Best British comedy show?

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[Say “Cookie”]

You ever watch The Comic Strip Presents. I love Rik Mayall.

That one I have not. I was obsessed with The Young Ones and Bottom as a kid. I haven’t watched either in years despite the box sets sitting in my closet on a shelf.

 

[guest]

That one I have not. I was obsessed with The Young Ones and Bottom as a kid. I haven’t watched either in years despite the box sets sitting in my closet on a shelf.

That’s not the only things sitting in your closet (see, i’m implying you’re a homosexual) (sorry)

 

[guest]

That one I have not. I was obsessed with The Young Ones and Bottom as a kid. I haven’t watched either in years despite the box sets sitting in my closet on a shelf.

I occasionally watch the Bottom live show whilst drunk. (I have no life)

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[Meownaw]

monkey dust
brasseye

The pedo special alone of brasseye is great.

 

[Say “Cookie”]

That’s not the only things sitting in your closet (see, i’m implying you’re a homosexual) (sorry)

Tee Hee!

 

[guest]

Mr bean

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[ShutYourCakeHorn]

Mr bean

Great minds think alot.

 

[The Arm]

WWAW Ms. Slocombe's pussy?

 

[Stent]

My personal favourite British comedy is Black Books because I'm partial to Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey. "What happened to all the books?" "I sold them" "Oh, JESUS!!"

Black Books is great.

"I ate all your bees!"
"You fucker."

 

[Jack_Horner]

The Young Ones

 

[Rutherford_b_Blaze]

The Sillycocks

 

[Dennyislife]

I always find it interesting when I see US focused best UK comedies nobody brings up only fools and horses which was our biggest comedy of all time by a long way. Its interesting some of our biggest hits make zero impact yet cult shows do translate.

For me peep show, dark place, the office, this country, the Inbetweeners, Alan partridge ( including the newer stuff that I prefer especially the audiobooks)

 

[guest]

I always find it interesting when I see US focused best UK comedies nobody brings up only fools and horses which was our biggest comedy of all time by a long way. Its interesting some of our biggest hits make zero impact yet cult shows do translate.

For me peep show, dark place, the office, this country, the Inbetweeners, Alan partridge ( including the newer stuff that I prefer especially the audiobooks)

I've honestly never heard of that.

 

[Dennyislife]

I've honestly never heard of that.

It's 80s/90s so a bit dated and cheap now but at it's best it had some great moments. Over 20 million would watch. Something like Peep show got about a million. Same with stuff like one foot in the grave. I think keeping up appearances was weirdly a success in the US so it's not like the styles just didn't cross.

 

[Smeckler's Powder]

Saxondale is the best

 

[Dennyislife]

Forgot the league of gentlemen which not only was very funny and dark but came back recently for some specials and delt with characters that would get them cancelled these days very well in a funny way. Inside number 9 and pyscoville are great too.

 

[Patrick O'Neal]

If you want a real who's who of British comedians, check out The Day Today.

Created by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris. First TV appearance of Alan Partridge.



Also written contributions from Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. VERY little chance that Americans have watched Lee and Herring shows.

The used to do good bits mocking comedy and journlist cliches.

20 years later, people are still doing this shit!

 

[PogromStallone]

Inbetweeners and Peep Show are two of the best comedy shows ever made.


Alan Partridge is up there with the best comedic characters ever and his entire canon is worth checking out.

 

[Lamont & Tonelli]

WWAWD Waiting for God?

I always find it interesting when I see US focused best UK comedies nobody brings up only fools and horses which was our biggest comedy of all time by a long way. Its interesting some of our biggest hits make zero impact yet cult shows do translate.

I remember that one on PBS, kinda like Sanford & Son.