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Best British Sitcom/Sketch Show - And worst.; And what do you think of the state of British Comedy? and should the US stop copying us?
Topic Started: Mar 29 2010, 07:06 PM (127 Views)
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Just for fun - Answer what you want to answer - dont worry about answering everything.

From the "Proudly made in the North" show Nearest and Dearest to Benidorm - Whats your favorite Britcom? (1)

Im sure many on this forum will echo the view that British Comedy isn't what it used to be. So to try and get a bit of variety in the answers - Pick 2 - pre and post 1990 and throw in a sketch show for measure - of course make your list of favs if you have too many to pick a few from. (2)

A tougher Question - Which sitcoms do you think either represent British life well - or - Do you think stand out as something truly British which only we could do or added to the international comedy stage (3)

And then as the subtitle says, what do you think about the state of British comedy? Worse? better? Just different? Ok but lacking something? Better than any other countires? (4)

Sick of British comedies being copied by America? (5)

Answer which ever you feel answering - of course the bracketed numbers relate to the questions asked, if you want to use them as a reference.

My views
1) Yes minister - and if it counts Shameless.
2) Pre 1990 - Nearest & Dearest - The Good life - Allo Allo
Post 1990 Vicar of Dibley - Ab Fab - The Office - Benidorm - Catherine Tate Show - Thin Blue Line - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - Extras
3) I think most British comedy new and old is uniquly us and I think the world owes us massive favor, We might not being doing good in sport but we beat the whole world when it comes to Comedy.
4) I think British comedy is suffering because of the death of the Sitcom. Benidorm/Catherine Tate/Gervais et al have all been good contributions. but they lack the charm of a sitcom, but if the sitcom is dead so is that charm. Something is missing but at the same time there's still plenty of gems. However I wouldnt blame anyone if the disagreed with that.
5) Absolutely. Whats wrong with the way we do things? If they aren;t happy they should work with us not by the idea off us. May of our shows may fare better with bigger budgets, but very few fare well when they are completly redone in and by America. It's kinda insulting to the originals which were good enough for those companies to want to rip it off in the first place - Comedy or Dramas. I have many American friends who get annoyed by it too, they love how we do things and just wish American Tv stations would just play them without them having to pay stupid amunts for an extra channel to watch our stuff.
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Office has to be my favourite, i've seen some of the american version of the office as well, while it ain't as good as ours it's still ok i think. Also like you said shameless is a great show as well
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The Young ones imo remains one of the best British comedies ever.
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The likely lads and whatever happened to the likely lads were ace.only fools and horses is always a winner esp "the jolly boys outing" also porridge,dads army and early doors
worst the travesty that is "my family" and that crap called "after youve gone"
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Royle family I thought was genuinely funny, the warmth and love they all had for each other was brilliiantly acted. As already mentioned too Early Doors had some great moments
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vale and proud
Mar 29 2010, 10:42 PM
The likely lads and whatever happened to the likely lads were ace.only fools and horses is always a winner esp "the jolly boys outing" also porridge,dads army and early doors
worst the travesty that is "my family" and that crap called "after youve gone"
Agree with all of that.
Add the Young Ones to list too.
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Mar 29 2010, 10:49 PM
Royle family I thought was genuinely funny, the warmth and love they all had for each other was brilliiantly acted. As already mentioned too Early Doors had some great moments
The Royal Family was something special for sure. One of those examples that prove femaie comics rock hard!
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auf wiedersehen pet

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=auf+wiedersehen+pet&search_type=&aq=0
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I couldn't stand the Royale Family, Shameless or the Office. I did love Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Only Fools and Horses and Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
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I love basically every show mentioned in this thread! I have grown up watching the old ones, because my dad loves them aswell.
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Only fools and horses is still number one, closely followed by Men behaving badly, Two pints of lager and Game on.
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Enjoy! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBdsJxxWn4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IBgk05iL3Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=GqoX-AhNTno&feature=related
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Dad's Army
The Young Ones
Blackadder I,II,III and Forth
Red Dwarf
The Likely Lads and What Ever happened to the Likely Lads
Only Fools and Horses
There are just too many to list!
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I know its American, but The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air is just brilliant :D
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The worst sit-coms -well...let's see -
Love thy neighbour for starters
George and Mildred
All Gas and Gaiters (Hey I'm really showing my age here!)
Oh Mr Beeching! (I think it was called that?).
That's for starters....I'm sure a few could throw others into the pot....
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Poridge! f**kin' brilliant! the sketch were they're cuing up for dinner, and the posh dentist asks about the contents of the fruit pie?! Brummie accent: I dunno its just fruit, don't say what it is?! Posh Bloke: so, we have no idea of the origins of this food?! West country accent: Oh No! it's not oranges! it's either a plum or a Damson!!! f**kin' nearly died laughing!!! So English!
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only fools and horses it has to be.
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Only fools and horses and Porridge was always brill
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Here's a couple of my favourites that surprisingly haven't been mentioned yet.

1. Fawlty Towers (John Cleese)

2. One Foot in the Grave (Victor Meldrew)
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It's sad but in this day and age all comdeys are PC,watching Father Ted and The Young Ones and there are some jokes which the wankers now deem as racist with the Chinese sketch in Father Ted and the Ford Tippex sketch in Boring.

MIKE: So when I shuffle off to see the Saudis, what do I say? Hello, King Fahd. I've got some oil for you. In fact, I've got a sample of it all over the front of my shirt! You wouldn't happen to have a tin of Swarfega lying around the palace, your Royal Mightiness?! Wise up, Rick. He'd chop my hands off.

NEIL: Shhhh! Don't say that about the Arabs, Mike. You'll get us all into terrible trouble.


[In a thought bubble above Neil's head, two Arabs are talking.]

ARAB #1: Your magnificence! The British Foreign Secretary has arrived to apologize for recent press criticism, in which they alleged mandatory cruelty.
ARAB #2: I will see him now.

ARAB #1: Which bit of him would you like to see first?
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Hale and Pace,
Balls of Steel,
Ali G show,
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There are so many. We do good comedy, although we do quite a bit of shyte too!
Like Terry and June.....aaaaaagh. Another brilliant one - very understated was Sorry! and of course again not mentioned The fall and rise of Reginal Perrin and Rising Damp!
On the bad side Robin's Nest.
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Fawlty Towers is still my number one :D

There have been plenty of other gooduns too, mind. We're pretty good when it comes to comedy. :)
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Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers for the seventies

Young Ones for the eighties

League of extrodinary gentlemen for the nineties

For nowadays, The Office and the IT crowd.
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my fav is still game jack and victor are great
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Ive always been a big fan of the late great Ronnie Barker so Porridge is my fav sitcom and the sketch show the Two Ronnies ;)
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The Office, Outnumbered & Extras have been my recent favourites.

Monty Python, BlackAdder & Fawlty Towers back in the day.

Trying to get them all on DVD's.

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the new statesman and still game are funny
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