Posted on 02/25/2016 5:15:42 PM PST by chasio649
I have watched many older British comedies..."Are You Being Served", "Good Neighbors", "Red Dwarf" and "Vicar of Dibley"...But is there something great i am missing? Let's talk about it....
lol
It was
I think most of the real classic comedies have been mentioned. If you like to learn and laugh I would push QI as well, and Horrible Histories is very funny, even if it is officially for children.
1950a:
Hancock’s Half Hour
1960s:
The Likely Lads
Till Death Us Do Part
Morecambe and Wise
Q series with Spike Milligan
Sykes
Doctor in The House
Para Handy
1970s:
Morecambe and Wise
The Two Ronnies
Dave Allen
Dads Army
Fawlty Towers
The Good Life
Up Pompeii
Q
Sykes
Porridge
Rising Damp
Open All Hours
Man About The House
Doctor at Large
On The Buses
The Lovers
George and Mildred
Citizen Smith
Are You Being Served
1980s:
Open All Hours
Yes Minister
Yes Prime Minister
Only Fools and Horses
Sorry
The Young Ones
The New Statesman
Hi De Hi
Allo Allo
Red Dwarf
Blackadder series
Terry and June
French and Saunders
90s:
Harry Enfield/Harry Enfield and Chums
Bottom
Red Dwarf
One Foot in the Grave
Men Behaving Badly
Ab Fab
Father Ted
French and Saunders
Since 2000:
The League of Gentlemen
Inside no 9
Psychoville
The Office
Gavin and Stacey
Mrs Brown’s Boys
Erm, no.
People think he is the cream of UK comedy, but much as I like him, he really really isn’t.
You’d love Rising Damp then. Just as good.
1-—Initially he was, but that disappears in the first episode lol.
2—That’s a local show for local people!. There’s nothing for you there!.
You understand Jack and Victor, Bobby?, LOL
The 1950s/60s US comedies like Griffith were a flop in the UK, we found and find them far too twee. The one we loved and love is Bilko.
I didn’t get where I was today by watching inferior remakes of classics.
The Carry Ons are hugely popular here, they are a huge part of UK culture/pop culture. As much as The Beatles or James Bond.
Great series. Now sadly forgotten.
Visionary, writer, dreamweaver.
Numberwang!.
Yours sincerely,
Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.
Long hair weirdos, short hair wierdos, papists, rapists, papist rapists.............
Absolute classio.
Yes, that’s correct.
Good Neighbors and To the Manor Born are a couple of my favorites.
A-a-ll t-that I-Is n-n-not pu-pu-pu-pie is n-nuh-nuh-not—p-puh-puh-puh-pork.
Aye, I’ve cut down from eight to two pies a day and I’m not drinking as much (don’t drink, so there’s that). My fave character, among the many on the show- is Navi and his hindi translated speaking biotch of a wife. Indi-english w/ a scottish accent. Hilarious.
Heretic!.
Tinker Tailor and Smiley’s People are 24 carat gold classics.
Personally I enjoyed both.
And in that vein, we cannot leave out another classic: Callan. Fantastic series.
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