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Favourite TV Comedy Character?

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    #62
    Pwindedd
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    Bren from Dinnerladies.


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    #63
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    Basil Fawlty (John Cleese).


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    #64
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,956 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Doctor Perry Cox and Doctor John JD Dorian.


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    #65
    robbie67
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    Al Bundy married with Children


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    #66
    Conor Bourke
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    -Fr. Fintan Stack (Fr. Ted)

    -Boycie (OFAH)

    -Pam Poovey (Archer)

    -Niles Crane (Frasier)

    -Martin Goodman/Dad (Friday Night Dinner)

    -Terry Tibbs (Fonejacker)


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    #67
    GerB40
    Registered Users Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭GerB40


    Most of the main characters from OFAH but especially Del Boy.
    Frank Drebin - Naked Gun
    Homer - The Simpsons
    Doug Heffernan - King of Queens
    Darren Lamb - Extras
    Eric Cartman - South Park
    Randy Marsh - South Park

    I could go on and on but I won't...


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    #68
    rockatansky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭rockatansky


    Charlie Kelly - its always sunny

    Phil Dunphy - modern Family

    Larry David - curb your enthusiasm.

    Andy Dwyer - parks and rec.

    Ron Swanson - parks and rec.


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    #69
    hollster2
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    Another one I forgot Mrs Doyle shes doesn't get that much talking parts but my favourite one was when the writer came to stay:


    Mrs. Doyle: It's a bit much for me, Father. "Feck this" and "Feck that"

    Father Ted Crilly: Yes, Mrs Doyle.

    Mrs. Doyle: "You big bastard." Oh, Dreadful Language. "You big hairy arse." "You big Fecker." Fierce Stuff! And of course the F-word

    father, the bad F-word. Worse then Feck. You know the one I mean.

    Father Ted Crilly: Yes, I do, Mrs Doyle

    Mrs. Doyle: "F you" "F your effing wife" I don't know why they have to use language like that. "I'll stick this effing pitch up your hole" That was another one.

    Father Ted Crilly: I see what you mean, Mrs Doyle

    Mrs. Doyle: "Bastard this" and "Bastard that". You can't move for the Bastards in her novels. It's wall-to-wall bastards.
    Father Ted Crilly: Is it Mrs Doyle?

    Mrs. Doyle: "You Bastard" "You Fecker" "You bollocks! Get your ballocks out of my face.

    Father Ted Crilly: Yes, you just go and prepare for the nuns.

    Mrs. Doyle: "Ride me sideways" was another one.


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    #70
    boobar
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    Larry David - Curb your enthusiasm
    Phil Dunphy - Modern family


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    #71
    cloud493
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    Captain Mainwaring
    Sgt Wilson
    Basil Fawlty
    Manuel.


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    #72
    Conall Cernach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭Conall Cernach


    Any of the Richard Richards incarnations from Rik Mayall.




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    #73
    munster87
    Registered Users Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭munster87


    Karl Stein wrote: »
    The scene where him and Fr. Ted are in the hospital after Fr. Stone got struck by lighting is probably my favourite comedy scene of all time.

    Dougal: Father Stone's been in there a long time hasn't he? Do you think he's dead?
    Ted: Probably doing tests.
    Dougal: What sort of tests? General knowledge?

    Ted: God I hate hospitals.
    Dougal: Do you ever notice it's usually sick people who end up in hospitals?


    Dougal: Who would have thought being hit by lightening would land you in hospital?
    Ted: What? What are you talking about? Of course it can land you in hospital
    Dougal: Well it's not usually serious is it Ted. I mean, I was hit by lightening a few times and I never had to go to hospital.
    Ted: Yes Dougal, but you're different from most people. All that happened to you was that balloons kept sticking to you.

    Dougal: Did you ever see that film, Ted, where your man has his head transplanted onto a fly, and the fly's head was transplanted onto the man?
    Ted: Oh, yes... what was it called...?
    Dougal: "Out Of Africa", I think. Anyway, your man has the head of the fly and he's chasing his wife all over the place and she's hiding the jam and everything so he won't get stuck in it...
    Ted: I'll have to stop you there, Dougal.
    Dougal: Yes, Ted?
    Ted: No reason. I just have to stop you.

    Also the smart brother becoming a priest and the idiot brother joining the priesthood bit


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    #74
    Crimson King
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    munster87 wrote: »
    Also the smart brother becoming a priest and the idiot brother joining the priesthood bit

    Nearly, smart bro becomes a doctor :)


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    #75
    padd b1975
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    Creed Bratton.

    Along with Trigger, one of the greatest scene stealers I've ever seen.


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    #76
    RhubarbCrumble
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    Niles Crane ~ Frasier
    C. Montgomery Burns ~ The Simpsons
    All of the Dinnerladies, especially Jean ~ Dolly discussing Jean's new relationship with Stan.

    Dolly: "Is he laying your new lino Jean?"
    Jean: "He's laying anything he wants to lay!"


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    cloud493
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V3SqxUomwk


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    #78
    Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 270 ✭✭Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!


    Jean Ralphio & Ron Swanson- Parks and Rec
    Mr.Burns- The Simpsons
    Randy Marsh- South Park
    Dwight Schrute & Michael Scott- The Office


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    #79
    Shandashey
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Shandashey


    Larry David


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    #80
    EmperorKuzco
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    Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development, definitely.


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    #81
    starlit
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    Chandler Bing Friends
    Del boy only fools and horses
    Dermot Morgan and 'Dougal' from Fr Ted
    John Cleese Faulty towers
    Homer The Simpsons

    Anyone else be actual comedians like Brendan grace, russlle howard, john Kenny, the mornio guy (gift grub), callan, des bishop is ok use to like tommy tiernan and pat short. I like graham Norton but he isn't really a major comedian. I cannot think of any one else that comes to mind?!


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    #82
    How Soon Is Now
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    I'd go for a lot the obvious ones already mentioned but don't think anyone mentioned Douglas Reynholm in the IT crowd.

    Seriously funny character!


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    How Soon Is Now wrote: »
    I'd go for a lot the obvious ones already mentioned but don't think anyone mentioned Douglas Reynholm in the IT crowd.

    Seriously funny character!

    Douglas was good but Denholm was better! :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-NxyQhcP0


    Most of my favourites have been mentioned - Bernard Black, Basil Fawlty, Lucille Bluth, Mr. Burns - but one I haven't seen yet who deserves to be up there is Murray Hewitt from Flight of the Conchords. Bret, Jemaine and Mel were all great too but Murray just about pips them.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaslC6UUWg


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    #84
    mister gullible
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    Bertie Wooster - master of the vacant look.
    Dougal - not far behind him.


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    #85
    wendell borton
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    Eddie the dog (fraiser), made the show.


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    #86
    JacquesDeLad
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    Gus Hedges - Drop the dead donkey.
    Ted - Fr. Ted
    Richie - Bottom
    Basil - Fawlty Towers
    Scousers - Harry Enfield


    But my absolute favourite is Hugh Laurie as Prince George in Blackadder The Third.

    (If someone mentions the newest member of the British royal family it's what pops into my head and I smirk every time.)


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    #87
    Potential Underachiever
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    Douglas Reynholm and Murray Hewitt are a couple of great shouts IMO.


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    #88
    dirtyden
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    Some great choices here so far.

    I will second DelBoy, Basil Fawlty, Alan Partridge, Blackadder, Eric Cartman, David Brent

    I would also like to add Chris Finch from the office too.


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    skylight1987
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    Frasier crane
    daphne moon

    george costanza
    Elaine benes

    sir Humphrey Appleby

    blanche devereaux
    Dorothy zbornak


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    Potential Underachiever
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    Kenny Dalglish Sr (Phoenix Nights)
    Don Danbury (How Not To Live Your life)


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    #91
    squadro
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    Ronnie barker in porridge.
    Leonard Rossiter in rising damp.
    The old guy who sits in the corner of the pub in early doors.
    Harry corbett in steptoe and son.


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