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.