Classic British (and Irish) Comedies over the years

[ozziecazzie]

bit of a straw poll

[Murphman]

Fools and Horses

Porridge

Fawlty Towers

The Office

Alan Partridge.

 

There are no others.

[drdooom]

In the correct order:

 

Fawlty Towers

Monty Python

Blackadder

[ozziecazzie]

Fawlty Towers and Blackadder are on most people's lists.

I love Father Ted.

We're getting quite a few reruns of classic series on UKTV here in Oz.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Keeping Up Appearances. It gets a good run here.

[Des]

This one comes around every six months but anyway....

 

Brasseye

Father Ted

Monty Python's Flying Circus

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

The Smell of Reeves & Mortimer

 

 

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Keeping Up Appearances. It gets a good run here.

 

It gets a good run here too but nobody mentioned cos it's unfunny sh*te.

[Gerry]

Addtionally...

 

Black Books.

Spaced.

[Des]

The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin

 

 

(Ten years ago there would have been loads of mentions of Men Behaving Badly. Hasn't aged that well has it?)

[Stevie H]

Addtionally...

 

Black Books.

Spaced.

 

 

i don't think that fawlty towers has dated that well either.

 

porridge

blackadder

father ted

black books

spaced

the day today

brass eye

i'm alan partridge

knowing me, knowing you

phoenix nights

[cymrococh]

The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin

(Ten years ago there would have been loads of mentions of Men Behaving Badly. Hasn't aged that well has it?)

Not as badly as Bottom and Red Dwarf.

[Montse]

In no order...

 

Blackadder

Phoenix Nights

Porridge

Fawlty Towers

Father Ted

[Des]

Not as badly as Bottom and Red Dwarf.

 

True in the case of Bottom. Red Dwarf was terrible from day one.

[Stevie H]

True in the case of Bottom. Red Dwarf was terrible from day one.

 

i dunno, red dwarf had its moments. not after series four though.

[ManxRed]

Duty Free

Mind Your Language

Up The Elephant and Round The Castle

That David Baddiel one on Sky One

Bread

 

 

I need help, me.

[Herbie von Smalls]

in no particular order:

 

i'm alan partridge

the office

monty python

only fools & horses

phoenix nights

 

 

has anyone mentioned 'league of gentlemen'? not one of my own favourites, but from the amount of raving about it when it was on, there's not much of a showing now.

[ManxRed]

Similarly, has anyone mentioned One Foot In The Grave?

[Ostrich Man]

porridge

im alan partridge

the young ones

spaced

phoenix nights

father ted

only fools

[drdooom]

i don't think that fawlty towers has dated that well either.

 

Are you mad?!

 

The hairstyles and the clothes haven't of course but as for the stuff that matters, apart from the ... 'un pc terms' used about Manuel, it's still mostly flawless

[DanielS]

in no particular order:

 

i'm alan partridge

the office

monty python

only fools & horses

phoenix nights

has anyone mentioned 'league of gentlemen'? not one of my own favourites, but from the amount of raving about it when it was on, there's not much of a showing now.

 

I omitted League Of gentleman and The Office for the same reasons as I left Monty Python out - they're not comedies. They're beyond comedy and into something altogether different. They're damned funny, but also disturbing, cringeworthy and stomach churningly weird in ways a normal comedy like Fawlty Towers just doesn't go near.

[Stevie H]

Are you mad?!

 

The hairstyles and the clothes haven't of course but as for the stuff that matters, apart from the ... 'un pc terms' used about Manuel, it's still mostly flawless

 

maybe i've watched it too many times. just got to the point where you were waiting for basil to do his usual flip-out and shake his fist at something.

[Des]

I omitted League Of gentleman and The Office for the same reasons as I left Monty Python out - they're not comedies. They're beyond comedy and into something altogether different. They're damned funny, but also disturbing, cringeworthy and stomach churningly weird in ways a normal comedy like Fawlty Towers just doesn't go near.

 

Dear Pseud's Corner...

 

 

EDIT: (Although 10 out of 10 for avoiding the word "surreal" .)

Edited January 12, 2006 by Des

[Herbie von Smalls]

maybe i've watched it too many times. just got to the point where you were waiting for basil to do his usual flip-out and shake his fist at something.

hear hear. 12 episodes of formulaic, ennervating farce. there are some moments of genuine laugh-out-loud comedy, but all in all i find it dated and over the top.

[Des]

hear hear. 12 episodes of formulaic, ennervating farce. there are some moments of genuine laugh-out-loud comedy, but all in all i find it dated and over the top.

 

It's only cos you've seen it too many times. It is brilliant but I could probably do with not seeing it for a few years.

[Herbie von Smalls]

It's only cos you've seen it too many times. It is brilliant but I could probably do with not seeing it for a few years.

i haven't watched a full show in years, but even catching a few clips i feel that i've grown out of it. same way i feel about the young ones - except i grew out of that by the time i hit my early 20s.

 

(dear fogeys' corner...)

[Des]

i haven't watched a full show in years, but even catching a few clips i feel that i've grown out of it. same way i feel about the young ones - except i grew out of that by the time i hit my early 20s.

 

Went completely off The Young Ones when that godawful Cliff Richard single came out.

[matty]

The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin

 

The best.