All time favourite comedy series!

Sapsorrow

I'm at the stage with my DVD collection where I'm finding it really hard to find new comedy. So what are your favourites or what would you reccomend? I can't stand ads on telly so I never bothered hooking my telly up to the aerial when I moved house so I buy a lot of DVDs instead, this is what I've collected so far;

The mighty Boosch
South Park
Family Guy
American dad (really good but still not nearly as good as family guy imo)
Father Ted
Peep show
The inbetweeners
Bottom (the early series)
The green wing
Ren and Stimpy
Black Books
The IT crowd
Brass Eye
Sponge bob (ya it totally counts)
The young ones
Spaced
The league of gentlemen
Futurama
Flight of the concords
Jam
Extras
The office
Monty pythons flying circus
New to the list today: Garth Meranghis Darkplace

I can't stand curb your enthusiam before anyone reccomends it, I bought it on the advice of a friend and was very unimpressed. I also just ordered snuff box and man to man with dean learner, no idea if they're any good or not yet though.

Thanks for any suggestions in advance!

amacachi

No Arrested Development? GTFO!

Also, just finished Season 1 of 30 Rock and while I wasn't that impressed at the start it really improved through the first season.


There's a few recommendations threads around if you're bothered looking for them.

Tabnabs

Fawlty Towers
Gavin & Stacey
The Fast Show
Beavis & Butthead (mmmm mmm hmmmmm mmmm)
King of Queens
Frasier

zac8

Red Dwarf
Big Train
Blackadder
I'm Alan Partridge

syklops

No blackadder??? What are you thinking OP?
Also, Only Fools and Horses, and Dinnerladies are not on the list.

EDIT: Zac8 Beat me to it

Sapsorrow

amacachi wrote: »

No Arrested Development? GTFO!

Also, just finished Season 1 of 30 Rock and while I wasn't that impressed at the start it really improved through the first season.


There's a few recommendations threads around if you're bothered looking for them.

I forgot about arrested development. I watched one of the series when we had a friend staying and tbh I didn't really get into it, I don't know why maybe a bit American for my tastes. I think it definately deserves another go though so will try again often the best ones are the ones you hate the first few times you watch them (flight of the concords for me). heard 30 rock was good never got a chance to see it yet will check it out.

Dyflin wrote: »

Fawlty Towers
Gavin & Stacey
The Fast Show
Beavis & Butthead (mmmm mmm hmmmmm mmmm)
King of Queens
Frasier

God beavis and butthead I forgot about them! I'll go see if they're on dvd at all.

Sapsorrow

zac8 wrote: »

Red Dwarf
Big Train
Blackadder
I'm Alan Partridge

Ok lots to add to my shopping list here now! I actually forgot I have big train.

syklops wrote: »

No blackadder??? What are you thinking OP?
Also, Only Fools and Horses, and Dinnerladies are not on the list.

EDIT: Zac8 Beat me to it

Dinnerladies? Really? Ok I'll take your word for it

Kiith

Sapsorrow wrote: »

I forgot about arrested development. I watched one of the series when we had a friend staying and tbh I didn't really get into it, I don't know why maybe a bit American for my tastes.

But, but, but....it was so un-American it got cancelled? While i wouldnt go so far as to say its the best comedy ever, i'd say its the best modern comedy.

RayM

Seinfeld (I can't believe nobody has mentioned this yet)
Cheers
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Look Around You
Bellamy's People (out on DVD in September)
The Armando Iannucci Shows
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
The Thick of it

Sapsorrow

Kiith wrote: »

But, but, but....it was so un-American it got cancelled? While i wouldnt go so far as to say its the best comedy ever, i'd say its the best modern comedy.

Ok I'll definately give it another go so it seems I'm very much out numbered on this one. I'm like that though I often really dislike comedy and then grow to love it later, I couldnt' stand south park or family guy initially either.

Shane10

30 Rock

so funny its almost to good. tina fey is a genius.

lord lucan

No Married............With Children?!! WTF?:(

Melion

Scrubs (up until season 6)
Seinfeld
The Royle Family(how has nobody mentioned it)

Sapsorrow

RayM wrote: »

The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Look Around You
Bellamy's People (out on DVD in September)
The Armando Iannucci Shows
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
The Thick of it

Ooh haven't even heard of any of these nice one!

leahyl

FRASIER FRASIER FRASIER

PeteEd

OP you need some Phoenix Nights on that list.
also
Rab C Nesbitt
&
Still Game

Sapsorrow

at the risk of getting the verbal crap kicked out of me I'm really not gone on Fraiser, Seinfeld, Cheers etc just don't do it for me

Looking forward to checking out 30 rock now...

Just looking into The Armando Iannucci Show and look around you they sound like they've good potential.

Sapsorrow

Ok I think I need to work on the classics ni particular don't know why they don't occur to me when I'm looking for stuff. I'll order some red dwarf and black adder now. Borrowed fawtly towers from a mate before and found it unbarably cringey I know thats the point but I jsut didn't get it.

zac8

Sapsorrow wrote: »

Ok I think I need to work on the classics ni particular don't know why they don't occur to me when I'm looking for stuff. I'll order some red dwarf and black adder now. Borrowed fawtly towers from a mate before and found it unbarably cringey I know thats the point but I jsut didn't get it.

avoid blackadder season 1 it's very poor.

can't believe what you're saying about fawlty towers! you like the office but find fawlty towers cringeworthy? doesn't stack up.

Sergeant

Brass Eye

nacho libre

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

edellc

Sapsorrow wrote: »

I'm at the stage with my DVD collection where I'm finding it really hard to find new comedy. So what are your favourites or what would you reccomend? I can't stand ads on telly so I never bothered hooking my telly up to the aerial when I moved house so I buy a lot of DVDs instead, this is what I've collected so far;

The mighty Boosch
South Park
Family Guy
American dad (really good but still not nearly as good as family guy imo)
Father Ted
Peep show
The inbetweeners
Bottom (the early series)
The green wing
Ren and Stimpy
Black Books
The IT crowd
Brass Eye
Sponge bob (ya it totally counts)
The young ones
Spaced
The league of gentlemen
Futurama
Flight of the concords
Jam
Extras
The office
Monty pythons flying circus
New to the list today: Garth Meranghis Darkplace

I can't stand curb your enthusiam before anyone reccomends it, I bought it on the advice of a friend and was very unimpressed. I also just ordered snuff box and man to man with dean learner, no idea if they're any good or not yet though.

Thanks for any suggestions in advance!

seriously you dont get curb your enthusiasm i absolutely loved it ricky gervais is doing a similar comedy series with Warwick Davis (played ewok in star wars) cant wait to see it

PerrinV2

Arrrested Development.......that is all.

4davis7

To me it has to be RED DWARF i love this program so much. It brought me to a different world when i watched it ha ha ha. Iv'e even read all the books i'm not a fanatic that goes to their meetings or anything i just love the show!! Hope the make the movie

Sapsorrow

zac8 wrote: »

avoid blackadder season 1 it's very poor.

can't believe what you're saying about fawlty towers! you like the office but find fawlty towers cringeworthy? doesn't stack up.

I know but the office is more psychological cringe isn't it. I don't know why I don't get it the boyf loves it. Maybe it's a bit of a generation thing, the boyf is 9 years older than me and he's really into some of those older ones that I just dont get like only fools and horses etc.

Sergeant wrote: »

Brass Eye

Got it and love it! Chris Morris is such a legend! You should check out his other series Jam, it's not for the faint hearted but it's brilliant, have the vallium at the ready if you watch it.

I'm gonna order Stewart Lee's comedy vehicle at some point too, Morris is involved in that too so it's a good bet.

nacho libre wrote: »

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Nice one!

edellc wrote: »

seriously you dont get curb your enthusiasm i absolutely loved it ricky gervais is doing a similar comedy series with Warwick Davis (played ewok in star wars) cant wait to see it

Nope I only watched one season though, I thought the first episode was funny but then after watching a few every episode is the exact same and I don't find everything going so horribly wrong for him very funny after a point.

PerrinV2 wrote: »

Arrrested Development.......that is all.

Lol

4davis7 wrote: »

To me it has to be RED DWARF i love this program so much. It brought me to a different world when i watched it ha ha ha. Iv'e even read all the books i'm not a fanatic that goes to their meetings or anything i just love the show!! Hope the make the movie

No not fanatical at all.....

4davis7

Sapsorrow wrote: »

No not fanatical at all.....

i mean im not as fanactical as others but cmon its red dwarf you gotta love it!!

Smeghead

RolandIRL

+1 for 30 rock and fraiser.
check out United States of Tara. not sure if it's on DVD yet though.

i can't forgive you for family guy though :eek: it's sh*te. pointless imo but that's for another thread

check out the TV recommendation sticky thread at the top. probably some good comedies in that for ya

Sapsorrow

whiteman19 wrote: »

i can't forgive you for family guy though :eek: it's sh*te. pointless imo but that's for another thread

That's fine I can't forgive you either :pac: It's written by manatees ffs how could you not like it!

merlie

Worst week!

The Life and Times of Tim (animated comedy!)

Ink

3rd Rock from the sun!

Fawlty Towers!

Cheers!

Some mother's do av 'em!

Last of the summer wine!

Animaniacs!

JonathanAnon

Frasier Frasier Frasier, as was said above... Up until Niles marries Daphne, After that not so good.. The episode called Radio Ham is brilliant..

GiftGrub100

The Day Today
Gavin and Stacey
Outnumbered
Worst Week of My Life / Worst Christmas of My Life
Not Going Out
Doc Martin
Coupling
Free Agents
Pulling
The US version of The Office

JP Liz V1

I am going to pick Friends no matter how many times I watch them (its repeated many many times) I still LOL

I didnt find Seinfield funny at all

wonton

the gilmore girls!

Mental Mickey

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I am going to pick Friends no matter how many times I watch them (its repeated many many times) I still LOL

I didnt find Seinfield funny at all

I don't find American sitcoms funny - at all.


OFAH all the way for me.

Conor108

Community

irishh_bob

the simpsons
blackadder
alan partridge
father ted
sienfeld
monty python

Swarlez

first 3 series of how i met your mother
first 6 series of scrubs
arrested development
friends (except for the last episode)

there are plenty of others aswell. basically anything but two and a half men. god i dislike charlie sheen

tdv123

wonton wrote: »

the gilmore girls!

Been watching this on E4 latley. really suprised at how great this show was.

Trailer Park Boys.

ratmouse

Anyone remember the Scottish sitcom, The High Life? It was brilliant if not a little cringey! Loved it

thelungs

I'm like you OP... hate TV ads.

Just finished Gavin and Stacey boxset.... very funny.
Next on my list is Ideal... an ad for it came with the G&S boxset.

wonton

tdv123 wrote: »

Been watching this on E4 latley. really suprised at how great this show was..

I know what you mean, you'd expect it to be just a girly drama or something. but its like a sitcom with more depth, and at 44 mins an episode. oh and kirk is great!

BlaasForRafa

Trailer Park Boys is feckin brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1oNpkFmENA

niemad

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Trailer Park Boys is feckin brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1oNpkFmENA

+1

Sids Not

Tooo many to mention..but could i be the first to mention these..

Soap
WKRP in Cincinatti

the younger viewers wont remember these..:rolleyes:

The Mulk

Two words


"Police Squad".
Leslie Nielsen at his best.

and for Reg Perrin make sure it's the original and not the Martin Clunes remake

qwertplaywert

Nice to see the shout outs for Gilmore Girls, a fantastic show, much much better than I ever expected it to be! Flew through the 7 seasons in no time! Last 2 were not as good as the first 5, but still a lot better than most things on tv.

In terms of US comedy, Arrested Development is an absolute must. One of the few shows that seems to get better and better every time you rewatch it.
In terms of UK comedy, The Thick of It is just incredible stuff, particularly if your semi up to date on UK politics.
And Peep Shows just a classic by now!

ziedth

Hard one for me as I love scrubs so much but for sheer LOLness I'm going for modern family, There is usually at least one spot in each episode where I have to pause so I can laugh and not miss anything.