What's your best ever comedy series?

[JAS]

Seinfeld
by a mile (very cleverly written, brilliantly acted)

then in no particular order:

Yes Minister/Prime Minister
Cheers
Get Smart
Kingswood Country
Men Behaving Badly
Mash
Ab Fab
Young Ones
Blackadder
Mr Bean
Red Dwarf
Dave Allen - not sure if that counts as a series though
Porridge
Open All Hours
Dad's Army
It Aint Half Hot Mum
Acropolis Now
Fawlty Towers
Friends
The Goodies
The Drew Carey Show
Frasier

As you can tell, I love comedy series-es (?). I can't stand drama series, they bore me to tears.

damn, damn, damn

Regards
JAS

[johntheclaret]

Open All Hours
Porridge


Comedy panel shows

Whose line is it anyway
I've got news for you
QI
They think it's all over

Sketch shows

Not the Nine O'Clock News
The Fast Show

The list goes on and on

[johntheclaret]

Oh, just thought

Pheonix Nights Peter Kay is pure genious.

Stand Up

Billy Connolly
Dave Allen
Jasper Carrot
Peter Kay

[johntheclaret]

The Royal Family
One Foot in the Grave


A new one over here Jam and Jerusalem with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Speaking of French and Saunders, what about The Comic Strip Presents. A series that gave us Adrian Edmundson, Dawn French, Jennifier Saunders, Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson

Who went on to make clasics like
French & Saunders
Ab Fab
Vicar of Dibley
The Young Ones
Bottom
The New Statesman

Another fav at the time was Ripping Yarns (Frogs across the Andes ),oh, oh, and Butterflies

[godoubleblues]

The Royal Family
One Foot in the Grave


A new one over here Jam and Jerusalem with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Speaking of French and Saunders, what about The Comic Strip Presents. A series that gave us Adrian Edmundson, Dawn French, Jennifier Saunders, Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson

Who went on to make clasics like
French & Saunders
Ab Fab
Vicar of Dibley
The Young Ones
Bottom
The New Statesman

Another fav at the time was Ripping Yarns (Frogs across the Andes ),oh, oh, and Butterflies

I have seen a few episodes of Jam and Jerusalum, some interesting characters there especially the Dawn French one
and I have a few of the comic strip presents shows on some old videos, classic, loved Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

[Dog_ger]

I think it was called the Fen Street Gang....?

Used to watch it when I came home from school, 35 years ago.....

Anyone remember...?

Wasn't there many.....

On the Buses, Mr Bean etc, etc, etc

[/quote]

Banana Splits.....? Channel 2. Same era....

You's are all too young.....

[johntheclaret]

I think it was called the Fen Street Gang....?

Used to watch it when I came home from school, 35 years ago.....

Anyone remember...?

Wasn't there many.....

On the Buses, Mr Bean etc, etc, etc

Banana Splits.....? Channel 2. Same era....

You's are all too young..... [/quote]

Tra lala la lalala. Bet you can't name them all Dog_ger (And no cheating)

[smac]

Drooper, Bingle, Fleegle & Snorky.

No cheating either. Loved that show!

[Strawb]

Red Dwarf for mine

Classic show... I had to get the complete series on DVD (both box sets)

"Dwayne Dibley?"

THE DUKE OF DORK

[Dog_ger]

Took me a few days to remember the name of the show johntheclaret.

My memory could not go back that far with names my friend

Too many reds has passed under the bridge....

[Mr66]

Who remembers a late '70s, early '80s British sitcom called 'Cowboys'?
It was about a totally useless home building firm who eff upped everything they did.
The only guy that I can recall was the Irish, one armed,elderley chap who was in 'Man About the House'.

[GWW]

I think it was called the Fen Street Gang....?

Used to watch it when I came home from school, 35 years ago.....

Anyone remember...?

Wasn't there many.....

On the Buses, Mr Bean etc, etc, etc

Banana Splits.....? Channel 2. Same era....

You's are all too young..... [/quote]

I liked that show as a 7 year old

[JAS]

Who remembers a late '70s, early '80s British sitcom called 'Cowboys'?
It was about a totally useless home building firm who eff upped everything they did.
The only guy that I can recall was the Irish, one armed,elderley chap who was in 'Man About the House'.

You'd be tinking about dis lovely old fella den

http://tviv.org/David_Kelly

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

The Royal Family
One Foot in the Grave


A new one over here Jam and Jerusalem with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Speaking of French and Saunders, what about The Comic Strip Presents. A series that gave us Adrian Edmundson, Dawn French, Jennifier Saunders, Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson

Who went on to make clasics like
French & Saunders
Ab Fab
Vicar of Dibley
The Young Ones
Bottom
The New Statesman

Another fav at the time was Ripping Yarns (Frogs across the Andes ),oh, oh, and Butterflies

Oh FFS if people are going to keep coming* up with stuff I've forgotten about then I give up

Regards
JAS

[TroyGFC]

Hey Dad was a classic.
Kingswood Country. Wish it was back on TV, I have seen it on Foxtel thouigh.
Get Smart
Hogan's Heros
Friends (mainly earlier ones)

[therisingblues]

A couple I forgot that I haven't seen for many years:
MASH
Happy Days

They were shown that many times on TV that I've hardly forgotten anything about them. Must say that shouldn't detract from what great shows they were.

[johntheclaret]

Does anyone ever remember a stand up / sketch show that was very popular in Oz in maybe late 60's / early 70's The Flip Wilson Show. Black American Comic

[Baron Greenback]

Seinfeld by a mile.

"Serenity Now!"

[JK]

The Big Gig

[RustyCage]

This thread should be renamed "List every comedy series you have ever heard of"