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Recommend a good comedy

ShoulderChip · 2010-04-14 19:29:55

Hi, My love affair with How I met your mother has come to an end (I have watched them all) it started off with me thinking it was just ok, and nice to have on in the background then I got really into it. I am in the pursuit of another easy to watch comedy that is handy to just throw on for 20 mins when you have a spare…

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Hi,

My love affair with How I met your mother has come to an end (I have watched them all)
it started off with me thinking it was just ok, and nice to have on in the background then I got really into it.

I am in the pursuit of another easy to watch comedy that is handy to just throw on for 20 mins when you have a spare few.

any ideas?

here are the obvious choices you might reccommend but which I have already seen and loved.

Arrested Development
Curb your enthusiasm
Weeds
30 Rock
Extras
Office
Royle Family
The Thick of it
Shameless
Inbetweeners
Skins
American Dad
Family Guy
South Park

What am I missing? any good suggestions?

thanks

I don't think I like the Big Bang Theory

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#2 14-04-2010 8:15pm

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Black Books
The IT Crowd (season 4 in production)
Futurama (5th season in June)
Scrubs season 1-8

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#3 14-04-2010 8:17pm

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Modern Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDu5s309Ouw

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#4 14-04-2010 8:17pm

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I'm presuming you've omitted Seinfeld in error because you've watched CYE. If not Seinfeld has to be it.

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#5 14-04-2010 8:17pm

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Cheers for those I have actually seen them all, sorry I'm a difficult customer I know.

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#6 14-04-2010 8:39pm

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check out chuck!!! i think its amazing :D

knew officed is on tonight on comedy central !!!!! YAHOOOOO

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#7 14-04-2010 8:43pm

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Peep Show.

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#8 14-04-2010 8:43pm

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Party Down and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia are my favourites at the moment.

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#9 14-04-2010 10:44pm

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Testees

Some love it, some hate it. I personally found it a bit stupid and slapstick at times but that didn't stop me laughing my ass off at it.

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#10 14-04-2010 10:47pm

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Why not go for a classic and watch Porridge, you can't beat Fletch

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#11 14-04-2010 11:36pm

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Eastbound and Down.

Summer Heights High.

Flight of the Conchords.

Three of the most outstanding comedies of the last few years IMO.

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#12 14-04-2010 11:37pm

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Spaced!!

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#13 14-04-2010 11:43pm

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Outnumbered
The Life and Times of Tim

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#14 14-04-2010 11:52pm

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Trailor park boys
Entourage
Only fools & horses
The might boosch
My name is earl
Two & a half men
Married with children
Dave Chappelle show
Malcolm in the middle
That 70's show
King of the hill

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#15 15-04-2010 12:01am

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Agree with above on Entourage and that 70s show.

HIMYM really is great though isn't it

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#16 15-04-2010 12:24am

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Brass eye and the day today

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#17 15-04-2010 12:40am

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I assume you've seen Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd - if not hop to it...

Apart from them my other recommendations would be;

Modern Family
Eastbound and Down
Misfits (technically not a comedy, but similar to Skins and Shameless which you've listed)

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#18 15-04-2010 12:46am

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You cannot go wrong with Arrested Development, came pretty late to the party myself but it is awesome, you really can't get better

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#19 15-04-2010 1:06am

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Peep Show !!!!!

Which you can watch on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/show?p=yiRE6Z5QFLo&s=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzXw2Nzps0g

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#20 15-04-2010 1:09am

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that mitchell and webb look and also futurama

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#21 15-04-2010 1:20am

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FRASIER The yanks have a sense of humour too !!!

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#22 15-04-2010 1:28am

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I'd like to second the recommendation for Misfits, which, while not entirely a comedy, had me on the brink of tears laughing at it more than once. Nathan is a glorious victory of a character, and the whole series is damn near perfect.

In the meantime, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is great if you've not seen it. Spoof 1980's horror with superb attention to detail and gratuitous keytar.

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#23 15-04-2010 1:33am

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the ROYLE FAMILY 'S gotta b in there too

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#24 15-04-2010 1:34am

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tommyboy2222 wrote: »

Peep Show !!!!!

+1 Absolutely hilarious stuff. One or two episodes and you'll be hooked.

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#25 15-04-2010 1:37am

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hated it 4 ages .....then boredom at Christmas got me hooked ..........
" fair point well made " me thinks

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#26 15-04-2010 1:54am

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tis not a sit-com per say but QI can be really funny too!
only fools and horses
fawlty towers
brass eye

all classics.

BLACK BOOKS is essential

also good choice on arrested development top notch comedy and totally under-rated

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#27 15-04-2010 8:06am

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king of queens is very funny, always makes me laugh.

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#28 15-04-2010 12:42pm

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erm...Friends???

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#29 15-04-2010 12:43pm

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Monkey Dust
Or have a look through this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055689569

Why did you open this thread twice with two different titles, by the way? Is this some sort of pastiche of Lost with an alt-thread?

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#30 15-04-2010 12:48pm

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Duplicate threads merged!

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#31 15-04-2010 1:03pm

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quite liking Community at the moment

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#32 15-04-2010 6:07pm

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Oh, Parks and Recreation is decent too. Well end of Season One and first half of Season Two

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#33 15-04-2010 6:16pm

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I know it's not a sitcom but The West Wing can be hilarious at times. Toby, Josh, CJ and Donna in particular have some classic lines. I laughed more watching that than I do at most comedies.

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#34 16-04-2010 4:55am

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any of the Alan Partridge stuff- priceless

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#35 16-04-2010 9:52am

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curb your enthusiasm..has to be the best comedy on the box at the moment

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