British Comedy

Jagna · Unread post by **Jagna** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:56 am

Whether you're in Blighty or not, I'm curious to know if anyone here has an opinion or favourite British comedies. I mean, we get things like Friends and How I Met Your Mother etc over here, but I'm talking about OLD SCHOOL kick aft comedies. For example:

You can't beat BLACKADDER. Though the first season was never my favourite, all four generations of the snake noir is a classic.

And RED DWARF! This is one of those shows that is so stupid but it works! In fact, so good that America tried to copy it. An exact replica as well! Same characters, situations....but it was a disastrous flop. Proof that British wit should be left to us

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES. I don't care how old you are, Del Boy will live forever!

If anyone dares mention Two Point Four Children or anything like that, I may have to unleash the Ravenous Bugblatterbeast of Traal. Good day.

....sorry, I've been reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 'Nother classic!

So, any limeys here got any fovourites? Or perhaps non Brits who happen to have seen such shows? My friend from Arizona for example loves Red Dwarf and Top Gear. But does that even count as a comedy? Who will ever know? Dun dun dunnnn

Aesir · Unread post by **Aesir** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:00 am

Well I am british, and I have to say, I enjoy some good old british grown comedy

oh but lately I'm enjoying shows like Qi, Mock the Week, Have I got news for you, Russell Howell's Good News and so many more topical things

THANK YOU DAVE FOR BRINGING US OLD COMEDIES!!!!

Jagna · Unread post by **Jagna** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:50 am

DAVE HAS KEPT ME SANE ALL YEAR!!!!

I totally agree, QI and Mock the Week rock my socks! Seriously, Dave is one of the only channels I watch which keeps me laughing. There's usually NOTHING else on on freeview O_o Typical. Plus, my area has some of the worst reception in England. Bah.

I get all annoyed though when they advertise things like Fools and Horses and other good comedies...on Gold. A channel I don't have

It's a shame that they put good things like Red Dwarf on at 1am when I have a 9am lecture to go to....not that that stops me, mind XD

Unread post by **Razor One** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:06 am

The Dead Parrot Sketch

The Cheese Shop Sketch

If you can watch both of those and not laugh, you are no longer classifiable as human and must be Killed With Fire

Unread post by **Nurann** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:38 pm

TOP GEAR!!! <3

"I am the Stig."

(sadly the only British "comedy" I am particularly familiar with...)

Wonko The Sane · Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:41 pm

Like my name,I have to go with the Hitchhiker's Series.Loved the awesomeness that Douglas Adams.