UK Comedy Appreciation

bjackman · Post by **bjackman** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:23 pm

surely there are more Mighty Boosh fans in here?

Series one is pure, concentrated genius

series two is .. pretty damn funny

i wouldn't really recommend series three..

but get on series one wherever you can. and the radio show.

daisydukes · Post by **daisydukes** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:04 pm

peep show , i love it, also nighty night in the first post is funny saw it for the first time the other day.

stonecrazy · Post by **stonecrazy** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:15 pm

fawlty towers is my all time favorite! All Blackadder seasons are very good.
I recently bought The young ones and loving it. Bottom rocks also and I just have seen the first season of black books and enjoyed it a lot!

ed g · Post by **ed g** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:32 pm

Instead of engaging in intelligent conversation and enlightening debate, I'm just going to present my personal favs in a dispassionate list:

- The Thick of It.

- Nathan Barley

- The Mighty Boosh (Series 1 and bits of 2 only)

- Brass Eye

- The Day Today

- Spaced

- Peep Show (Series 1, 2 and 3 only)

- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

- Alan Partridge

- Father Ted

- The Fast Show

- Fawlty Towers

There you go. Interesting, eh?

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:32 pm

Im surprised theres not more love for Green Wing in the place!
One of the finest pieces of classic english comedy in a long while in my opinion. All the best UK comedy centres around absoloute nutters in my opinion, and green wing brought us some of the least sane people ive seen on TV in a long while

mumble · Post by **mumble** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:37 pm

Fast show is quality, along with Red Dwarf. Newer stuff like The Boosh, Peep Show and Green Wing are top aswell. Cant forget Larry David aswell, anyone seen Curb Your Enthusiasm ? Some of the funniest shit Ive seen !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8f7IvDxMiY

Barak Obama motherfucker, Im the president of hittin that ass !

ajantis_art · Post by **ajantis_art** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:38 pm

whay has no one metioned these gems?

djfurness · Post by **djfurness** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:18 am

right now its all about Gavin & Stacey. unbelievably funny sitcom.

ive been watching all The Young Ones past couple of weeks as well, they are all online to stream if you look hard enough. classic show and its boss when they have someone like Madness singing in the living room every show

Peep Show
The Boosh
Spaced
Red Dwarf
Blackadder
Bottom Partridge
Brass Eye
The Office
Harry Enfield & Chums

all deserve special mentions, if theres one thing we english are good at Tv wise its comedy, while America shits all over us when it comes to Drama (24, Lost, Heroes, Sopranos etc)

Jak The lad · Post by **Jak The lad** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:22 am

Peop Show & IT Crowd for me

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:26 am

Benny Hill may be buried but he's still runnin'around after dolly birds up there.
Seinfeld's the best Brit comedy (altho London looks a bit wierd) since Cleese & Steptoe.
Everything else seems to be too try-hard.

primate · Post by **primate** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:05 am

peep show
league of gentlemen (series 1)
mock the week (frankie boyle)
fast show
alan partridge
the day today
bill bailey

djfurness · Post by **djfurness** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:29 am

shit, cant believe I forgot The League Of Gentlemen. In my top 5 for sure

forensix (mcr) · Post by **forensix (mcr)** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:35 am

monkey dust as well as most of the others

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:35 am

All about The League of Gentlemen
Best British comedy to come out since the genius that was Blackadder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2F4ZWTjwTU

Blackadder - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atkVkoLh ... re=related

ed g · Post by **ed g** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:12 pm

On a stand-up tip: Stewart Lee is pretty hard to beat.

menacetosobriety · Post by **menacetosobriety** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:14 pm

Going back a bit further

I used to enjoy George and Mildred

primate · Post by **primate** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:33 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzKFk1l ... re=related

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:41 pm

The Wiggle Baron wrote:Im surprised theres not more love for Green Wing in the place!
One of the finest pieces of classic english comedy in a long while in my opinion. All the best UK comedy centres around absoloute nutters in my opinion, and green wing brought us some of the least sane people ive seen on TV in a long while

Green Wing is fantastic, Sue White is my hero. "Do i look like a mug? Am i made of china? Am i kept in a cupboard or on a small wooden shelf? Would you like to put your mouth on my rim? You MAY answer that question the rest were rhetorical..."

Ipod rant from The Thick Of It:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_7pyktzpY8

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