Great British Comedy

[A Lost Iguana]

I'm off to see Radio 4's Banter being recorded tonight. I was there when Arthur Smith was on, but to be fair, Russell Howard was the funniest.

http://upcoming.org/event/47536/ (as posted by a mate of mine who uses that thing)  

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Aithne

I've seen Al Murray live twice. Eddie Izzard once. And some lefty poliical guy, but he was great... Mark something.

Mark Steel, by any chance? He's fantastic.

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Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Time Gentlemen Please.... man, can't think of anymore, it's been so long since there were good ones.

There's been some good recent sitcoms - Spaced and Black Books stand out, and although I didn't watch it, I've heard that Peep Show is very good. Look Around You was fantastic too, especially the first series.  

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Aithne

I've seen Al Murray live twice. Eddie Izzard once. And some lefty poliical guy, but he was great... Mark something.

Mark Steel, by any chance? He's fantastic.

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Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Time Gentlemen Please.... man, can't think of anymore, it's been so long since there were good ones.

There's been some good recent sitcoms - Spaced and Black Books stand out, and although I didn't watch it, I've heard that Peep Show is very good. Look Around You was fantastic too, especially the first series.

Look Around You is very good, even if it seems a more modern than some of the videos I've seen at school.  

[Boolean Julian]

I saw some of the second series of Look Around You, very funny it was too biggrin

"And so I'l like to introduce...Synthesizer Patel"  

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Lady of Spain

I saw some of the second series of Look Around You, very funny it was too biggrin

"And so I'l like to introduce...Synthesizer Patel"

Leonard Hatred was the best. Fantastic name, and he looks eerily like one of my Maths teachers.  

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Lady of Spain

I saw some of the second series of Look Around You, very funny it was too biggrin

"And so I'l like to introduce...Synthesizer Patel"

Leonard Hatred was the best. Fantastic name, and he looks eerily like one of my Maths teachers.

I don't think I saw that.  

[Theta_Sigma]

Hello fellow Brittons/Britain lovers!!! I am new here, and I only joined Gaia on Tuesday!!! I don't think anyone does comedy quite like the British, and shows such as the brilliant Little Britain, Blackadder, Only Fools And Horses and Fawlty Towers are perfect examples of the style of comedy us Brits do. I do think that there has been a decline in quality in British comedies over the years but every so often another gem pop up, such as Little Britain. I haven't got around to watching peep show yet, I must check it out.  

[Masada]

Theta_Sigma

Hello fellow Brittons/Britain lovers!!! I am new here, and I only joined Gaia on Tuesday!!! I don't think anyone does comedy quite like the British, and shows such as the brilliant Little Britain, Blackadder, Only Fools And Horses and Fawlty Towers are perfect examples of the style of comedy us Brits do. I do think that there has been a decline in quality in British comedies over the years but every so often another gem pop up, such as Little Britain. I haven't got around to watching peep show yet, I must check it out.

You forgot Monty Python classic british comedy.  

[Boolean Julian]

The problem with Monty Python for me is how overquoted it is. The sketches are very funny when you see them for the first time, but when you hear someone else's bad rendition of the Lumberjack Song for the 50th time, it begins to pall.

I have to say though, not as apallingly overquoted as Little Britain. I mean, first Matt Lucas and David Williams repeat the same mediocre joke/catchphrase over and over until anything resembling humour has long ago been squeezed out of it - and as if that wasn't bad enough, you then have to put up every damn chav in the country shouting "computer says no" every time they something vaguely resembling a computer.  

[Masada]

I am watching Lee Evans XL Tour 2005 Live wright now. And I have to say it is hillarious.  

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Lady of Spain

The problem with Monty Python for me is how overquoted it is. The sketches are very funny when you see them for the first time, but when you hear someone else's bad rendition of the Lumberjack Song for the 50th time, it begins to pall.

I have to say though, not as apallingly overquoted as Little Britain. I mean, first Matt Lucas and David Williams repeat the same mediocre joke/catchphrase over and over until anything resembling humour has long ago been squeezed out of it - and as if that wasn't bad enough, you then have to put up every damn chav in the country shouting "computer says no" every time they something vaguely resembling a computer.

Well maybe you are wright there on Monty Python. But at least it was funny that one time.  

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Knightsedge

Black Adder and Fawlty Towers are unbeatable. wink

As soon as I saw this thread I wanted to say that. Curse you.
I also quite like Father Ted.
But Fawlty Towers reigns supreme.  

[Shadow of an Illusion]

Anyone watch The IT Crowd? It's by the sam people as Father Ted. I've only seen two episodes but it is worth the effort of watching tv.  

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ice_illusion

Anyone watch The IT Crowd? It's by the sam people as Father Ted. I've only seen two episodes but it is worth the effort of watching tv.

I want to it looks funny but I keep forgeting it is on. What time and day is it on again?  

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Masada

ice_illusion

Anyone watch The IT Crowd? It's by the sam people as Father Ted. I've only seen two episodes but it is worth the effort of watching tv.

I want to it looks funny but I keep forgeting it is on. What time and day is it on again?

Either Friday or Saturday night.After 10.
I can't really remember.