Any funny tv series

jams100 · 22-11-2020 1:43am #1

Anyone have any recommendations for a good TV/boxset series?
Something along the lines of a father ted, royale family or an idiot abroad...I've watched every episode of father ted about 3 times now
Thanks

Mehaffey1 · 22-11-2020 1:44am

Along those lines would be Black Books with Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey, easy watch and easy laughs

22-11-2020 1:45am

peep show

Notmything · 22-11-2020 1:46am

Peter Kay's car share

thesandeman · 22-11-2020 1:53am

One that went under the radar years ago is Goodnight Sweetheart. Because it's based in the war years it's fairly timeless (if that makes sense).

Atlantic Dawn · 22-11-2020 1:55am

The Office, UK and US versions. Watch UK version first.

Tom Mann Centuria · 22-11-2020 1:58am

Man Down

Bandana boy · 22-11-2020 2:02am

Schitts creek
Power through first season and it gets very funny

W0LFMAN · 22-11-2020 2:15am

Frasier

golfball37 · 22-11-2020 2:28am

Bandana boy wrote: »

Schitts creek
Power through first season and it gets very funny

I’m five episodes into season one and find it a drag, completely unfunny and uninteresting. I heard from a few people it’s very good but I’m not feeling it tbh.

Notdeco · 22-11-2020 2:31am

golfball37 wrote: »

I’m five episodes into season one and find it a drag, completely unfunny and uninteresting. I heard from a few people it’s very good but I’m not feeling it tbh.

You need to keep going, one of those shows that just get better with each episode. Stick with it, you won't be disappointed

22-11-2020 3:56am

Extras

mr_edge_to_you · 22-11-2020 11:01am

Got to love All4:
Man Down
The Inbetweeners
Friday Night Dinner
Fresh Meat
The IT Crowd (personal ideologies aside Graham Linehan is a genius)
Derry Girls

Others:
Peter Kays Phoenix Nights (and Max & Paddy spinoff series)
Cuckoo (first 3 seasons anyway)
Frasier
Entourage
US Office - never got the UK one but I love the US one.

Thecageyone · 22-11-2020 2:41pm

I'm the opposite when it comes to the Office, loved the UK one, can't stomach the US one at all.

I'll second Black Books as someone suggested earlier, it's very much in line with the type of shows OP likes, same guys behind Father Ted

ebbsy · 22-11-2020 2:44pm

Bottom.

Immortal Starlight · 22-11-2020 4:33pm

Still Game on Netflix

dermo2014 · 22-11-2020 4:34pm

Seinfeld, all seasons available on rte player.

Tell me how · 22-11-2020 4:43pm

Parks and Rec is often spoken about in the same terms as The US Office although personally I rate the latter much higher.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is very funny in my opinion but it is a cruder humour than the shows you listed.

I presume, even though you didn't mention them that you have watched the old reliables of Fawlty Towers and Only Fools and Horses.
Last of the Summer wine is an even older version of a similar type of humour.
And there is a show called Early Doors which is very similar in setting and style to The Royle Family. Craig Cash produced both shows.

.red. · 22-11-2020 4:52pm

Tell me how wrote: »

Parks and Rec is often spoken about in the same terms as The US Office although personally I rate the latter much higher.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is very funny in my opinion but it is a cruder humour than the shows you listed.

Parks and Rec as a whole was good but the 2nd last season was poor and the last season was diabolical. Very easy viewing tho.
Always Sunny is probably my favourite comedy of all time. Really really strange story lines tho. The last few season are good but not on a par with the earlier ones.

Another show I'd highly recommend is Episodes. I'd never heard of it till it was half ways thru the last season. Rewatched it recently with my wife and she loved it too.

****ts Creek was a slow burner at the start, I'd just about enough interest to keep going with it and was glad I did. Every episode has a laugh in it.

Frasier is well worth watching too, even if you've seen most episodes before. The comedy is fantastic and it hasn't aged a bit.

Tell me how · 22-11-2020 5:00pm

Another one which you might like was Scrubs although it is a very American type of humour which are different from the shows you listed.

As with other shows mentioned here, avoid the last series like it was Season 8 of Game of Thrones.

whomitconcerns · 22-11-2020 5:01pm

Curb your enthusiasm.

NIMAN · 22-11-2020 5:02pm

Modern Family was fantastic for the most of it.
Peep Show, re-watched it all again earlier in the year, still as funny.

Capt'n Midnight · 22-11-2020 11:06pm

The Estate Agents
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-estate-agents/on-demand/30000-001

Speak Now · 22-11-2020 11:09pm

whomitconcerns wrote: »

Curb your enthusiasm.

Starting out at season 1 for the 3rd time

greensausage · 22-11-2020 11:15pm

30 rock and arrested development are decent as well.

pajosjunkbox · 22-11-2020 11:41pm

Curb your enthusiasm.......Larry David gets in sticky situations and says out loud what everybody else might think but choose to stay quiet to maintain an appearance of being normal !!!!

Peep Show..... Great characters. Super Hands, Jez, Mark and Johnson. Quality comedy.

mark_jmc · 23-11-2020 8:10am

greensausage wrote: »

30 rock and arrested development are decent as well.

+1 for Arrested Development, it’s hilarious

Agent Coulson · 23-11-2020 9:12am

Brooklyn 99

Acosta · 23-11-2020 10:53am

mark_jmc wrote: »

+1 for Arrested Development, it’s hilarious

Just don't watch it beyond the 3rd season

Archeron · 23-11-2020 7:20pm

If you like animation, Drawn Together can be very funny, I say meat blimp at least once a week

ollkiller · 23-11-2020 9:05pm

Letterkenny.

silliussoddius · 24-11-2020 12:21am

ebbsy wrote: »

Bottom.

A box set would be a good Christmas present, along with some Gold, Frankenstein and Grr.

Tell me how · 24-11-2020 4:06am

silliussoddius wrote: »

A box set would be a good Christmas present, along with some Gold, Frankenstein and Grr.

Along the same lines in terms of Old School British Comedy

Blackadder
Yes Minister, and the more recent equivalent The Thick of It.

If you've any interest in current affairs and UK politics, these last two should be very entertaining for you.

McBurgermacs · 24-11-2020 1:19pm

ollkiller wrote: »

Letterkenny.

I'm mad to watch this but cant find it. Any idea if it's available here? Which app?

Community is my suggestion, get past the 1st few episodes and the first 4 seasons are brilliant.

WoollyRedHat · 24-11-2020 11:53pm

Ghosts.

enfant terrible · 25-11-2020 11:07pm

Silicon Valley

Jimbob1977 · 25-11-2020 11:09pm

Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge

I'm Alan Partridge

The Inbetweeners

US Office

JP Liz V1 · 26-11-2020 12:29am

jams100 wrote: »

Anyone have any recommendations for a good TV/boxset series?
Something along the lines of a father ted, royale family or an idiot abroad...I've watched every episode of father ted about 3 times now
Thanks

White Gold
Moone Boy
Derry Girls
The Young Offenders

arcticmonkeys · 26-11-2020 12:42am

I was a fan of Don't trust the B in apartment 23 while it was on Netflix only lasted 2 seasons on ABC although it was quite provocative for a network show. Kristen Ritter is hoot and easy on the eye as well which helps. Most episodes are on dailymotion now.

Capt'n Midnight · 26-11-2020 1:51am

ebbsy wrote: »

Bottom.

The Young Ones

The Comic Strip Presents. Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door

Filthy Rich and Catflap

The New Statesman. Rik Mayall

Some quite different ones. YMMV , very hit or miss and some very dated badly.

Friday Night Dinner

The Goodies - Kitten Kong

Red Dwarf

The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy series. Radio series is still the best.

Rab C. Nesbitt
Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances is sometimes the only sane person and had one great line
"I'm sitting here completely surrounded by no beer!"
And that's where the similarities end.

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin the original series only.

Ripping Yarns

Detectorists - very very slow, watch last thing at night to unwind.

JP Liz V1 · 26-11-2020 2:07am

arcticmonkeys wrote: »

I was a fan of Don't trust the B in apartment 23 while it was on Netflix only lasted 2 seasons on ABC although it was quite provocative for a network show. Kristen Ritter is hoot and easy on the eye as well which helps. Most episodes are on dailymotion now.

James Van Der Beek as himself was the mvp for me

al87987 · 26-11-2020 2:17am

Nobody has put Nathan for You on this list yet so you should all hang your heads in shame.

If you like Sunny, Curb, Office, Peep etc... this will be the best comedy you've never heard of.

Darc19 · 27-11-2020 12:11am

Immortal Starlight wrote: »

Still Game on Netflix

I second that.

Started watching it last week. Great harmless easy watching fun.

Yermander · 27-11-2020 12:36am

Most good ones already mentioned

Catastrophe
Brassic
After Life

completedit · 27-11-2020 12:44am

I feel the Inbetweeners has start to age poorly. The music, the era, the jokes, the fashion the humour, it's all of a different time. I say this as someone who has watched it endlessly for about 12 years.

ejmaztec · 27-11-2020 1:41pm

I found Future Man entertaining, and don't even recall it being shown on any particular channel. I suppose it could be described as sordid humorous sci-fi

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4975856/

silverharp · 01-03-2021 1:44pm

Im watching Curb your Enthusiasm for the first time, just finished Season 6, i must had watched an episode when it was on back in the day but didnt get it. Liking it now especially being able to speed through it. The whole arc of the family staying with them was brilliant

Not seen Seinfeld either so that might be up next after this one

No again Danni · 01-03-2021 2:11pm

Bandana boy wrote: »

Schitts creek
Power through first season and it gets very funny

golfball37 wrote: »

I’m five episodes into season one and find it a drag, completely unfunny and uninteresting. I heard from a few people it’s very good but I’m not feeling it tbh.

Ive started watching it recently and really like it. Some of the jokes fall flat but the characters all round are so likeable. The family themselves are meant to be spoilt but theyre not, just adapting. It's nice and easy to watch imo.

Alaninwondeand · 01-03-2021 2:17pm

The Goldberg's on RTE 2. Its like a cross between Malcolm in the middle and the wonder years. Packed with 80s nostalgia.

No again Danni · 01-03-2021 4:49pm

Trailer Park Boys is very good too.

dom40 · 01-03-2021 4:57pm

Just watched Back series 1 and 2 on All 4 really enjoyed it (from the peep show guys).

Any funny tv series

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