Best British Comedy Series?

[cambridgefox]

Anyone ever watch this gem?

Well remembered,oh yes that was good,there is something about her(i am 40) the dirty whorebag!

[FoxesAreBlue]

Only fools is my all time fave but I do like auf wiedershen pet (god knows how you spell it!)

[Corky]

Only Fools followed by One Foot in the Grave.

[Bellend Sebastian]

Anyone ever watch this gem?

It's brilliant, although the second series was a bit of a mess I thought.

Have you seen 'Human Remains'? If not, it's six self contained episodes with her and Rob Brydon. One of the darkest things I've seen on TV but brilliant, one of my all time favourites

[Raw Dykes]

Have to say, that list is pretty piss poor.

My list of the best ever British television comedy would include: The Office, I'm Alan Partridge, 15 Storeys High, Peep Show, The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Thick Of It, Reeves & Mortimer, Look Around You, The Young Ones and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Whoever said comedy was better in the old days was talking out their arse. Nearly all the best British comedy has been made in the last 20 years.

Off the OP's list, only Dad's Army, Fawlty Towers and Blackadder are truly great. A fair few of them - Allo Allo, Hi De Hi, On the Buses and Are You Being Served are fvcking terrible. Embarrassingly lame television.

Someone even mentioned Goodnight Sweetheart! Are you winding me up? What next, All About Me with Jasper Carrott (look it up)?

[Raw Dykes]

It's brilliant, although the second series was a bit of a mess I thought.

Have you seen 'Human Remains'? If not, it's six self contained episodes with her and Rob Brydon. One of the darkest things I've seen on TV but brilliant, one of my all time favourites

Nighty Night was very good.

Haven't seen Human Remains. I love Marion & Geoff, but everything else I've seen Rob Brydon in has been shit.

Have you seen Jam? That's pretty dark humour. Absolutely brilliant, though. Edit: Just remembered Julia Davis was also in that. She must be the "go to" actress for creepy comedy.

[Raw Dykes]

I'm 19 and I'd say it's difficult to choose between Allo, Allo, Only Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army and Blackadder.

Probably Allo, Allo...

I can't work out whether you have good taste or not. Your avatar is the cover of a Dinosaur Jr. album, and you like Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army and Blackadder. All that leads me to believe that you have good taste, but then you say your favourite British comedy of all time is Allo Allo. Are you being serious?

[Bellend Sebastian]

Nighty Night was very good.

Haven't seen Human Remains. I love Marion & Geoff, but everything else I've seen Rob Brydon in has been shit.

Have you seen Jam? That's pretty dark humour. Absolutely brilliant, though. Edit: Just remembered Julia Davis was also in that. She must be the "go to" actress for creepy comedy.

It's a much closer in feel to Marion & Geoff than anything he's done recently. It's about ten years old, and to be honest I don't think he'll do anything like it again because it's a bit too weird to be successful. I actually quite like him in Gavin and Stacey, which I avoided for ages, and you cannot blame him for going more mainstream because presumably it pays the bills. I really enjoyed The Trip, which was a pleasant surprise.

Funnily enough I started watching Jam again recently, and although it's pretty inspired in parts I also find it quite difficult to watch at times. I do love the bit where Julia Davies is playing a professional thick person though

[accessory]

Can't believe The Royle Family's not on that list..

A lot of the shows that are have actually dated really badly. Some of the early OFAH episodes were repeated on daytime TV recently, and the punchlines were so lame they could have come from an Owen Hargreaves video.

[Raw Dykes]

It's a much closer in feel to Marion & Geoff than anything he's done recently. It's about ten years old, and to be honest I don't think he'll do anything like it again because it's a bit too weird to be successful. I actually quite like him in Gavin and Stacey, which I avoided for ages, and you cannot blame him for going more mainstream because presumably it pays the bills. I really enjoyed The Trip, which was a pleasant surprise.

Funnily enough I started watching Jam again recently, and although it's pretty inspired in parts I also find it quite difficult to watch at times. I do love the bit where Julia Davies is playing a professional thick person though

Actually, yeah, I did quite enjoy The Trip. I think I would have liked it just as much without Rob Brydon, though.

Haha! That's the bit I was thinking of, as well! "Yes, I know what a parking meters are."

[Raj]

Must be my age but all the so called modern comedies are crap.

The only one of note is Inbetweeners.

Royle Family is funny but most of the oldies were ace.

OFAH,Fawlty,Steptoe etc...must be the age!!

[lcfcadam]

I can't work out whether you have good taste or not. Your avatar is the cover of a Dinosaur Jr. album, and you like Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army and Blackadder. All that leads me to believe that you have good taste, but then you say your favourite British comedy of all time is Allo Allo. Are you being serious?

Taste's pretty subjective I suppose - I think Allo Allo is absolutely brilliant, could watch it for hours. Some of the characters - Rene, Officer Crabtree, Captain Bertorelli etc - you wonder how someone could write such hilarious parts.

For example, try watching this and not laughing:

If other characters in the scene can't keep a straight face then that would surely suggest it's quite funny...

[Wherethefoxhat?]

I ...the Thirteenth Duke of Marlborough .... here ......on a mere soccer forum ......at my time of life ......with my reputation ? I should cocoa !

The Fast Show ..........absolutely marvellous !

[Raw Dykes]

Taste's pretty subjective I suppose - I think Allo Allo is absolutely brilliant, could watch it for hours. Some of the characters - Rene, Officer Crabtree, Captain Bertorelli etc - you wonder how someone could write such hilarious parts.

For example, try watching this and not laughing:

If other characters in the scene can't keep a straight face then that would surely suggest it's quite funny...

That's weird! I originally quoted that scene as an example of how terrible the show was, but then deleted it for some reason. To me, Allo Allo is just "hilarious" French and German accents making English words sound vaguely rude.

You're right - there's no accounting for taste.

Anyway, what's your favourite Dinosaur Jr. song? Mine's "Thumb".

[lcfcadam]

Anyway, what's your favourite Dinosaur Jr. song? Mine's "Thumb".

It's a cheat's answer, but I'd say anything off "Farm"...

"I Want You To Know" is particularly awesome

[MikeyT]

Have to say, that list is pretty piss poor.

My list of the best ever British television comedy would include: The Office, I'm Alan Partridge, 15 Storeys High, Peep Show, The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Thick Of It, Reeves & Mortimer, Look Around You, The Young Ones and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Whoever said comedy was better in the old days was talking out their arse. Nearly all the best British comedy has been made in the last 20 years.

Off the OP's list, only Dad's Army, Fawlty Towers and Blackadder are truly great. A fair few of them - Allo Allo, Hi De Hi, On the Buses and Are You Being Served are fvcking terrible. Embarrassingly lame television.

Someone even mentioned Goodnight Sweetheart! Are you winding me up? What next, All About Me with Jasper Carrott (look it up)?

Imagine a world where everyone had different tastes! Shocking i know!

[Raw Dykes]

Imagine a world where everyone had different tastes! Shocking i know!

There's having different taste, and then there's talking bollocks. What if I said the best comedy ever was, "The Go Compare adverts"? Would you say "fair enough"? Actually those ads are quite a lot better than Goodnight Sweetheart come to think of it.

[MikeyT]

There's having different taste, and then there's talking bollocks. What if I said the best comedy ever was, "The Go Compare adverts"? Would you say "fair enough"? Actually those ads are quite a lot better than Goodnight Sweetheart come to think of it.

I still refer you to my previous post. Just because you like one thing and someone else doesn't like it, doesn't mean they are wrong, it means they have different taste to yours, so stop trying to make yourself sound like you have superior taste, when you don't.

I don't like alot of the stuff that has been posted here, but i'm not slagging someones individual taste off, because funnily enough, we are all different in our opinions.

[SystonFox]

Good natter mikey you're spot on. One of my mates is into all that 60s/70s black and White comedy crap yet,he forces me to watch it and I say BOLLOCKS mate it's CRAP and he will sit there giggling away at that rubbish (on the buses etc). I show him some "the office" or peep show and he sits there like a zombie, nothing! I don't begrudge it or laugh at him it's his taste and opinion and I respect it. He also likes (IMO) shit music and clothes but what do I know?

[MikeyT]

Good natter mikey you're spot on. One of my mates is into all that 60s/70s black and White comedy crap yet,he forces me to watch it and I say BOLLOCKS mate it's CRAP and he will sit there giggling away at that rubbish (on the buses etc). I show him some "the office" or peep show and he sits there like a zombie, nothing! I don't begrudge it or laugh at him it's his taste and opinion and I respect it. He also likes (IMO) shit music and clothes but what do I know?

Cheers mate.

I mean i'm not a fan of The Office, but i can see why people like it and why it was so successful.

[Bellend Sebastian]

I know someone who's favourite comedy ever is 'Dinner Ladies', closely followed by that thing about two old Scottish men that's so dull I cannot even remember the name of it.

He's a very intelligent and charismatic man, but when it comes to TV comedy, the tamer the better as far as he's concerned

[MikeyT]

I know someone who's favourite comedy ever is 'Dinner Ladies', closely followed by that thing about two old Scottish men that's so dull I cannot even remember the name of it.

He's a very intelligent and charismatic man, but when it comes to TV comedy, the tamer the better as far as he's concerned

That description really tickled me. Plus no idea what it is. Ha

[Corky]

I know someone who's favourite comedy ever is 'Dinner Ladies', closely followed by that thing about two old Scottish men that's so dull I cannot even remember the name of it.

He's a very intelligent and charismatic man, but when it comes to TV comedy, the tamer the better as far as he's concerned

Taggart?

[Bellend Sebastian]

Taggart?

You're thinking of Cracker. I always love the bit where they lock the paedophile in the back of the police van at the end, very amusing.

The thing with the old Scottish fellas is called 'Still Game'. I don't recommend you look it up, it's like a slightly edgier Last of the Summer Wine, set in Scotland

[Webbo]

I know someone who's favourite comedy ever is 'Dinner Ladies', closely followed by that thing about two old Scottish men that's so dull I cannot even remember the name of it.

He's a very intelligent and charismatic man, but when it comes to TV comedy, the tamer the better as far as he's concerned

Still Game?(that's the name of the show, I'm not propositioning you)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5-z4iMBFZA

It's not bad at all.