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Post by themanwhoknewnothing on Feb 14, 2022 9:14:52 GMT
Which have been your favourite comedy shows?
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Post by althea on Feb 14, 2022 15:12:06 GMT
Years ago, the highlight of my week was watching "Cheers" on a Friday evening.
I used to like all the old British comedies, Fools and Horses, Open All hours and The Royle Family being probably my top three.
I did love a comedy series called Early Doors which, I thought, never got the recognition it deserved.
I was never keen on Faulty Towers- John Cleese over acting put me off. Not keen on the prison one with Ronnie Barker- the name escapes me.
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Post by oldcuriousity on Feb 15, 2022 9:09:44 GMT
Fools and Horses
Ever Decreasing Circles
Dad's Army
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Post by goodlookingone on Feb 15, 2022 11:15:52 GMT
Years ago I (when I was a stripling up until my twenties and thirties) I do recalkl a few Comedy programes. The Army Game, Steptoe, (the others wont come to mind), but I found the radio Comedies (Navy Lark, Hancocks half Hour, Round the Horne), where much better without pictures . I wonder if we all imagined the same picture.
That Kid from Buckingham Palace (think his name was Charles) did a good imitation of Milligans voice.
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Post by ARENA on Feb 17, 2022 8:30:11 GMT
Here's my list:
Monty Python
Hancock
Dinner Ladies
Fools & Horses
1 Foot in the grave
Not necessarily in that order.
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Post by themanwhoknewnothing on Feb 18, 2022 9:13:30 GMT
Never liked Monty Python.
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Post by goodlookingone on Feb 18, 2022 12:25:12 GMT
Well, Hancock was always good, as was Steptoe from the same writers; but excluding Steptoe these later comedy's were un-funny comedies? Thus for the last Forty years I don't maintain a TV.. (OK, so I'm a miserable git).
Some radio Comedies were good (Navy Lark, Claire in the Community, etc) were good but had got stale - we've heard it all with nothing addedthat was funny. Cabin Pressure manage to end whilst it was still enjoyable. |
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Post by althea on Feb 18, 2022 12:27:24 GMT
I wasn't keen on Monty Python, too much schoolboy humour.
How could I forget my favourite - Dinner Ladies! In my humble opinion, it deserved more accolades than all the others put together.
I couldn't enjoy One Foot in the Grave. I knew too many women living miserable lives with men like that.
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Post by honeybear on Feb 25, 2022 10:17:12 GMT
I never liked Fawlty Towers
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Post by althea on Feb 25, 2022 10:47:29 GMT
I always thought Prunella Scales was good in Fawlty Towers, but there's something about John Cleese I just don't like.
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Post by goodlookingone on Feb 25, 2022 12:20:57 GMT
I don't know how funny Fawlty Towers was good at the time... but I think it was good that it stopped after using up any comedik value that might have been there.
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Post by waiting4atickle on Oct 4, 2024 10:59:31 GMT
I don't know if it's a comedy show, but I'll probably be laughing like a loon when I watch "Have I For News For You", which returns to BBC1 tonight.
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Post by toots on Oct 6, 2024 8:17:30 GMT
For the first time we recently watched Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth is a monster but we loved her and watched the whole five series.
We gave up on New for You years ago. Monty Python and Fawlty Towers - not for me (Mr T still laughs at FT) nor one foot in the grave. I loved Dinner Ladies but Mr T didn’t (I loved Victoria Wood whatever she did). I listen to Radio 4 Extra a lot during the day both comedies and dramas.
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Post by rikiiboy on Oct 6, 2024 10:41:38 GMT
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Post by ARENA on Oct 6, 2024 12:21:27 GMT
Best Scottish humour Kevin Bridges...
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