Great British Comedy

[illyrianth]

Invictus_88

No worries Illy!

*sigh*

Have I got News For You, it's just not the same without Angus!

evil

Scarily enough, I was having this very conversation with friends at work today...~mournful nod~  

[Invictus_88]

illyrianth

Scarily enough, I was having this very conversation with friends at work today...~mournful nod~

The nation mourns with us.. sad  

[Slightly Eccentric]

Slightly Eccentric

Monty Python. <33!
Blackadder
'have i got news for you'
Father ted

have to be my favourites. I only get German tv, but what with dvd's and going to stay with my dad every second weekend, i get to watch some. ^^

andand.. absolutely fabulous! and red dwarf. ^^  

[illyrianth]

Slightly Eccentric

Slightly Eccentric

Monty Python. <33!
Blackadder
'have i got news for you'
Father ted

have to be my favourites. I only get German tv, but what with dvd's and going to stay with my dad every second weekend, i get to watch some. ^^

andand.. absolutely fabulous! and red dwarf. ^^

To this day I refer to cigarettes as "chickens"

Rimmer :Is that a cigarette you're smoking, Lister?
Lister : No....it's a chicken

Okay, okay, I'll get a life...eventually blaugh  

[Knightsedge]

Speaking of British comedy, my Amazon shipment has arrived from the USA. 11 days it took, but it is here!

I now have Keeping Up Appearences Vol 1-8
Peter Sellers Pink Panther Collector's Edition
& 'Allo 'Allo - Series 1  

[wodewose]

what about "spaced"?  

[Boolean Julian]

wodewose

what about "spaced"?

It rocks. The British are masters of sitcom. I'm a particular fan of:
Fawlty Towers (who isn't?)
Reginald Perrin (less well known, but very funny.)
Dad's Army (simply classic)
My number one would have to be Yes Minister, though. It probably doesn't actually make me laigh as much as something like Fawlty Towers, but it's incredibly intelligent, witty, and above all cynical comedy. I just love it.
There's also some other great comedy:
Morecombe and Wise (who doen't love them?)
The Day Today (sheer brilliance. Not a single joke seems to misfire. Everything is funny.)
The Fast Show (I particularly like the man with his gardener Ted)
I'm less of a fan of Little Britain. A few episodes are good, but then you realise it's just the same jokes over and over again. Gets boring.
Then of course, the overlords of comedy, the crowning glory of Britain's comic heritage: The Monty Python team. Fabulously surreal cult comedy, some of it is some of the funniest stuff I have ever seen.  

[wodewose]

how could one forget "Vic Reeves Big Night Out"
"I don`t know about you, but this time of night I like to slip a petri dish under a squirrel."  

[LLT]

I love Little Britain. whee

I also love Eddie Izzard and Father Ted which I have on dvd. 3nodding  

[Naomi Nya]

My favourites are Spaced and Black books.
I love the film Shaun of the Dead though. And at the moment Look Around You has been looking pretty good.  

[illyrianth]

Okay, so it may be odd to say this but...radio programming has a wealth of comedy moments....and no, not just when Johnny Walker is at the helm of Radio 2. Just a Minute!, The Navy Lark, I'm sorry I haven't a clue, Jamming...all there on radio 2 and radio 4 and a bloody good laugh.

And I know Invi will probably cringe at this, but...I LIKE listening to Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce in the mornings.... redface

What can I say? I am part of the coffin-dodgers network. domokun  

[Vanilla Pod]

Just a Minute! Goodness, I adore that.  

[Days of Empire]

Ok, here we go...

Red Dwarf
Blackadder
The Fast Show
QI
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python
The Brittas Empire
Alan Partridge - Knowing Me, Knowing You
Alan Partridge - I'm Alan Partridge
Eddie Izzard
Peter Kay
Ross Noble
Yes, Minister
Yes, Prime Minister
The Good Life
Little Britain
Have I Got News For You
Just A Minute
Who's Line Is It Anyway
Mornington Crescent - I know, not a program on its own, but deserving a special mention for being sheer genius.
Bremner, Bird, and Fortune
Dead Ringers
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
Vicar of Dibley
The Two Ronnies
Porridge
Only Fools and Horses
Are You Being Served?
The Young Ones
My Hero
Dad's Army
Spaced


Bottom should be formally disowned by the entire country.


And I have Yes Minister series 1-3 and Yes Prime Minister series one on DVD. They are absolutely superb. Some of my favourite programs of all time - the very definition of intelligent comedy. Sir Humphrey and Minster Hacker received Knighthoods, and the writers got OBEs...  

[The Norm-al]

WooHoo, go British Comedy!!!
My faves would have to be Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Blackadder, The Good Life, Vicar of Dibly, Jimmy Carr and not forgeting the wonderful...
...
...Joe Pasqualley!!!  

[Boolean Julian]

Erix Griffon

Ok, here we go...

Red Dwarf
Blackadder
The Fast Show
QI
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python
The Brittas Empire
Alan Partridge - Knowing Me, Knowing You
Alan Partridge - I'm Alan Partridge
Eddie Izzard
Peter Kay
Ross Noble
Yes, Minister
Yes, Prime Minister
The Good Life
Little Britain
Have I Got News For You
Just A Minute
Who's Line Is It Anyway
Mornington Crescent - I know, not a program on its own, but deserving a special mention for being sheer genius.
Bremner, Bird, and Fortune
Dead Ringers
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
Vicar of Dibley
The Two Ronnies
Porridge
Only Fools and Horses
Are You Being Served?
The Young Ones
My Hero
Dad's Army
Spaced


Bottom should be formally disowned by the entire country.


And I have Yes Minister series 1-3 and Yes Prime Minister series one on DVD. They are absolutely superb. Some of my favourite programs of all time - the very definition of intelligent comedy. Sir Humphrey and Minster Hacker received Knighthoods, and the writers got OBEs...

Yay! Someone else!
I ******** love you.
eek Did I just say that? o__O'