Title: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: mostolto on September 27, 2012, 12:27:10 AM whats your funniest british comedy series? my favourites this far are Fawlty Towers, Mr Bean, and the Monty Python shows
Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Jack on September 27, 2012, 06:33:05 AM Last of the Summer Wine is probably my all time favorite. Those old coots are absolutely hilarious. Are You Being Served is a very close second though. All those sarcastic put-downs kept me laughing for many seasons.
Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Newt on September 27, 2012, 07:42:05 AM Black Adder
Keeping Up Appearances Waiting For God Mulberry To The Manor Born Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: ChaosTheory on September 27, 2012, 11:12:39 AM Spaced
Red Dwarf The Young Ones Black Adder Keeping Up Appearances Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Rev. Powell on September 27, 2012, 11:21:51 AM Monty Python is kind of in a class by itself.
Honorable mentions: Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Absolutely Fabulous Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: tracy on September 27, 2012, 12:44:49 PM Huge British Comedy fan here! The ones I love best are:
Last of the Summer Wine Open All Hours Monty Python....I agree with Rev.Powell Black Adder Are You Being Served Good Neighbors...probably my second favorite of all Time Butterflies Keeping Up Appearances The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin The Two Ronnies Red Dwarf Mr.Bean Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: JaseSF on September 27, 2012, 07:51:57 PM Love almost all of 'em but in particular love:
Are You Being Served? Red Dwarf Keeping Up Appearances The Young Ones Bottom Fawlty Towers Mr. Bean Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: tracy on September 29, 2012, 11:46:48 AM Love almost all of 'em but in particular love: Are You Being Served? Red Dwarf Keeping Up Appearances The Young Ones Bottom Fawlty Towers Mr. Bean Fawlty Towers....of course! I love Watery Fowls.... :teddyr: Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: lester1/2jr on October 01, 2012, 08:34:20 PM Young Ones. I can't believe I've never seen a Young ones tattoo
Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: zombie no.one on October 04, 2012, 09:58:22 AM sit-com type shows...
The Office I'm Alan Partridge Spaced Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Dr Terrible's House Of Horrible Saxondale Non sit-coms... Brass Eye Bo Selecta! Da Ali G Show Daisy Daisy The Day Today Adam & Joe Show Newman & Baddiel In Pieces Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: alandhopewell on October 04, 2012, 01:37:27 PM DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE
ARE YOU BEING SERVED MONTY PYTHON VICAR OF DIBLEY MY HERO AS TIME GOES BY THE OLD GUYS WAITING FOR GOD FAWLTY TOWERS Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: lester1/2jr on October 04, 2012, 01:54:30 PM I forgot Ali G that is hysterical. "Pat Boo-cannon"
Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: zombie no.one on October 04, 2012, 02:07:38 PM I forgot Ali G that is hysterical. "Pat Boo-cannon" Ali G In Da USA was possibly even better, but that's not exactly a 'British' show Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: AndyC on October 04, 2012, 05:53:00 PM Love almost all of 'em but in particular love: Are You Being Served? Red Dwarf Keeping Up Appearances The Young Ones Bottom Fawlty Towers Mr. Bean Much the same list, but also One Foot in the Grave and... The Goodies! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRviD5ppfY4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8v7tv0tjo Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: zombie no.one on October 04, 2012, 06:53:50 PM I'm surprised no one has mentioned Only Fools & Horses. it was voted best UK comedy of all time in a tv thing a while back. I think it's pretty good but wouldn't put it in my top 10.
I'm also surprised how popular the show My Hero appears to be in the US. it was barely noticed over here and mainly considered a flop! Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: tracy on October 05, 2012, 01:37:15 PM I'm surprised no one has mentioned Only Fools & Horses. it was voted best UK comedy of all time in a tv thing a while back. I think it's pretty good but wouldn't put it in my top 10. Ah,yes! Thanks for reminding me....I liked that show. It had two of my favorite British comedy actors in it....David Jason who I also adored on "Open All Hours" and Nicholas Lyndhurst whom I first discovered on "Butterflies". (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fBastoiZjUg/T6lZaDpbgkI/AAAAAAAAAVY/S4GRLfbAJd0/s400/Miami+Twice+publicity.jpg) Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: ChaosTheory on October 06, 2012, 05:02:42 PM I'm also a fan of CREATURE COMFORTS and the UK version of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY. I wasn't really thinking of them as Britcoms since they're unscripted but what the hey.
Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Living_Dead_Girl on October 07, 2012, 07:59:13 AM Even though I will always love the classics like Red Dwalf, the goodies, and anything monty python. Right now I love the I.T. Crowd. Moss is like the sheldon off the big bang thoery as both are the Abed off Community. Aka there is a new formula emerging where we have the funny socially awkard guy now. Pretty damn awesome.
Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Fox Sake on February 13, 2018, 02:26:13 PM Spaced
Black Books The IT Crowd Alan Partridge Drop the Dead Donkey Absolutely Fabulous Only Fools and Horses Steptoe and Son Fawlty Towers Father Ted Yes Prime Minister Vicar od Dibley A Touch of Cloth BlackAdder Bottom The Office League of Gentlemen Green Wing Trollied The Mighty Boosh Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: RCMerchant on February 13, 2018, 03:36:43 PM What- no Benny Hill? :buggedout:
http://youtu.be/XvuQsb181Cc (http://youtu.be/XvuQsb181Cc) Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Alex on February 13, 2018, 03:46:34 PM The Goodies. A show that was actually more popular than Monty Python back in the day.
The Goodies - Kitten Kong on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/33122684) Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Fox Sake on February 13, 2018, 04:04:56 PM I don't remember The Goodies, although I think my dad has mentioned it a few times.
Don't know much about Benny Hill either. Although looking at some of clips on Tube, can't say I find him funny. Forgot to mention "The Fast Show" and "Smack the Pony", and the comedy panel show "Have I Got News For You" Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Svengoolie 3 on February 15, 2018, 06:57:00 AM Red dwarf.
The young ones. The goodies. Fawlty towers. The Benny hill show. God save us, the queen farted! Title: Re: Funniest British Comedy Series Post by: Sitting Duck on February 15, 2018, 03:15:16 PM I have a soft spot for Allo Allo, a WWII comedy created by the Are You Being Served guys. Like McHale's Navy, many of the antics are likely more true to life than some folks would like to admit. Fun fact: Two of the actors who portray recurring German officer characters (Guy Siner and Hillary Minster) also appear in the Doctor Who serial Genesis of the Daleks, the former as a Kaled and the latter as a Thal.
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