Favorite comedy's sitcoms?

essexwhite · Post by **essexwhite** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:21 am

Till death us do part
Porridge
One foot in the grave
Rab C Nesbitt
The Good Life

Post by **1964white** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:19 pm

essexwhite wrote:Till death us do part
Porridge
One foot in the grave
Rab C Nesbitt
The Good Life

Of course The Good Life

they don't make comedies like that anymore

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:25 pm

That's progress.

woodfordwhites · Post by **woodfordwhites** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:04 pm

gessa wrote:As a side note, I'm off to Manchester on the 4th Feb to see the Phoenix Nights stage show.
Anyone else going?

sounds good. im waiting for next month to see marching on together

Armleywhite · Post by **Armleywhite** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:31 pm

1964white wrote:
Indeed Gandi American humour...yawn, yawn, yawn :sleep3:

I used to think that but there has been a recent surge in good US humour that translates well. "How I met your mother" and the brilliant "Big bang theory" to name but two. The Big Bang theory is very very funny with a sarcastic dry wit that many Brits get.

MeeTa · Post by **MeeTa** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:00 pm

1964white wrote:
Indeed Gandi American humour...yawn, yawn, yawn :sleep3:

The amount of great US comedy shows is staggering, beyond and above anywhere els

essexwhite · Post by **essexwhite** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:24 pm

I dont understand American comedy at all,,to me they laugh at nothing

John in Louisiana · Post by **John in Louisiana** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:26 pm

essexwhite wrote:I dont understand American comedy at all,,to me they laugh at nothing

That's just the laugh track.

About eighty years ago my grandparents (New Yorkers) were in London and were attending the London premier of a Marx Brothers movie. As usual, Margaret Dumont's part was that of the rich widow who Groucho was chasing for her money. At one point Groucho gets up on tiptoe, looks over the front of Margaret Dumont's dress, and says, "Why there's gold in them thar hills!"

My grandparents were the only two in the theater who laughed at that line. The woman sitting next to them leaned over to her husband and said, "They must be speaking pidgin English."

Wolfetoneleeds · Post by **Wolfetoneleeds** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:27 pm

essexwhite wrote:I dont understand American comedy at all,,to me they laugh at nothing

Ye American comedy isn't my bag either.
Only Frasier ive only liked.
Properly others.

Gurj · Post by **Gurj** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:00 pm

OFAH
Allo Allo
It ain't half hot Mom
HI-Di-Hi
Just Good Friends

MOTliam · Post by **MOTliam** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:48 am

Read all of this earlier when I was on my train earlier and was so happy to see so many of the great sitcoms I grew up with (from my Dad, I am 26 after all). I'll post my faves tomorrow. There's loads of fantastic American sitcoms to add 64.

I don't know if animated programs should be included in this 'poll' however. I watch a lot of those btw as they do give a lot more flexibility in what you can do and as long as you have good voice actors the subject matter isn't distorted.

Baby Lemonade · Post by **Baby Lemonade** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:10 am

essexwhite wrote:I dont understand American comedy at all,,to me they laugh at nothing

I have to say I'm inclined to agree, I tried watching Big Bang Theory as my son raves about it, and I didn't find it funny at all, just the usual whooping and clapping over the most obvious things, no subtlety.

As John Cleese once said of Monty Python's surprise popularity in the States, 'They love us....but they laugh in all the wrong places'

ldsutd · Post by **ldsutd** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:46 pm

Too many to mention; can I do an American list and a home grown list?

porridge......................................... scrubs
rising damp..................................... the middle
royal family.................................... 2 and a half men (Sheen years)
only fools and horses......................... cheers
phoenix nights.................................. mike and molly

oh I forgot Early doors, red dwarf, black adder..... I love a good laff

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:40 pm

the middle is very good

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:08 pm

Enjoying californication so far. Cheers faaip

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:50 pm

thought you would....

BobHirst · Post by **BobHirst** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:57 am

The Good Life
Soap
Black Adder
Likely Lads
Reggie Perrin
Vicar of Dibley (some episodes)

Just rented Blazing Saddles. Not seen it since it was at the movies. I hope it holds up.
That and 'Something About Mary' had me in LOL mode.

barryanorak · Post by **barryanorak** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:14 am

Faaip, you mentioned Brooklyn Nine Nine...

Is it worth a tenner to get the first season?

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:41 am

BobHirst wrote:The Good Life
Soap
Black Adder
Likely Lads
Reggie Perrin
Vicar of Dibley (some episodes)

Just rented Blazing Saddles. Not seen it since it was at the movies. I hope it holds up.
That and 'Something About Mary' had me in LOL mode.

Good call on Soap, classic American comedy

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:55 am

barryanorak wrote:Faaip, you mentioned Brooklyn Nine Nine...

Is it worth a tenner to get the first season?

I'd try an episode or two of the new series currently on 4...there's 2 episodes on 4OD..series one started a little slow so if you don't like it now you won't like it then

a few full episodes on you tube too right now too