The Goodies!


I found out that many of them where heavily edited in the US markets... such as Monty Python (which much longer bits) and Benny Hill (which was much more of a variety show with musical guests and other entertainers)

I became a fan of David Mitchell with Peep Show, and the Mitchell and Webb look is fun variety stuff. It's also a hoot to see Olivia Coleman in comedic roles.

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If you're a fan of game shows, check out some of the Would I Lie To You clips on YouTube. Lee Mack is a great comedian / cohost as well, and it will introduce you to a whole slough of British personalities.

There haven't been any British sitcoms I've watched for years, but there are some great comedians, and many appear on some hilarious game shows such as the previously mentioned Would I Lie To You, and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

No...not really, no.

Mr. Bean

luv4u said:

EmmaMcG said:

The best British comedy of all time is Only Fools And Horses. I've seen every episode countless times and I'll still watch it every time it's on TV. I also really liked that show with Rik Mayall where he plays the politician. I can't remember its name now. I used to watch it when I was small.

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The New Statesman

EmmaMcG said:

The best British comedy of all time is Only Fools And Horses. I've seen every episode countless times and I'll still watch it every time it's on TV. I also really liked that show with Rik Mayall where he plays the politician. I can't remember its name now. I used to watch it when I was small.

That's The New Statesman you're thinking of.

Father Ted is the last really funny British sitcom. It's Irish but with a British production team. There's been some funny British stuff this side of 2000 like Borat and Fonejacker, sketch shows, but no sitcoms I can think of.

I don't know if he's British or American - there's material that relates to both countries - but 'Welcome 2 Insanity's youtube channel is probably the funniest thing on the internet.

Oops forgot about The Office

IanRG said:

EmmaMcG said:

From what I've heard (I have a friend who works at the BBC) the main channels are more cautious these days with commissioning comedy shows for fear of who might be offended. Its just easier not to.

Personally, being a Brit some of our comedy I absolutely love (Monty Python, The Fast Show, Blackadder, Bottom, Brass Eye, Extras, Spaced), while other stuff I can't stand (Gavin & Stacy, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Mrs Browns Boys, Dads Army).

More recently I enjoyed Man Down and Taskmaster, but then Greg Davies is a comic I really like. Other than that I'm struggling to think of more recent stuff ...

DaveT said:

EmmaMcG said:

DaveT said:

From what I've heard (I have a friend who works at the BBC) the main channels are more cautious these days with commissioning comedy shows for fear of who might be offended. Its just easier not to.

Personally, being a Brit some of our comedy I absolutely love (Monty Python, The Fast Show, Blackadder, Bottom, Brass Eye, Extras, Spaced), while other stuff I can't stand (Gavin & Stacy, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Mrs Browns Boys, Dads Army).

More recently I enjoyed Man Down and Taskmaster, but then Greg Davies is a comic I really like. Other than that I'm struggling to think of more recent stuff ...

I love Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Sure, it's ridiculous and the wife is probably one of the worst actors in the history of television but Frank Spencer is one of the best comedic characters of all time. That's very interesting about the BBC not commissioning anything that may be deemed offensive. It's not surprising though. You only have to look at the bland shite they're producing to see that.

Some Mothers Do Ave Em is hilarious and I used to love The Baldy Man too. Haven't watched either in years, but I do recall both were very funny.

DaveT said:

SantanaMaitreya said:

DaveT said:

From what I've heard (I have a friend who works at the BBC) the main channels are more cautious these days with commissioning comedy shows for fear of who might be offended. Its just easier not to.

Personally, being a Brit some of our comedy I absolutely love (Monty Python, The Fast Show, Blackadder, Bottom, Brass Eye, Extras, Spaced), while other stuff I can't stand (Gavin & Stacy, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Mrs Browns Boys, Dads Army).

More recently I enjoyed Man Down and Taskmaster, but then Greg Davies is a comic I really like. Other than that I'm struggling to think of more recent stuff ...

That's what I was afraid of: that this whole woke business is putting an end to comedy. Compare that to the 60s when the BBC let Monty Python do whatever they wanted. Or the 70s when they aired It Ain't Half Hot Mum. It also shows in the comments here: everybody only mentions old stuff. Thanks anyway.

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Or panels shows are easier and cheaper to make

IanRG said:

SantanaMaitreya said:

DaveT said:

From what I've heard (I have a friend who works at the BBC) the main channels are more cautious these days with commissioning comedy shows for fear of who might be offended. Its just easier not to.

Personally, being a Brit some of our comedy I absolutely love (Monty Python, The Fast Show, Blackadder, Bottom, Brass Eye, Extras, Spaced), while other stuff I can't stand (Gavin & Stacy, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Mrs Browns Boys, Dads Army).

More recently I enjoyed Man Down and Taskmaster, but then Greg Davies is a comic I really like. Other than that I'm struggling to think of more recent stuff ...

That's what I was afraid of: that this whole woke business is putting an end to comedy. Compare that to the 60s when the BBC let Monty Python do whatever they wanted. Or the 70s when they aired It Ain't Half Hot Mum. It also shows in the comments here: everybody only mentions old stuff. Thanks anyway.

Jimmy Carr is still very popular on TV and it's hard to get more offensive that his stand-up stuff.

SantanaMaitreya said:

IanRG said:

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Or panels shows are easier and cheaper to make

I can't imagine that those old sitcoms were expensive to make; same actors, same setting, same costumes.

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Possibly not, but this is against 1 set with a smaller number of people and much less script writing etc.