comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)
posted 10 minutes ago
Anyone remember Monkey Dust? Was an extremely dark animated comedy on BBC3 about 20 years ago. One of my favourites, alongside the usual lot of Blackadder/Red Dwarf/Bottom/Still Game.

Also don't think the sketch shows should go without a mention. Harry Enfield & Chums, the Fast Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look were all brilliant.
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The Fast Show has aged well (when most sketch-based comedies haven't).

Can't believe no one mentioned The Thick of It until page 4 of comments. Everything Ianucci has written is great.

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comment by Cinciwolf-----JA606 NFL fantasy champ 2023 (U11551)
posted 5 minutes ago
The Office is the best comedy of all time, zero doubt.

Peep Show if that is BBC?

Detectorists also if that is on the beeb
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The office was usurped by the American version - Steve Carrell just did it better.

I agree it’s not even top 10 - Only fools and Horses absolutely murders it as does Fawlty towers.

Detectorists I brilliant, not top 10 though
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The US Office is a completely different show targeting a completely different audience. Great show but nothing like the British version which pioneered comedy this century.
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Prefer the us one to be honest, less cringe
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thats exaclty what they were going for ... that cringey comedy its all about social awkwardness.
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Dwight is the best character in either version

comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 4 hours, 38 minutes ago
Worth a watch from north of the border is

Still Game
Chewin the fat
Burnistoun
The scotts


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comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)
posted 10 minutes ago
Anyone remember Monkey Dust? Was an extremely dark animated comedy on BBC3 about 20 years ago. One of my favourites, alongside the usual lot of Blackadder/Red Dwarf/Bottom/Still Game.

Also don't think the sketch shows should go without a mention. Harry Enfield & Chums, the Fast Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look were all brilliant.
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The Fast Show has aged well (when most sketch-based comedies haven't).
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Dunno, harry enfield is still really funny, and better for being so anti pc. Women: know you limits

Little Britain

more than 100 comments and no-ones mentioned monty python yet...

ok, it's not a sit-com, but it's still comedy.. and it's still brilliant even after god knows how many re-watches

Haven’t read the whole thing but the Office , Extras Fawlty Towers and black adder goes fourth are personal favs and can rewatch them over and still laugh

Didn’t see Man Down mentioned ? The 1st series with Rick Myall was great

This Country was funny too

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posted 41 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)
posted 10 minutes ago
Anyone remember Monkey Dust? Was an extremely dark animated comedy on BBC3 about 20 years ago. One of my favourites, alongside the usual lot of Blackadder/Red Dwarf/Bottom/Still Game.

Also don't think the sketch shows should go without a mention. Harry Enfield & Chums, the Fast Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look were all brilliant.
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The Fast Show has aged well (when most sketch-based comedies haven't).
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Dunno, harry enfield is still really funny, and better for being so anti pc. Women: know you limits
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Honestly I'd say all of them have aged fine. That Mitchell and Webb Look still cracks me up, and "The Event" sketch actually aged even better post-Covid.

My favourites were always the "behind the scenes" skits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyyyh8_Afyw

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
If you're talking specifically BBC comedy then The Thick Of It is brilliant, alongside the others you've mentioned. Going back a bit further, there's The Day Today. Basically anything Armando Iannucci has had involvement in. I'd add Veep to that too, even though it's technically not British, most of the crew were and you can really tell.
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Agree on the Armando Iannucci stuff although I never really got into TTOI. Time Trumpet was another which was hilarious and kind of went under the radar.

As for sketch shows, Big Train deserves a mention and Monty Python of course.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 2 minutes ago
As for sketch shows, Big Train deserves a mention and Monty Python of course.
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Not heard of Big Train…..may have to google that

The fast show and Mary White House experience were very good from memory but no idea how they would look today

Not heard of Big Train…..may have to google that

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Really? Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Catherine Tate was in it for a bit, Kevin Eldon.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 35 minutes ago
Not heard of Big Train…..may have to google that

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Really? Simon Pegg, Mark Heap, Catherine Tate was in it for a bit, Kevin Eldon.
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Don't remember Catherine Tate being in it but it does have a few of the Spaced gang, which has reminded me that The Peter Serafinowicz Show was pretty good also. He is a great impressionist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx08-bKQUPQ&t=1s

Got to planet and realised the article was the ravings of a madman. Not sure what followed,

Monty Python
Dads Army
Only fools and horses

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx08-bKQUPQ&t=1s
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Fair enough. I don't think she was one of the prominent actors in it, was she?

Diane Abbott’s interview about paying the police is the funniest thing I have ever seen on the BBC

Now worst comedies across all channels, I’ll kick it off with man about the house

comment by Eric_the_red (U1122)
posted 5 minutes ago
Now worst comedies across all channels, I’ll kick it off with man about the house
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Meh, that spawned George and Mildred

comment by Eric_the_red (U1122)
posted 12 minutes ago
Now worst comedies across all channels, I’ll kick it off with man about the house
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