Favorite Funniest TV Moments?
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Topic: Favorite Funniest TV Moments?
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Subject: Favorite Funniest TV Moments?
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 15:15
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 15:27
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The opening (and ending!) credits to short-lived American comedy series' Sledge Hammer and Police Squad! as well as many, many fast-fleeting moments of Arrested Development (like whenever Buster appears with his bionic arm or the Bluthmobile is in action or Tobias wearing his Blue Man Group paint or first cousins' George Michael and Maybe's awkward sexually suggestive situations and lines.) ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 15:41
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If we speak English language TV, there's a lot I could choose from Monty Python's Flying Circus. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 16:11
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That's really hard. I mean somethings are absolute killer funny when you first see them, but once the joke's been sprung, subsequently they might not seem so funny as before. Other might have lasting laugh power but aren't THAT funny. Examples. Monica wearing a Turkey on her head in Friends I split my gut at that one. Now it doesn't even bring a smile. The boys farting around the campfire in Blazing Saddles Makes me laugh every time, but not as hard as the turkey did that once. I'm not sure I could pick a single favourite defining moment with so many great comedies I've seen over the years. Think Faulty Towers, M*A*S*H*, Married With Children, Big Bang Theory, Precious Gemstones, The Office, Parks & Rec and yes...Monty Python
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 16:20
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I saw this fairly recently: The IT Crowd - The Robot ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 16:55
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These particularly cracked me up good the first time I saw them ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 19:26
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Fawlty Towers certainly has its own list Guest '' This is the worst hotel I've ever stayed in'' , Major '' not having that , there's one in Paignton that's a lot worse!'' Basil to a guest who is disappointed with the view'' What do you expect to see out of a Torquay hotel window? The hanging gardens of Babylon? Herds of Wildebeast sweeping majestically across the plain?'' Basil waxing lyrical about the in growing toe nail that boaring itself into Cybil's toe Thrashing the car, (had many of those moments myself!) Cybil being lead into a cupboard on her birthday by Basil to avoid being seen by guests at her own party (they think she is ill and in bed as played by Polly) Basils horse race winnings going from guest straight to Cybil, Basil then having a near break down over it. Basil fawning over a crookster thinking he's a member of the aristocracy The deer head falling on Basils head Hiding the body of a dead guest Manuel's rat suddenly appearing in a box of chocolates offered to a hotel inspector Basil sending Manuel back into the kitchen that's on fire. and many more I'm sure! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 22 2023 at 19:52
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"You ponce in here expecting to be waited on hand and foot, while I'm trying to run a hotel here!" Inspired by the actual hotel owner the show is based on. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: September 23 2023 at 06:42
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Hi, There is only one for me! Duck Season! Rabbit Season! Duck Season! Rabbit Season! Duck Season! Rabbit Season! Rabbit Season! Duck Season! FIRE! ... You know the rest! (Sadly ... the rest is not TV, but the imagination makes TV look like crap!)(And a lot of it was copied senselessly later ... specially the early Beatles films!) Aside from that, there are a lot of images from THE GOONS that are way better than many of these films and their cartoonish covers. All three GOONS had been friends and mates in WW2 (some in Algeria - see Spike Milligan books!) and when they got together they put together a combination of surrealistic humor that defied your imagination. "... fall down little kilt ... you can't stand up to my superior intelligence!" ... and it doesn't happen and he gets whacked. Trains coming through the window. And by the time The Beatles sing she came through the window ... it wasn't even funny ... just clever copy! And The Beatles did a lot of humor that had Goon inclinations in their Christmas Shows. Rooms upside down with the floor above you and the ceiling below you. Climbing Mt Everest from the inside. Various drug references that were likely psychedelic in nature as we would see later. Six Charlies in Search of an Author ... where everyone takes a turn at the typewriter to change the story! Various clever bank robberies including Neddie Seagoon running a bank and then losing his job. Several tea breaks ... specially in Africa. And while these days some might think they are not funny the BLACK jokes with Max Geldray and Ray Ellington. Funny as heck, specially the character "Throat".
(Henry and Minnie are old folks barely walking and seeing anything!)
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: September 23 2023 at 06:54
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Blackadder Goes Forth - In a Field of Mushrooms Unfortunately, I couldn't locate an embeddable YouTube video. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: September 23 2023 at 11:09
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There are way too many scenes from both the British and American (Drew Carey hosted) versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway to list. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: September 23 2023 at 12:24
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Mock The Week - Scenes we'd like to see ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: September 23 2023 at 14:19
I loved "Peep Show" but can't find the clip when Jeremy goes into the church and speaks with the pastor and says... "Good song" ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
The Anders wrote:Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: September 24 2023 at 07:14
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From Rick and Morty: ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: September 24 2023 at 08:04
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Sean Lock the Madonna sketch ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: September 25 2023 at 06:05
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The late great John Sessions being The World Worst Children's Entertainer on Whose Line is it Anyway at 1:06 ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: September 25 2023 at 07:11
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Tim Conway's improv on the Carrol Burnett show. This clip is the full, unedited segment that the studio audience saw. The second take (except the very end where they censored the a$$hole blurb) is the one that aired.... ------------- “I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for those who like country music, denigrate means to ‘put down.'” – Bob Newhart |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 26 2023 at 22:12
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I want to post a clip of The Office. Ricky Gervais is a genius but I struggle to think of just one clip that highlights this. I think the IT guy was a good one. |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 05:15
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 16:41
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Only Fools And Horses: The Chandalier Falling Through The Bar Batman And Robin The One Where Rodney Has To Pretend To Be 14 And so many others…. ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 17:36
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Do TV Movies count? Then it has to be any scene of "Brett Maverick" featuring character Philo Sandeen, the Indian Interpreter, the guy is hilarious!
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 17:50
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Hard to think of specific instances, but I love Monty Pythons Flying Circus BBC Top Gear Psych ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 19:58
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Hi, I have never really enjoyed a lot of American TV, specially comedy and the main reason was easy ... that stupid laugh track, never allowed you to make a decision for yourself as to what was funny or not. Mostly it wasn't at all and some sit coms took advantage of it. Redd Fox was known to really jump on the laugh track. Robin Williams in his specials was very special ... you didn't need a laugh track to watch this wild and crazy guy ... much more so than the other one with the name and cardboard jokes. Well, he wasn't playing his mandolin then, for us to laugh more! He could do a mean Tiny Tim! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 20:49
Never watched it despite it's enormous popularity but always fascinated me that Bristol somehow doubled up for Peckham and it was shot just down the road from Ashton Gate.
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: December 21 2023 at 16:26
Wow! Never knew that - always assumed it was shot in London but had never really thought about it. You should definitely give it a go Richard, although it’s dated somewhat, especially the very early series. But for a long run it was magnificent….. ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 21 2023 at 19:37
I always had a love for British sitcoms back in the day but tended to go for the middle class ones like Carla Lane's Butterflies. That was not unlike my own family. My Dad was always a bit of a 'square' , my Mum 'ditsy' (she still is) and I was a lazy arsed so and so (still am!!). I also liked anything with Richard Briers in such as The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles, again all musing about middle class life. It was a joy to watch Ricky Gervais Afterlife and seeing Penelope Wilton and Peter Egan in the same sitcom again. I had (have) a real crush on Penelope Wilton, such a gorgeous lady
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: December 21 2023 at 20:31
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If we can include movies, then this scene from All Of Me absolutely cracks me up every time. If you don't know...premise is rich, spoiled woman is dying and has her spiritual guide transfer her spirit into a hot young woman. Only things go wrong and it goes into Steve Martin, her lawyer, by mistake. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 10:05
Penelope Wilton? Wow! There are MANY funny moments in both Gavin and Stacey, and Miranda (the latter being one you either love or hate; I just find it to be wonderfully silly. And we all need silly from time to time!) ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 10:34
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The Two Ronnies 'Four Candles' sketch. My all time favourite sketch from any show.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 11:10
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"You passed the test" from The Peter Serafinowicz Show. "Darth Vader Falls in Love" from The Peter Serafinowicz Show. A New Species from The League of Gentlemen ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 11:15
It never fails, even when you know exactly what’s coming next! And of course there’s Morecambe and Wise with Andrew Preview😃 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 11:34
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The skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus-"The Communist Quiz Show"-gets me every time, especially when surprisingly Chairman Mao gets questions about 1950s American hit songs right away- "Cry, Baby, Cry"
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 11:37
That Morecambe And Wise/ Andrew Preview sketch is my 2nd favourite sketch ever.
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