Just Good Friends was good - another one by John Sullivan Only Fools and Horses is top of pile for me, closely followed by Black Adder, Fawlty Towers and The Office. Ever Decreasing Circles wasn't too bad.
Nathan Barley was a very clever sitcom - written by Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker. Way ahead of its time in predicting how ridiculous the digital age would become.
Loads of good ones. Detectorists was absolutely my cup of tea, and I even found myself standing and applauding (in the room on my own) the Christmas special. Not a belly laugh series, but inventive and sincere with very good characters, and for a city kid it was great to see a sitcom set in the country. Surprised no mention of Citizen Smith, perhaps a bit old now, but a good forerunner for quite a lot of shows.
I remember championing Detectorists along with yourself when the series started. However, I'm heart broken/furious that I never knew there was a Christmas Special. I've tried iplayer, YouTube to no avail. Fingers crossed for a third series...
Loads of good ones. Detectorists was absolutely my cup of tea, and I even found myself standing and applauding (in the room on my own) the Christmas special. Not a belly laugh series, but inventive and sincere with very good characters, and for a city kid it was great to see a sitcom set in the country. Surprised no mention of Citizen Smith, perhaps a bit old now, but a good forerunner for quite a lot of shows.
I remember championing Detectorists along with yourself when the series started. However, I'm heart broken/furious that I never knew there was a Christmas Special. I've tried iplayer, YouTube to no avail. Fingers crossed for a third series...
...was watching the theatre episode of the IT Crowd last week and nearly pissed myself
That episode of the IT Crowd is, in my opinion, possibly the best single episode of a sitcom there has ever been. If you've never seen it, it's called "The Staff Outing" and it's on Netflix.
...was watching the theatre episode of the IT Crowd last week and nearly pissed myself
That episode of the IT Crowd is, in my opinion, possibly the best single episode of a sitcom there has ever been. If you've never seen it, it's called "The Staff Outing" and it's on Netflix.
There's just too many great IT Crowd episodes, off the top of my head the episode where they convince Jen that they've borrowed the internet for her to use in her speech, the episode where they try to be "normal blokes" and end up taking part in an armed robbery, the street countdown episode.
Graham Lineham really knows how to build the comic tension up throughout and episode for the perfect payoff. Like the Father Ted the Racist episode
There's just too many great IT Crowd episodes, off the top of my head the episode where they convince Jen that they've borrowed the internet for her to use in her speech, the episode where they try to be "normal blokes" and end up taking part in an armed robbery, the street countdown episode.
Graham Lineham really knows how to build the comic tension up throughout and episode for the perfect payoff. Like the Father Ted the Racist episode
There's just too many great IT Crowd episodes, off the top of my head the episode where they convince Jen that they've borrowed the internet for her to use in her speech, the episode where they try to be "normal blokes" and end up taking part in an armed robbery, the street countdown episode.
Graham Lineham really knows how to build the comic tension up throughout and episode for the perfect payoff. Like the Father Ted the Racist episode
There's just too many great IT Crowd episodes, off the top of my head the episode where they convince Jen that they've borrowed the internet for her to use in her speech, the episode where they try to be "normal blokes" and end up taking part in an armed robbery, the street countdown episode.
Graham Lineham really knows how to build the comic tension up throughout and episode for the perfect payoff. Like the Father Ted the Racist episode
You're right, some great episodes and as @Fiiish mentioned above, when everyone thinks Jen is dead ("The haunting of Bill Crause") is brilliant, but "The Staff Outing" is the cream. I showed this episode to my eight year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's aunt (both Norwegian and in their seventies) and the four of us absolutely pissed ourselves laughing together. That's a good indication that a show is funny.
There's just too many great IT Crowd episodes, off the top of my head the episode where they convince Jen that they've borrowed the internet for her to use in her speech, the episode where they try to be "normal blokes"
Have rarely laughed so much as at the episode where Larry takes over the funeral planning for a deceased aunt. The death announcement in the paper had a typo and he got blamed for it reading "..a beloved cunt".
Has anyone else seen Upstart Crow? It's Ben Elton's sitcom about Shakespeare, starring David Mitchell. I'd never heard of it, then saw it while on a flight last Christmas. I've watched all six episodes now on other flights (never seen it elsewhere!) It's pretty good in places and cleverly written, but has occasional duff moments. The worst thing about it is the character Kempe, who for some reason is portrayed (by comedian Spencer Jones) as an impression of David Brent. Is this show something of an unknown as I've not seen any references to it or reviews anywhere?
So, nobody's seen this then? I didn't imagine it. Honest.
I was thinking the same, but came to the conclusion that it's not really a sitcom. Or is it?
I'm still the only person who'd mentioned Outnumbered. Brilliant, despite being written by a Palace fan (Guy Jenkin). It's probably the sitcom I can relate to the most. Apart from Drop The Dead Donkey.
Not sure what is 'sit com' and what isn't... Anyway, lots of great ones. My personal obsession is with 'Human Remains'. Brydon's best work in my opinion, and I've got such a crush on Julia Davis...
When The Office first started I really wasn't sure about it. After two or three episodes I realised it was amazing. In my opinion it brought comedy to the next level. It was the real world brought to life.
OFAH for me was the same in that it brought comedy up to date at the time. It was more realistic than sitcoms like some mothers do 'ave em etc....
If I could have just one on the dessert island it would be OFAH. I grew up with it.
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Only Fools and Horses is top of pile for me, closely followed by Black Adder, Fawlty Towers and The Office.
Ever Decreasing Circles wasn't too bad.
Having said that, was watching the theatre episode of the IT Crowd last week and nearly pissed myself
However, I'm heart broken/furious that I never knew there was a Christmas Special. I've tried iplayer, YouTube to no avail.
Fingers crossed for a third series...
Also made me laugh a lot
If you've never seen it, it's called "The Staff Outing" and it's on Netflix.
Also...
A fire? At a sea parks?!
Graham Lineham really knows how to build the comic tension up throughout and episode for the perfect payoff. Like the Father Ted the Racist episode
I showed this episode to my eight year old daughter, my mother-in-law and my wife's aunt (both Norwegian and in their seventies) and the four of us absolutely pissed ourselves laughing together.
That's a good indication that a show is funny.
Have rarely laughed so much as at the episode where Larry takes over the funeral planning for a deceased aunt. The death announcement in the paper had a typo and he got blamed for it reading "..a beloved cunt".
Brilliant writing and acting.
tvwise.co.uk/2017/09/bbc-two-sets-premiere-date-upstart-crow-season-2/
Or is it?
I'm still the only person who'd mentioned Outnumbered. Brilliant, despite being written by a Palace fan (Guy Jenkin). It's probably the sitcom I can relate to the most. Apart from Drop The Dead Donkey.
Anyway, lots of great ones.
My personal obsession is with 'Human Remains'.
Brydon's best work in my opinion, and I've got such a crush on Julia Davis...
OFAH for me was the same in that it brought comedy up to date at the time. It was more realistic than sitcoms like some mothers do 'ave em etc....
If I could have just one on the dessert island it would be OFAH. I grew up with it.