Favourite British Comedy?

[Treasure the Questions]

Tonight I was reminded that there is some good comedy on the radio. Did anyone catch JEREMY HARDY SPEAKS TO THE NATION on Radio 4 this evening? http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/jeremyhardy.shtml

I also enjoyed listening to The Little World of Don Camillo but that seems to have been replaced by Hitchhiker. Still I won't be able to hear it anymore as I've started working then.

Karin

 

[StormeTorque]

Anyone who hasn't seen this film should see it as soon as possible - it reminds me a bit of my student life (without the illegal side of course)

 

[theFijian]

Great! Another Withnail & I fan!!

Are you the farmer? We've gone on holiday by mistake!

 

[theFijian]

I almost forgot (this ones for the Scots) - The Vital Spark!

More steam MacPhail!

 

[cygnusx1]

"now see here ...........see here , er you see here ............

 

[meebs]

satirical comedies such as blackadder series, young ones, fawlty towers and especially monty python.

i also like, two ronnies, morcambe and wise, i like 2.4 children, good life, some of the later comedies are ok.

And i like father ted, but thats not british......

the best is monty python

i grew up with all the above

 

[cygnusx1]

I love this series ...one of the very best comedies....... inside a prison of all things...genius

 

[robert1021]

faves, fawlty towers was great and only fools and horses, the good life and my old grandads favourite last of the summer wine!

 

[Turpius]

Are you being served.

 

[rosenherman]

As Time Goes By, and Waiting for God. What a harridan that Diana Trent is!!

 

[Peterthepebble]

I love Blackadder, thank goodness for PBS here.....

Im glad you liked blackadder. They are showing the series again over her in the UK. I chortle till I drop. As a US citizen, what do you like about blackadder, because and excuse my ignorance, I thought most Americans wouldnt get British humour, but then again I remember how you guffawed at Benny Hill, laughed out loud at The Office, but I just wanted to ask what you thought of Blackadder .

 

[Kehaar]

Great! Another Withnail & I fan!!

Are you the farmer? We've gone on holiday by mistake!

YAY!!! An excuse to post a pic of the lovliest of the McGanns....

"There must and shall be aspirin. If I do not have aspirin, I shall die..."

 

[hugnluvable]

YAY!!! An excuse to post a pic of the lovliest of the McGanns....

"There must and shall be aspirin. If I do not have aspirin, I shall die..."

SHUT THAT GATE!!!

 

[hugnluvable]

Only Fools and Horses will always be the family favourite... we've grown up with in the in house. And no matter how many times you watch them you're beaming after an episode every time!

Who's heard of the sitcom SPACED? By Simon Pegg. Its sooooo funny! ' Its not a bedsit..... its a flat!' classic!

 

[ChrisLockhart]

I wanted to add for any other readers of this thread in the States that "The Good Life" is known as "Good Neighbours" over here. My family watched this show all the time when I was a boy.

For me, I like a lot of the shows you've mentioned. I enjoy "Keeping Up Appearances", and "Are You Being Served". But I think my favourite is "The Last of the Summer Wine" (which nobody has mentioned, so I don't know if that's a US title)

 

[TomUK]

Shame on you all- you've forgotten the greatest comedy of all time....

DADS ARMY!!!!!!

The following hilarious exchange between Wilson and the instructor in the episode
'We Know Our Onions':

Instructor: "Right, now I'm a Gestapo officer. Now you, sergeant -"
Wilson: "Mm-yes?"
Instructor: "What are you doing in France?"
Wilson: "I'm not in France!"
Instructor: "Oh yes, you are. You got there by parachute. I've captured you and now I'm interrogating you."
Wilson: "Oh, I see. Bonjour."
Instructor: "You're not supposed to tell me anything. Now what were you doing in France?"
Wilson: I don't know!"
Instructor: "You're trying to blow up a munitions factory."
Wilson: "All right, I was trying to blow up a munitions factory."
Instructor: "So, you admit it!
Wilson: "Oh, really, this is too absurd."
Instructor: "I'll show you how absurd it is! I'm putting matches underneath your fingernails! I'm setting light to them. They're burning down. Now they've reached your fingers. You're in agony. How do you like that?"
Wilson: "Well, to be absolutely honest, it isn't bothering me very much."

 

[steverock]

since people are adding pics ill add these two:

AND

classic

 

[Punkdonkey]

Well, Monthy Python is a good nr.1
But what about SMACK THE PONY?
Curry Nam Nam
Andy Riley (the guy behind the Bunny Suicide guide) has made some good stuff like "Robbie the reindeer"
Oh and also...I am embaresed to say so, but...Ali G is quite funny.
Smith and Jones
Blackadder

 

[adams apple]

Ooh, major bumping sir.
There is too much class comedy from our fair isle:
Monty python of course, fry and laurie, the day today/brass eye, vic reeves and bob mortimer, father ted (irish, i know but i'll include it), the young ones, black adder aahh, way too many

 

[Tangnefedd]

Fawlty Towers

Dad's Army

Yes Minister

Waiting For God

All Gas and Gaiters

Oh Brother

Little Britain