thats counted an "British" thats a clear winner
Came in 11th.
the full line was: "listen up you rubber desk johnny. send the bitch with wheels round right now or I'll fly back to England and give your wife something to hang her towels on."
also:"Captain Darling eh? Last person I called darling was pregnant 10 seconds later."
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