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British Comedies

  • 14-02-2011 11:39PM
    #1
    nodirectionhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Always win.

    From Fawlty Towers, Steptoe and son, some mothers do ave em, right up to Little britain, the Royle family, Shameless and Gavin and Stacey (which I am currently watching and made me think of this) they are all just side splitting funny and witty

    I can't really think of any Irish comedies that I enjoy as much- Father Ted for a little while back in the day, and Pure Mule maybe

    American wise, Friends had it's time for me, but nothing else stood out so much


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  • #2
    piotrish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭piotrish


    nodirectionhome wrote: »
    Always win.

    From Fawlty Towers, Steptoe and son, some mothers do ave em, right up to Little britain, the Royle family, Shameless and Gavin and Stacey (which I am currently watching and made me think of this) they are all just side splitting funny and witty

    I can't really think of any Irish comedies that I enjoy as much- Father Ted for a little while back in the day, and Pure Mule maybe

    American wise, Friends had it's time for me, but nothing else stood out so much

    technically Father Ted was English


  • #3
    nodirectionhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭nodirectionhome


    Really, as in production wise?


  • #4
    piotrish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭piotrish


    nodirectionhome wrote: »
    Really, as in production wise?

    made by Channel 4 wasn't it


  • #5
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    gavin and stacey is dross, as is little britain.


  • #6
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    Got to be Phoenix Nights for me - watching it again at the moment, brilliant series.

    And 'The Thick of It' is absolute genius


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  • #7
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    its an urban myth that father ted was an irish show. it was a british comedy

    keeping up appearances and on the buses were classics too


  • #8
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    phasers wrote: »
    gavin and stacey is dross, as is little britain.


    Little Britain - A maximum 6 weak jokes expanded into 10000 episodes.

    Never watched Gavin & Stacy.


  • #9
    Sergeant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,362 ✭✭✭Sergeant


    Alan Patridge.
    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
    Brass Eye
    The Day Today
    Black Books.

    Yes, I have impeccable taste.


  • #10
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    Sergeant wrote: »
    Alan Patridge.
    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
    Brass Eye
    The Day Today
    Black Books.

    Yes, I have impeccable taste.
    I feel ashamed of myself that I forgot every single one of these



    /ties noose


  • #11
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    brummytom wrote: »
    Got to be Phoenix Nights for me - watching it again at the moment, brilliant series.

    And 'The Thick of It' is absolute genius

    It's a pity that Peter Kaye's in it.:P


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  • #12
    nodirectionhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭nodirectionhome


    Totally forgot Black Books, another classic.

    Gavin and Stacey, have to defend it, never fails to make me laugh! Even on this depressing valentines night I am smiling watching it :)


  • #13
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Sergeant wrote: »
    Alan Patridge.
    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
    Brass Eye
    The Day Today
    Black Books.

    Yes, I have impeccable taste.

    Agreed.


  • #14
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    The fast show was genius. I wish they brought it back. And Harry Enfield too!


  • #15
    bluto63
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭bluto63


    nodirectionhome wrote: »
    Always win.

    From Fawlty Towers, Steptoe and son, some mothers do ave em, right up to Little britain, the Royle family, Shameless and Gavin and Stacey (which I am currently watching and made me think of this) they are all just side splitting funny and witty

    I can't really think of any Irish comedies that I enjoy as much- Father Ted for a little while back in the day, and Pure Mule maybe

    American wise, Friends had it's time for me, but nothing else stood out so much

    How have you managed to name practically every bad show made in Britain?
    Sergeant wrote: »
    Alan Patridge.
    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
    Brass Eye
    The Day Today
    Black Books.

    Yes, I have impeccable taste.

    That's more like it


  • #16
    nodirectionhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭nodirectionhome


    Yep Harry Enfield.

    Like certain catherine tate sketches, though some are just irratating


  • #17
    Bazinga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Bazinga


    Alan Patridge.
    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
    Brass Eye
    The Day Today
    Black Books.

    Yes, I have impeccable taste.

    Haven't seen Darkplace but might as well add 2 more GL ones to it - Ted & IT Crowd.

    Peepshow is outstanding, up there with Partridge.


  • #18
    PK2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭PK2008


    British comedy and music is the best in the world

    Credit where credit is due


  • #19
    1mcampo1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭1mcampo1


    Arrested Development

    ...sorry, thought we were just naming out our favorite show!


  • #20
    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    Jesus, two pages in and nobody's mentioned Spaced!!!

    Shame on ye.


  • #21
    bitter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭bitter


    Fawlty Towers & Father Ted stand out among the rest:cool:


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  • #22
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    I'm a Ronnie Barker fan, Porridge and Open All Hours. There's loads others that haven't been mentioned yet, Carry On, Are You Being Served, also Sir Humphrey from Yes Minister cracks me up. Father Ted is Irish, shot in Ireland with Irish actors by Irish people but produced by a British company, it's Irish. Robbie Keane was born in Ireland but plays for a British soccer team, does that make him British?

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #23
    tattoo86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭tattoo86


    porridge

    the inbetweeners

    only fools and horses


  • #24
    stevejr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭stevejr


    Ah come Dave, where's only fools and horses?????

    What's the reason for being reasonable?

    Is that an unreasonable question?



  • #25
    Dangerous Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,674 ✭✭✭Dangerous Man


    When it comes to comedy no one does it better than the British. It must be from all the murdering and stealing they've done over the centuries - gives one a good sense of humour... :D


  • #26
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    Time Trumpet

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSi0D7KESk


  • #27
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭TPD


    Jesus OP, I saw the thread title and thought 'here's someone talking my language'. (I hope not!)

    You've named some of the worst British Comedy has to offer, and completely skipped past some of the best.


  • #28
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Bazinga wrote: »
    Haven't seen Darkplace but might as well add 2 more GL ones to it - Ted & IT Crowd.

    Peepshow is outstanding, up there with Partridge.
    Both brilliant. But you forgot another Linehan one that he did with Matthews:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIIAQME1Uhg


    Took me ages to decide which clip to post. Great stuff.


  • #29
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,228 ✭✭✭epgc3fyqirnbsx


    Their sketch shows are fantastic
    Not the Nine O'Clock News
    The Fast Show
    The two Ronnies
    Harry Enfield
    Smack the Pony (women being funny :eek:)

    Ever watch any of the old Morcam and Wise shows? Brilliant stuff, there's a clip of the two of them making breakfast to some piece of music, must look it up


  • #30
    nodirectionhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭nodirectionhome


    Clashing opinions over some of them indeed, stand by the ones I mentioned and agree with many of the ones added, but you get the gist, some quality programmes mentioned!

    Spaced, it's been ages since I watched that, love it


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  • #31
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    nodirectionhome wrote: »
    Spaced, it's been ages since I watched that, love it
    Being repeated on More4 at the moment.


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