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Poll Question: What's your Favourite show in recent years?
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God what a choice -

I was torn between League Of gentlemen & Alan Partridge, but went for Partridge in the end, as Steve Coogan maintained the quality throughout the series, whereas LoG (in my opinion) lost the plot in the third series (and don't even mention the execrable film...)

Originally posted by darqdean darqdean wrote:

The Green Wing - Surreal & Hilarious. Tamsin Greig is our greatest female comedic actor ()


I'm definitely with you on that one:



Splendidly surreal comedy

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Originally posted by darqdean darqdean wrote:

Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

yeah chris morris is a genius but was quite dissapointed when he didnt affend me in the i.t crowd
 
 
 
I couldn't find his name listed their ,was that the point of the link?lol
 
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

God what a choice -

I was torn between League Of gentlemen & Alan Partridge, but went for Partridge in the end, as Steve Coogan maintained the quality throughout the series, whereas LoG (in my opinion) lost the plot in the third series (and don't even mention the execrable film...)

Originally posted by darqdean darqdean wrote:

The Green Wing - Surreal & Hilarious. Tamsin Greig is our greatest female comedic actor ()


I'm definitely with you on that one:



Splendidly surreal comedy
 
Also i really like the 3rd season but it couldnt of been as good as the other due to only keep certain charcters focused without it,and the film well..... it was a good idea im suprised about the characters they chose though



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Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Very tough poll! I went for 'Brass Eye' I'm a big Chris Morris fan. I like The Day Today, Jam and Nathan Barley too, which were all projects he was involved in. Alan Partridge, The Office and The League of Gentlemen are all brilliant too. I've just bought the first three series of Peep Show on DVD, and they are hilarious, and very original too. Spaced was also mentioned here. That is one one my favourite sit coms of all time, next to Fawlty Towers, Ab Fab and BlackAdder.

 

yeah chris morris is a genius but was quite dissapointed when he didnt affend me in the i.t crowd


If you want to be offended by a Chris Morris product, then check out 'Nathan Barley'

I couldn't believe how bizarre and completly obnoxious that sit com was. I loved it!
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Originally posted by Kotro Kotro wrote:

Some of my favorites are missing, though: ...Coupling
 
Coupling for me. Brilliant show.
 
[the american version is just sh*t]
 
 
Off the list I think I've only seen "The League Of Gentlemen", "The Office", "Little Britain" and "I'm Alan Partridge". They're all good but nothing I've really followed.
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sorry - none of the above really Ermm
 
British comedy is in something of a low at the moment - My Family is typical traditional sit-com and isn't bad, i really liked 2 Pints of Lager but the new one Grownups is disappointing in comparison.
 
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The list lacks Gordon Brown. Hm, I feel a bit odd having seen none of these. I don't think they run in finland. I've heard red Dwarf is good though :P
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Originally posted by Passionist Passionist wrote:

The list lacks Gordon Brown. Hm, I feel a bit odd having seen none of these. I don't think they run in finland. I've heard red Dwarf is good though :P
red dwarf was very good. I'd vote for that.
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Mighty Booch is hilarious, and the actors are progheads apparently.
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Red Dwarf, Father Ted, Phoenix Nights and The Royle Family are obvious omissions.

Of the comedy sketch shows my two favourites are The Fast Show and Big Train.Both maintained a high standard whereas the likes of Bo Selecta and Little Britain just rehashed the same ideas which soon became very tired.

I think the first series of League Of Gentlemen and episode one of series two were sublime but got progressively dire after that.

My Personal Top 10 including older shows would be:

1. Blackadder
2. Phoenix Nights
3. Fawlty Towers
4. Red Dwarf
5. The League Of Gentlemen Series 1
6. The Royle Family
7. I'm Alan Partridge
8. The Office
9. The Young Ones
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Bubblng under: Porridge,Father Ted, Only Fools and Horses, Rising Damp.Steptoe & Son and Dad's Army.
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Originally posted by Kid-A Kid-A wrote:

Mighty Booch is hilarious, and the actors are progheads apparently.
 
yeah their big zappa and beefheart fans.......it shows lol



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Anyone come across "The IT crowd"? I just started watching it recently, and found it very good.
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Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

Originally posted by Kid-A Kid-A wrote:

Mighty Booch is hilarious, and the actors are progheads apparently.

 

yeah their big zappa and beefheart fans.......it shows lol


Sorry - never got it - I've tried many times but on the few occasions I've got all the way through an episode, I've done so completely straight faced; I just find them totally unfunny... ditto Tittybangbang & Katherine Tate.

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