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Any little-known comedies?

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  • 13-08-2009 5:01pm
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    pickarooney
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    I'm always on the look out for good comedy shows but have seen everything anyone recommends to me. My latest discovery was the not-bad-at-all 'How Not To live Your Life' but I finished series one yesterday.

    Has anyone got any obscure recommendations? It's hard to say what I like, basically anything that's original or clever or not ****.


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    phoenix2181
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭phoenix2181


    Have you tried...

    30 Rock
    peep show
    Sunny in philly


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    cathysworld
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    Black Books is class


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    dblennon
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    You've probably seen it but..

    " How I met your mother" is gas it's got the lead guy in foretting sarah marshal.

    & Barney is "legen... wait for it... dary"


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    scotchy
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    I stumbled across “Fran” on Setanta sport.

    Very funny. Well, I thought so. And Irish too.

    💙 💛 💙 💛 💙 💛



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    Vim Fuego
    Registered Users Posts: 743 ✭✭✭Vim Fuego


    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Darkplace is presented as a lost classic: a series produced in the 1980s, yet never shown until now. Subsequently, it features 'present day' commentary from many of the "original" cast, where characters such as "Marenghi" and "Learner" reflect on making the show. Darkplace parodies numerous aspects of 80s low-budget television, including fashion, special effects and music.

    LOVED this show! The whole first episode is on YouTube


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    cathysworld
    Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭cathysworld


    Soupy Norman is also freakin hilarious


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    krudler
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    Its well known among its fans but Arrested Development is the best comedy since Seinfeld, and nobody watched it when it was on ,stupid fox


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I've seen all except How I Met Your Mother.
    Might as well give it a shot. Cheers. And keep them coming.


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    Dman001
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    I hear The Life and Times of Tim is a very good animated comedy.


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    PAU
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭PAU


    Entourage.


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Dman001 wrote: »
    I hear The Life and Times of Tim is a very good animated comedy.

    HBO cartoons. Now this I must see :)


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    Elmo
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    Paths To Freedom
    Bob, The Devil and God (I liked it)
    Freaks and Geek (Well know on boards but just in case)


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    PK2008
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    Not new but still under-appreciated: The Mighty Boosh, its strange but if it clicks with you its really funny (cult funny)


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    R.Shackleford
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    "Jam" its a very very dark comedy sketch show created by chris morris, not a lot of people would be into it but i think its great. :D

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_(TV_series)


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    KerranJast
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    Eastbound and Down. You're ****ing Out! :D


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    mud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭mud


    Nighty Night

    Green Wing

    Big Train

    Spaced

    :)


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    Ivan
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ivan


    Coupling is great too.

    Also, it was God, the Devil and BoB. Which is brilliant also.


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    pickarooney
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    Dman001 wrote: »
    I hear The Life and Times of Tim is a very good animated comedy.

    I loved the first couple of episodes. Ta very much.


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    phasers
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    Give Nathan Barley a go if you haven't yet


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    deadhead13
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    I don't know if "Ideal" is little-known, but it is good.


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    deadhead13 wrote: »
    I don't know if "Ideal" is little-known, but it is good.

    did they make more than 1 season of that?


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    phasers
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    did they make more than 1 season of that?
    I think they did, Johnny Vegas looked a lot thinner in one I saw recently anyway :pac:

    According to wiki, there has been 5 series with 6th one due soon


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    deadhead13
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    The 5th season finished about a month ago. They tend to repeat the show fairly regularly on BBC3. I think they are showing earlier series on TV3 or 3e at the moment.


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    Nolanger
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    Sorry - about a middle-aged librarian and his domineering mother.


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    endaob
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭endaob


    Better off Ted has just finished it's first season in the states. It's about a guy called Ted who works for a company with no soul or conscience. Portia De Rossi is excellent as his boss. Here's a taste of it:



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    Elmo
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    I thought that was a real ad for Veridian Dynamics. :rolleyes:


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    ScumLord
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    krudler wrote: »
    Its well known among its fans but Arrested Development is the best comedy since Seinfeld, and nobody watched it when it was on ,stupid fox
    I'd only ever seen bit's and pieces of Arrested development but the way everyone goes on about it I was going to give it a go but when you compare it to Seinfeld I think I'll give it a miss.

    It's always sunny in Philadelphia and pen & teller bull**** are good. There was a show out for a while called the factory that was funny but it seemed to disapear fairly quick. Trailer park boys is really good.


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    kevin_de_big
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    It would have escaped its cult beginnings, but "Curb your Enthusiasm" is worth watching if you haven't seen it.


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    Elmo
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    Why was coupling mentioned?


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    yurmothrintites
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    Summer Heights High is very good
    The Inbetweeners is my personal favorite though: Just Brilliant


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