Need a new comedy series to watch....

Cyrus

Looking for some good comedy to get me thro the gloom,

myself and missus cyrus have loved the royle family, the office, gavin and stacey, frasier and our favourite, the brilliant peep show

can anyone recommend comedy in the same vain?

tman

Extras?

Mr E

I assume you mean the UK Office in your original post, so I have to recommend the USA version. Superior in every way!

ronnie3585

Seinfeld.
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Trailer Park Boys.
The American Office.

Cyrus

tman wrote: »

Extras?

never enjoyed that as much, have the box set tho

must get some more american office cheers!

is curb your enthusiasm good? never heard of trailer park boys?

Basq

Try The Inbetweeners - what on paper appears as a low-brow knock-off of American Pie is actually very well-written and funny.

Probably along with Gavin & Stacey, the best new British comedy of the last year or two.

Woden

Try Arrested Development.

ronnie3585

Cyrus wrote: »

is curb your enthusiasm good?

IMO Curb your enthusiasm is the one of the best comedy series ever produced. If you like Larry David or Seinfeld you will like, or more specifically 'get' Curb.

never heard of trailer park boys?

It's a Canadian show that is show on Paramount from time to time. I think most of the episodes are freely available on YouTube. Very original and absolutely hillarious. If you're not fond of swearing, steer clear!

+1 for Arrested Development - cracking show, such a shame it was cancelled.

Elmo

It's Always Sunny in Philidephia.

J-blk

+1 for "Always Sunny in Philadelphia" - brilliant. "30 Rock" is another good quirky one...

Ron DMC

Spaced was good I always thought.

Or the IT Crowd if you haven't already seen it.

Or from across the pond, you could try How I Met Your Mother.

cerebis

spaced is legendary....

curb is another fave of mine ! pure class!

chin_grin

Spaced
Black Books
Green Wing
Big Train
The IT Crowd
Jam
Look Around You.
Garth Merenghi's Darkplace.
The Mighty Boosh.
Brasseye

^ Any of those to be honest! From the dramatic to the downright zany. All there. I find American humour very derivative. It's almost patronising!

K4t

basquille wrote: »

Try The Inbetweeners - what on paper appears as a low-brow knock-off of American Pie is actually very well-written and funny.
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While I do agree, I don't think it would suit the tastes consistently of someone over the age of 25.

Curb Your Enthuasiasm is a winner OP.

Aidric

chin_grin wrote: »

Spaced
Black Books
Green Wing
Brasseye

Good shouts on these. I'd add Seinfeld and two and a half men to this.

luketitz

Weeds

House

Black Books

i71jskz5xu42pb

Just to second a few of those

The Mighty Boosh
Spaced
Curb Your Enthusiasm (if you watch nothing else, watch this)

and one other suggestion

Flight of the Conchords

Headshot

basquille wrote: »

Try The Inbetweeners - what on paper appears as a low-brow knock-off of American Pie is actually very well-written and funny.

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ya thats brilliant

is a second season planned?

Davey Devil

The Big Bang Theory.

Roar

it's gotta be arrested development

:chickendance:

KombuchaMshroom

Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother are both class shows, strongly recommend them both.

Elmo

This seem to be a thread about old comedies rather then ones currently running.

Paths To Freedom is worth the watch.

Frisbee

The Mighty Boosh
The IT Crowd

Fighting Irish

The Office
Entourage
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Fighting Irish

KombuchaMshroom wrote: »

Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother are both class shows, strongly recommend them both.

I watched AD, its a bit too dumped down

SoupyNorman

Operation Good Guys



A lesser known comedy along the format of The Office and No less hilarious.

Basq

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I watched AD, its a bit too dumped down

How VERY dare you..!

'Arrested Development' is a very intelligent sitcom. It's best humour comes from long running jokes and throwbacks to previous episodes / storylines - an extremely well constructed series.

But I wouldn't expect someone who likes the vapid up-it's-own-arse "comedy" of 'Entourage' to understand!

BroomBurner

Arrested Development is an excellent comedy series! It's a pity it's finished

For a new series, I'll second Big Bang Theory. Very funny in a light way, the gangly guy (I am seriously bad with names) makes the programme.

MagicMarker

I recommend....

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Californication

Two awesome shows!!

GiftGrub100

Dont forget

Outnumbered, from the BBC - a briliant new comedy.

and the greatest comedy of all time
Seinfeld
and these as well
Curb Your Enthusiasm, The US Office, Extras, Arrrested Development, Gavin and Stacey, Benidorm.

All very enjoyable shows.

Elmo

BroomBurner wrote: »

For a new series, I'll second Big Bang Theory. Very funny in a light way, the gangly guy (I am seriously bad with names) makes the programme.

DO NOT WATCH THE BIG BANG THEORY. It is possibly the worst Sit-com to come out of the US. It's portrayal of "geeks" is no better then "Saved by the Bell".


I now must add


Freak And Geeks, the best teen comedy/drama ever.

KnifeWRENCH

+1 to both Arrested Development and Flight of the Conchords.

danh789

If you are looking more for classic sitcoms then how the hell has no-one mentioned the Greats: Only Fools and Horses, Father Ted, Faulty Towers. Maybe ye just asssume the OP has seen these (who hasnt!!)

As for present shows: Entourage, Two and a half men, King of Queens, The Office

audrey hepburn

+1 for weeds, brilliantly funny

vivadeadponies

Cyrus wrote: »

Looking for some good comedy to get me thro the gloom,

myself and missus cyrus have loved the royle family, the office, gavin and stacey, frasier and our favourite, the brilliant peep show

can anyone recommend comedy in the same vain?

The Thick of It
It's by the writers of Peep Show

A surprisingly large amount of people haven't seen The Larry Sanders Show, best US Sitcom ever in my opinion... heavily influenced the Office

Marion & Geoff
Brass Eye
all Alan Partridge(inc. The Day Today)
Look Around You
hundreds of other things I can't think of