Favorite Brittish Comedys - post your top 10
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iamnotthetalliban — 19 years ago(September 24, 2006 03:02 AM)
1)Father ted
2)Blackadder
3)Rab c. Nesbitt
4)Some mothers do 'ave 'em
5)Only fools and horses
6)Fawlty towers
7)Mr. Bean
8)The office
9)Extras
10)Open all hours
I don't think many people will remember Rab c. nesbitt .. but rest assured it is a truly great sitcom! and i find it very easy to understand the glasgow dialect due to my frequent visits to scotland.
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therenowned-1 — 19 years ago(October 07, 2006 07:10 PM)
Nobody seems to have mentioned anything with Ricky Gervais. Or The mighty "Snuff Box". I could go on
The IT Crowd - genius
Reeves and Mortimer - Comedy magic
Black Books - Funniest irishman ever!
The Mighty Boosh - Not really my cup of tea, but frineds swear by it
Alan Partridge - Do I really need to comment on this? WOW
Filty Rich and Catflap - The move from Young ones to Bottom
Harry Enfield, Fast Show, Brittas Empire, One Foot in the grave, Keeping up appearences.I could be here all night, do yourself a favour and check some of this stuff out!!! -
Kingy78 — 18 years ago(April 22, 2007 06:06 AM)
I think that it is an insult that Steptoe And Son is not mentioned on any of the British comedy lists, one of the best british comedys of all time, if not the best.
Steptoe And Son.
Red Dwarf.
Some Mothers Do Ave Em.
Two Ronnies.
Rising Damp.
Brittas Empire.
The Fall And Rise Of Reggie Perrin.
One Foot In The Grave.
Fawlty Towers.
Dads Army.
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christopherbkk — 18 years ago(April 22, 2007 07:53 PM)
In order (with Fawlty Towers being my absolute favorite)
- Fawlty Towers
- Are You Being Served?
- Keeping Up Appearances
- Bless This House
- Dad's Army
- 'Allo 'Allo
- Mind Your Language
- Some Mother Do 'ave 'em
- Hancock's Half Hour
- And for the 10th I can't decide on On the Buses, Porridge, Yes Minister or George & Mildred.
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chriscooke000 — 19 years ago(December 13, 2006 05:35 AM)
Recommendations;
- Peep Show
- Any Eddie Izzard standup (especially the earlier stuff)
- Any Bill Bailey stand up
- Black Books
- Vic Reeves Original Big Night Out
- The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
- Bang Bang its Reeves and Mortimer
- Goodness Gracious Me
- Big Train
- Adam & Joe Show
- Spaced
- Red Dwarf (except the newest couple of series)
- Nathan Barley
- Alan Partridge
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oztraya21 — 19 years ago(October 10, 2006 06:56 AM)
In no particular order:
The Office
Blackadder
One Foot In The Grave
A Bit Of Fry And Laurie
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
French And Saunders
Men Behaving Badly
Father Ted
Mr Bean
The Young Ones
There is bound to be somthing that im missing from this lot -
drella666 — 19 years ago(October 30, 2006 08:28 PM)
I've stuck to sitcoms - sketch shows are so variable, it's hard to rank them
Porridge
Blackadder
Fawlty Towers
Steptoe and Son
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Yes, Minister
The Office
Father Ted
Spaced
Black Books -
emuboy — 19 years ago(November 04, 2006 06:55 PM)
Some Mothers Do Ave Em
The Brittas Empire
Fawlty Towers
One Foot In The Grave
My Family
Steptoe & Son
Drop The Dead Donkey
The Young Ones
The Benny Hill Show
Mr Bean
Father Ted is also one of my favourites, but it is from Ireland. -
sledgeinc-1 — 19 years ago(November 28, 2006 12:51 PM)
Are you Being Served?
My Hero
I'm Alan Partridge
Chef
The Thin Blue Line
Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em
Mr. Bean
Bless me Father
Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
Keeping Up Appearances
As Time Goes By
My Family
Red Dwarf
Allo Allo -
sunyam0 — 19 years ago(November 06, 2006 11:17 AM)
- The Thin Blue Line
- Blackadder
- Yes, Minsiter
- Yes, Prime Minister
- The Kumars at No. 42
- Goodness Gracious Me
- Not The Nine O'Clock News
- Peters Principle
- I didn't know you cared
- Some Mothers Do Have 'Em
- Dad's Army
- Just Good Friends
- Bread
- Mind Your Language
- Piglet Files
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dougschidtt — 19 years ago(December 06, 2006 09:52 PM)
In no particular order:
- Some Mothers Do 'ave 'em
- Mind Your Language
- Only When I laugh
- Allo Allo
- Fawlty Towers
- A Sharp Intake of Breath
- Mixed Blessings
- Bless This House
- Many Wives of Patrick
- Love Thy Neighbor
- Don't rock the boat
- Doctor in the House
- Doctor's Daughters
- Lucky Fella
- Yes, Minister
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martin-1078 — 19 years ago(January 13, 2007 03:53 PM)
Not in any particular order -
One Foot in the Grave
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Some Mother's Do 'Ave' Em
Open All Hours
Rising Damp
The Office
On The Buses
Minder
Dad's Army
BottomThe Young Ones
The Comic Strip Presents
The Carry on Movies
Not The Nine O'Clock News
The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin
Catweazle
Only Fools and Horses -
drwho — 19 years ago(January 22, 2007 07:28 AM)
Im an American heres every British (and Irish) sitcom Ive paid any attention to, sorted by preferences.
- Faulty Towers
- Yes, Minister
- Blackadder
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- The Peter Principle (Immensly underated show in the US its called The Boss)
- The Office
- Father Ted
- Red Dwarf
- Young Ones
- The Brittas Empire
- Chef!
- Absolutely Fabulous
- The Benny Hill Show
Tried to watch only fools and horses a few times.. .couldnt get into it, although I hear it got better after the 3rd season so maybe I should start there.
Tried to watch Bottom a couple of times one of the most painful experiences of my life.
I really wish I could get ahold of Whoops Apocalypse.
Choose your signature quotes carefully. They could be misinterpreted (you moron).- drwho
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sister_vigilante — 18 years ago(April 28, 2007 09:21 AM)
I
Only Fools & Horses
The Royale Family
The Office
Phoenix Nights
Fawlty Towers
Red Dwarf
Ab Fab
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
League Of Gentlemen
Peep Show
but Father Ted is my absolute favourite comedy ever although it's technically Irish.
Fascists dress in black and go around telling people what to do, whereas priests more drink! -
ifeelthemagic — 18 years ago(May 17, 2007 06:10 AM)
I love the following shows:
Fawlty Towers
The Office
The Jonathan Ross Show
Little Britian
Keeping Up Appearances
Some Mothers Do Ave 'Em
Hi-De-Hi
'Allo 'Allo
I'm Alan Partridge
And. Last but not least
Worzel Gummidge (which no-one has mentioned. I know it's technically a childrens show but it's hilarious! I own the box set).
But Jonathan Ross and Ricky Gervais have to be the funniest comedians on the telly! And when they're together they're superurb! You can tell they get on well personally as well.
"I think Aunt Sally's awful".