Sense of humour? Comedy on TV.
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Topics not related to music
Forum Name: General Polls
Forum Description: Create polls on topics not related to music
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16222
Printed Date: November 26 2024 at 03:41
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Sense of humour? Comedy on TV.
Posted By: thefalafelking
Subject: Sense of humour? Comedy on TV.
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 18:55
|
Hi, it's quite possble I forgot some, but forgive, there's plenty of choice. I like Flying Circus, The Office, Blackadder, The League of Gentlmen (all which are progressive/postmodern in their own way!!! amazing, you won't see so much genius in american comedy) and Fawlty Towers! Choosing is difficult, but I'm mostly into the office now (changes every week) |
Replies:
Posted By: progaeopteryx
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 20:01
I'm a big fan of quite a few of the listed shows. I still love Keeping Up Appearances the best. Hyacinth and Onslow are just great!  Allo Allo is also cool. I'm finally getting to see this for the first time here in the States. The best humor is clearly from Britain with Canada coming in a close second. Just my opinion. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 20:22
|
Fawlty Towers...but Red Dwarf RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------  |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 20:37
| I absolutely love Fawlty Towers. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 00:43
|
Comedy Central is my favorite station. South Park is great, I also like stand up stuff. Mind of Mencia and Chapelle's Show is good. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 03:17
|
From that list Fawlty Towers gets my vote. It's classic and timeless. It made me laugh as a kid and still cracks me up now. I like everything on that list, so picking my fave was hard. I also really like League of Gentlemen and The Office. They are pure comedy genius IMO.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 03:43
|
From this list I vote for Fawlty Towers but I also love The Office, Monty Python and Dad's Army. I can't stand Benny Hill though! Outside of this list, I really like Father Ted and Alan Partridge.
There are loads of great American comedies too. My favourite American comedies are Cheers and Just Shoot Me. I read an article in a magazine comparing British and American comedies and it said that series like Fawlty Towers only had about 12 episodes in total whereas The Simpsons and Friends have hundreds. It's really hard for the American series to maintain quality over such a large amount of episodes but somehow they do it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10"> 
|
progaeopteryx wrote:Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 04:01
|
Close run between Fawlty Towers and Dad's Army, but Dad's Army it has to be. Wonderful timeless humour, and terific characters. The master stroke was making Mainwairng the Captain, with Sgt. Wilson his deputy. By the way, anyone remember a sitcom Arthur Lowe did called "Potter" with John Barron (CJ from Reggie Perrin). I don't think it's ever been repeated, but as I remember it, it was rather good. |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 04:21
I love Dad's Army - it was just soooo nice and cozy. It was truly family entertainment. I heard a sketch on the radio with someone impersonating Sgt Wilson as a barman "Could you see your drinks off now please if you wouldn't mind awfully. I'm sure you've all got lovely homes to go to.". ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">
|
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 04:45
A-ha! I didn't think you'd let Alan Partridge slip through the net, Bob. That character is the best thing Steve Coogan ever created.. I'd agree with you about US comedy. There is some great stuff out there. I'll always prefer home grown comedy, as it's more in tune with my sense of humour, but I'm a sucker for US sitcoms, especially Friends and Frasier. I was delighted to see that some cable channel was repeating 'Soap' too. I loved that when I was a kid. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: fractal
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 05:21
I like Fawlty Towers and Monty Python's Flying Circus, but I voted for the last because nobody voted for it yet.  I saw a new Ab Fab series recently and I found it isn't as funny as it used to be. The older stuff is great tho.  What about... KY TV? It was fun while it lasted. ------------- Klaatu Barada Nikto! |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 05:29
|
I would just like to name a few not on the list: From Britain: Coupling Yes, Minister French and Saunders My Family Smith and Jones From USA Frasier ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 05:33
|
This is actually one of my favourite all time UK sit coms, sadly forgotten about it seems. I think I must be it's only fan...
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 07:01
|
-The League of Gentlemen
-The Fast Show |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:03
|
MP, FT, BA, AA (in the world of acronyms)
|
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:10
No way, that's absolute genius! I watched both series in row one day when I was bored and when I stopped I felt like I'd been completely drugged up  . Incredibly funny, though.
|
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:14
|
Out of these,the only thing I watched was Benny Hill...and it was great!
------------- 
|
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:27
|
Has to be the Pythons.
|
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:35
no you aren't Andy...marvellously underrated series... personally, I went for something a bit more traditional...Porridge... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:36
Yep...my US fave... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:41
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 08:45
Yes I remember Potter with Arthur Lowe. He was a vicar if i recall. He and John Barron were a great pairing. It was repeated on UK Gold in the 90s in an afternoon slot. Father Ted and The League Of Gentlemen are my favourites. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 09:16
|
I think John Barron was the vicar Richard. Lowe was the retired owner of Potter's Mints if I remember correctly. One bit I thought was excellent was when the two of them were sitting on a bench chatting. The vicar's wife came struggling round the corner with a heavy wheelbarrow full of garden weeds. "No no no" says Barron, "you shouldn't be pushing a heavy wheelbarrow like that". His wife stops and gratefully puts the barrow down. "Now" he says "Pick it up and remember to bend your knees!" |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 11:53
| Fawlty Towers! |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 18:06
i voted for monty python but red dwarf comes in at a close second ------------- [IMG]http://www.wheresthatfrom.com/avatars/miguelsanchez.gif">[IMG]http://www.rockphiles.com/all_images/Act_Images/TheMothersOfInvention/mothers300.jpg"> |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 18:10
|
I love British comedy but there are a ton of great American sitcoms. Just to name 3 greats from 3 different generations: I Love Lucy(nothing compares,no comedy from any country could even hope to be that good) Mash Seinfeld ------------- |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 18:12
|
i just read some stuff about this show the young ones it sounds hilarious do u know if its on canadian tv anytime ------------- [IMG]http://www.wheresthatfrom.com/avatars/miguelsanchez.gif">[IMG]http://www.rockphiles.com/all_images/Act_Images/TheMothersOfInvention/mothers300.jpg"> |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 22 2005 at 18:17
|
I love Red Dwarf,what a great show. ------------- |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: December 23 2005 at 15:03
|
My all-time top ten sitcoms:
1 Fawlty Towers 2 Blackadder 3 Father Ted 4 Red Dwarf 5 The Office 6 Only Fools And Horses 7 One Foot In The Grave 8 The Goodies 9 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 10 The Vicar Of Dibley My all-time favourite sketch show is Monty Python's Flying Circus, followed by Not The Nine O' Clock News. |
Posted By: NecroManiac
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 16:06
|
I voted Black Adder, but you forgot Black Books!!!! For Shame!!! ------------- 
What's yer faovrite album? =^_^= |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 18:51
|
Wow,some great shows been listed there-out of those Blackadder is my favourite.Actually it is my all-time favourite! Omissions? Loads of obvious and brilliant ones from the UK: Phoenix Nights (and based in Bolton And that's just the ones I like!! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 16:13
|
Fawlty Towers, but mr. Bean comes close. Any other Atkinson comedy is good, Blackadder especially. The Office is very good too. One of the few new series that are very good. I used to watch Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo, Are You Being Served and that one in India, or no, it was Birma I suppose, with Rangi Ram and "The Boys Are Here To Entertain You" (what was that being called again?), a lot. (Are from the same producer / writers? The same kind of humour, not a very high level, but very entertaining.) And the Young Ones (good one Velvetclown) and Monty Python and Ab-so-lute-ly Fabulous Daaarling |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 16:21
|
And Yes, Minister (thanks Tony)... and I like two great comedies with Penelope Keith: To The Manor Born and Executive Stress |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 16:58
|
I saw the Black Vegetable once, man was that great. Second would be Fawlty Towers. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 21:52
|
The Office- Brilliance |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 27 2005 at 08:25
What about The Good Life?(which here in America is called Good Neighbours for some reason) ------------- |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: December 27 2005 at 13:46
|
The Good Life always signified the very worst of cosy British Middle-Class TV to me. And I also hated To The Manor Born,My Family, and 2Poin Children.... |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 00:02
Well,here in America we have to deal with the handouts Public Television gives us for British Comedy.My local PBS station is showing: But BBC America is showing some good stuff.I just discovered Father Ted,hilarious. ------------- |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 03:28
Which one is that, the one where Penelope plays a grandmother? |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 30 2005 at 03:44
Cosy middle class TV? No doubt. But To The Manor Born is not the worst from it, IMHO. Good script and Penelope was acting fabulous (absolutely ~). |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: January 03 2006 at 05:33
|
1. Fawlty Towers 2. Blackadder 3. Yes Minister 4. Red Dwarf 5. Bottom ------------- Blog this: http://artrock2006.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: January 03 2006 at 05:44
No - there are two neighbouring couples. One is posh (Penelope Keith is the posh wife). The other couple decide to drop out of society and try to fend for themselves (pigs in the garden etc.). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">
|
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 03 2006 at 07:14
Okay, thanks. I don't know that one. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 03 2006 at 14:57
I was absolutely over the moon to see that on Channel 4's top 20 US & UK sitcoms of all time, which was shown last night, the No1 show was....FRASIER!!!  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: The-Bullet
Date Posted: January 03 2006 at 20:01
|
Very little has made me laugh as hard as Fawlty Towers, but Phoenix Nights comes very close. "I'm getting the word.....Nonce !" ------------- 
"Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?" |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: January 04 2006 at 15:15
|
I love Fawlty Towers. It doesn't matter how many times I have seen all the episodes, they still crack me up over and over. I love Basil Is anyone familiar with "Bottom"? (Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmonson) Very funny stuff indeed! |