What Are The Funniest TV Programs Of All Time?

Me, Myself & I | Today, March 30, 2002 | Hellmouth

[Hellmouth]

What are some of your favorite comedy shows of all time?

For myself, I like Howard Stern's old Channel 9 show, Fawlty Towers, Police Squad, The Young Ones, et al. I'm sure other people have different ideals as to what they consider humorous....

[rwb]

Amen

Mr.Bean

The Jeffersons

3rd Rock

Red Dwarf

[Always Right]

WKRP is definitely one of the greatest. I grew up watching Cosby/Family Ties which were great shows too. I Love Lucy though has to be considered the Funniest TV series of all time, IMHO.

[jmc813]

Mystery Science Theater 3000. The show that managed to get me to wake up before 9 no Saturday mornings.

[rwb]

Oh, and Married with Children.

[hole_n_one]

Would you believe............

[Slehn]

Taxi! Remember Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito's character)? The greatest sexual harrasser of all time!

[widgysoft]

IM ALAN PARTRIDGE - Played by Steve Coogan, Comic Genius

[dts32041]

Anytime Billy the boob appeared on CNN

[Clink]

A show that lasted less than one season, but in my opinion was one of the best written, hence funniest shows ever was, Bakersfield P.D.

It was one of the earliest shows without a laugh track so I presume it was "over the head" of the typical TV viewer.

[engrpat]

Alf, Married with Children, Carol Burnet and Are You Being Served.

[razorback-bert]

Are You Being Served

Good Neighbors

[lawdude]

Most any of the Bob Newhart series'.
My World: and Welcome to it.
Get Smart!
He and She.

Some memory strainers there, eh?

And, Oh...Arnie, At least that is the name I recall, with Hershel Bernardi!

[Hagrid]

Fawlty Towers, SCTV, The Simpsons, Green Acres,

I loved all four of these, but SCTV doesn't hold up too well (on recent viewing). The Simpsons might be the best show ever. I'd add Seinfeld to the list, and early SNL. Andy Griffith was pretty funny, too.

[Charles Henrickson]

For "laugh-out-loud" funny:

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Among sit-coms:

The Honeymooners

(There are a couple of sit-coms I like better overall--Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke--but they were not so much "laugh-out-loud" funny.)

[xzins]

Variety/Humor -- The Red Skelton hour; Saturday night live;

Sitcom (time based) -- Andy Griffith Show; Beverly Hillbillies; Bob Newhart; Seinfeld; Friends

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I'm a little biased. Three Stooges a close second.

[lawdude]

Gads, how could I forget. Absolutely the longest running funny show ever!

[IoCaster]

In no particular order.

Laugh In

The Dean Martin Show

I Love Lucy

Bilko

Cheers

The Honeymooners

The Beverly Hillbillies

Seinfeld

Married with Children

Monty Python

Absolutely Fabulous

Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister

[rightisright]

My personal favorite was The Odd Couple.

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