The best decade for TV commedy...
 

My vote goes to the 1970's.

The Two Ronnies - unforgettable, Charley Farley and Piggy Malone - The Phantom Raspberry blower of Old London Town, The Worm that Turned and hundreds of classic sketches.

Morecambe and Wise, Mike Yarwood, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Good Life and of course the King of commedy Benny Hill - can still see him every day on SKY and he makes me laugh every time.

Porridge with Ronnie Barker - the series was made with John Thaw in mind but luckily it fell to him...

Loved "Are you Being Served" too and "Some mothers do 'ave 'em".
These are there ones I remember but I'm sure there are loads more from the 70's, before and after....

Any thoughts?:D

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Loved Dad's Army, Rising Damp, Steptoe, and Fawlty Towers.

Classics, and still funny.

But for every one of those, there were ten more absolute dire comedies in the seventies.

Mind Your Language, It Ain't Half Hot, On the Buses, Love Thy Neighbour, Father, Dear Father, and everything single thing with Derek Nimmo in it.

My vote goes to the eighties.

Comic Strip, French and Saunders, Wood and Walters, Girls on Top, The Young Ones, Saturday Night Live, which showcased the then alternative comedians.

The eighties.

My tittering most era.

:D

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The eighties did give us Spitting Image too and Not the Nine o'clock news...

I remember being at my giddiest in the 70's especially with Reggie Perrin!

Forgot all the Carla Lane sit-coms too -luckily never watched Derek Nimoe!

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Give me Julian Clary and Fanny the Wonder Dog, over Dick Emry, and John Inman any day.

http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/dra.../gayviolet.gif

:rolleyes::D

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LOL!
Just googled him - look what you miss by living overseas.
Very attractive, very funny and very naughty...:D

(Just my kind of humour - suggestive but not vulgar!)

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Isn't that always the case whatever decade you're talking about?

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definately the 70's comedy was never of the same class afterwards and as for the pc, lefty,tree hugging,lentil munching drivel we have to endure now................. Don't get me started!

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Oh shut it.

We all know you work on the side, as Jo Brand's warm-up act.

:D

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and a right pair of bookends we look together too :tongueout

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Well ,had to look up her too -I'm really stuck back in the 80's -could be a living museum exhibit.

Possible new career?

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Atarah's pushing to get a museum fo Accy, I'll put your name down as the first exhibit.:D:D:D:D

Retlaw.

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As long as the pay and conditions are right...:D

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My Two Favourites were Fawlty Towers n Blackadder. though love Porridge, Rising Damp, Spitting Image, Tommy Cooper, n loads more.:)

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You cross the decades then Cashy -that's not fair! Hated Tommy Cooper and wasn't keen on Rising Damp meself...

Did like Ken Dodd as a littl'un though!

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True but good stuff in quite a few decades, just a matter of weeding out the crap, cos i can't remember what decade most were in. P.S. loved Father Ted n Rab C Nesbitt as well.

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I spent a week as Tommy Coopers minder in the 70s, didn't stop laughing for a week, mind you I loved him anyway, Tommy was the only performer that I saw at the Cav who suffered from chronic Stage Fright, he was a nervous wreck before he went on stage, always necked the best part of a bottle whisky before he went on. He had so many idiosyncrasies, the same taxi driver the same minder the same waitress every night, I always had to go to the Saxon with the taxi driver every night to pick him up, then go up to his room and get him, his first question was "whats the punters like tonight John" great Tommy just great, "are you sure" But what a week that was

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I think one of my favourite comedy shows was Till Death Us Do Part, can't understand why they don't repeat them on Satellite TV these days the show everything else:D

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Probably because Alf Garnett expressed views that would be seen as too politically incorrect these days. It would be interesting to see them though.

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Well he certainly told the truth did our Alf, Tony Booth was a Scouse Git:D

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Knowing the inside story makes all the difference...!
Need to come another time to sort out what you know....Hope Gary will come to see you...in the meantime
<<<<Next time I'm in UK will sort out what i need to know...

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Though me memory of decades aint great,after giving this some thought, possibly the decade since the millennium is the best- The parliament Channel on sky, 24 hrs a day all top class comedians.:rolleyes:

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That's not comedy that's sadism:D

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I loved George and the Dragon,,,i think i am a lot like Peggy Mount,,,lol
but i love the modern day Outnumbered..it reminds me of my grandkids

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Thats what we used to call the Landlord and Landlady of the Great Tree in Hassy, he was called George:rolleyes:

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The following is a tribute to the brilliant commedy of Dad's Army. On a sombre day like today it's good to remember the spirit which kept the Nation holding it's head high and fighting in dark days - ridiculing the enemy and joking about him in order to lessen his power was a secret weapon used to boost moral and keep the flag flying...
Dad's army 40 year tribute - YouTube

(Apart from the annoying voice-over and the sound which is better kept low this is a gem showing all the best of the series.......worth watching.)

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Don't tell them your name, Mobertol.

Stupid girl!

:D

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Watch it or I'll put you on the list!:D

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What list is that then:eek::eek::eek::D

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You have to watch the video Jay - it's one of the most famous scenes from Dad's Army when the German's arrive and Pike sings a song about Hitler...
Captain Mainwering (Sp?) says "don't tell him your name Pike" and of course he always referred to Pike as "Stupid Boy"...

Well that's flogged it to death....

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Ya think I've seen that an odd time over the last 30 years:rolleyes::rolleyes::D

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AH......Tommy Cooper.....the only comedian who could walk on to a stage....say nothing....and have the audience wetting themselves with laughter.We will never see his like again........

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The thing is he was exactly the same off stage as he was on, never stopped laughing and cracking jokes, and slight of hand tricks too

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Groove also thinks the 70's were great for sit-coms. But Groove thinks comedy can become dated. Gone are the days when a stupid facial expression by Rowan Atkinson was funny. And that silly Peter Kay joking about dunking biscuits in a cup of tea.

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I would not know about that, Rowan Atkinson is a master of facial comedy. Comedy is purely subjective and personal, I cannot stand Mr Bean, but to watch Rowan Live, well that is pure class.

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He's pure fun ...brilliant commedian and actor. Love The Blackadder series and wish they'd come back to do more.

Mr.Bean has been shown to death but the TV series is still valid, the films were too much for the Hollywood market and lost that touch of true British humour...

Saw Rowan recently going past in his vintage car in The Thousand Miles race which comes past the end of our lane every year!! Otherwise have never seen him Live unfortunately.

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Strange .... they don't show the re-runs:confused: I can watch Archie Bunker any time I feel like it. All in the Family still has a large following ... I mean, we are talking humour, right.

Any how, I missed a lot of this stuff, as I left the UK in '67 ... we did, and still do get some Brit comedy ... Love Hyacinth Bucket:alright:

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"Bouquet" - Eric! Yes, quite funny!

Did you get to see Absolutely Fabulous with Joanna Lumley? Very witty and zany...:D

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No we don't .... Now that I think of it, what's Italian sit com like? Does it come from a different sense of humour, or is it like British (good) and North American (garbage, mainly) comedy only in Italian?

We get all the US carp, plus re-runs of some Brit shows ... but we do have our own stuff: Royal Canadian Air Farce, Red Green, Corner Gas, Trailer Park Boys, Little Mosque on the Prairies .... some of which ain't all that bad.

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The Italian sense of humour is not my cup of tea at all Eric - it's pretty infantile and has no shading like British commedy does...

There are the odd exceptions in films ...but they are rare.!

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Kinda figured that ... the only really good Italian comedy I've seen is in "Prizzi's Honor" ... and that was Italian-American:rolleyes: I tried to find some appropriate clips from "Trailer Park Boys" ... a Canadian comedy that is paradoxically subtle in it's crudity ... but all the cuts are a little too much for a family forum ... actually a lot too much:D

By the way, do they have a full English breakfast at Tiffany's?;):)

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I had to look it up to be sure Little Mosque on the Prairie wasn't a wind up, but no... I see it's shown in quite a few other countries as well. Perhaps we should have it here - it can't be any worse than some of the current home grown stuff.

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A wind up:eek: Moi! Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Problem maybe, that to a British viewer, Saskatchewan would be too alien ... yes, "alien" will do. Dave in Germany would get it, I think, 'cause he spent time in The Hat. I'm a big fan of "Corner Gas" too ... and that's also set in Saskatchewan, where I spent 18 years ... that would qualify me as Stubble Jumper First Class ... maybe even Binder Pilot;):D

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I just can't see anything with the word mosque in the title getting past the programme commissioners here. :confused:

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Being a party girl I only need a Buck's Fizz in the morning...;):D

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In these tough economic times, would you go for a Calgary Red-Eye?;):D

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'Fraid i hate beer Eric - tomato juice is nice but with a dash of Worcestershire!:)

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Vodka would do .... So a thread about tv comedy becomes one about "the hair of the dog" ;) .... perhaps this is an apt comment on the state of tv comedy:rolleyes:;) Once you've eliminated the classics, "the wine of life is drawn, and just the lees are left to brag of. :D

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Last of the Summer Wine? Have you ever seen that one Eric -absolute classic commedy...Compo, Clegg, Foggy, Nora Batty - gentle northern humour at it's best.:) Just in case take a look at this! If you don't know how to get jam off a ferret....:D

last of the summer wine - Bing Video#

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I had a quick look on YT & yes I would, it made me chuckle. :)

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Just watched first episode on You Tube - no worse than anything here and a lot better than some!

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Not surprising ... Canadians have a great sense of humour ... with winters like ours you have to:D John Candy was a Canadian:alright: .... and SCTV was a fantastic series ... Candy, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Martin Short ......

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John Candy - his early demise was a great loss -what a comic genius!:D

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You missed Dan Aykroyd, one of the finest.
John was great, I never tire of The Great Outdoors, or Planes Trains Automobiles....

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Well you would mention Trains, Planes, Automobiles wouldn't you!

The "bathroom" scene in the motel - memorable:eek::D

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watch it now, or I'll have to say "You're messin' with the wrong guy"

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This has just had tears streaming down my face...cracking Les Dawson sketch.

Les Dawson - Cissie & Ada - Chatting on the Doorstep - YouTube

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Didn't miss Aykroyd, left him out on purpose 'cause he's an asshole.


And don't forget Uncle Buck:alright:

Some of the early stuff he did on SCTV is great ... altho' maybe a little too Canadian for some tastes.

Yosh & Stan Shmenge.avi - YouTube

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Well if thats canadian eric, thank god i'm english.:eek:

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What! You don't like Polka music .... coffee and cabage rolls?;):D


Maybe you prefer New Wave.

New Wave Shmenge - YouTube

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I enjoyed the Likely Lads , Birds of a feather, Bread and The liver Birds . These are among my favourites not yet mentioned ,Dads Army and Are you being served hilarious.

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"Mad Men," AMC. The best series still in production (followed closely by AMC stablemate "Breaking Bad"), this drama about the existential angst of an early 1960s ad man, Don Draper, has exemplary writing and acting that is intimate, reflective, funny and shaded, and it boasts the most memorable premise and look in ages. It carries the torch of greatness into the next decade.

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Is this a copy & paste ? because if not the transformation in your literary style over a 24hr period is phenomenal, what ever the reason if it's possible you should market it & make a packet fella.

Or have we got someone here being a tad naughty ? :rolleyes:

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Your wisdom speaks volumes Dave:rolleyes:

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Who could ever forget.......HHHHH..ancocks half hour....guesss that was the 60,s same era as Steptoe and Son and Till death do us part.....both classics.

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Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) - YouTube

My favourite sketch with Queenie (the polo mint -great Stephen Fry and a lovely cameo by Colin Firth as Shakespeare.

:D

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Since when was Mad Men a comedy? Very good drama but not comedy, IMHO Sherlock knocks anything else for six, the acting is sublime.
But anyway back to comedy.... I always like the scene were Lord Flashart steals Eddies Girl.

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Haven't seen either Mad Men or IMHO Sherlock.

Big fan of Holmes - in particular Jeremy Brett's interpretation which I still swoon over every time.

Just for you and my own humble servant, Lord Flashheart:
"I've got such a crush on him!""

Lord Flashheart's grand entrance - Blackadder - BBC - YouTube

:D

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Pure class,
But if you do get chance, Sherlock, (IMHO, in my honest opinion, heres me trying to be clever!) is by far one of the best things the BBC have done in years.

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1990s. Just for 'The Day Today' and 'Brass Eye' alone. Plus it saw the start of 'Have I got News.....'

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The noughties (2003 - 04) had a couple of new comedy acts...

Little Britain

and

The Mighty Boosh - fresh comedy!

Come Fly With Me - The Customs Men Drugs Bust - YouTube

The above clip is from Come Fly with Me - made by the Little Britain team.

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Come Fly With Me - Drugs - YouTube

Enjoy! :hehetable

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Neither of these programs did out for me, just didn't find them funny, especially LB

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Little Britain funny? You must be joking! :rolleyes:

The Mighty Boosh was OK, a bit different, but Lucas and Walliams???

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Only watched half of a Mighty Boosh episode and hit the off button, mind you it lasted 10 minutes longer than LB;)

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When it first was on BBC 3 in 2003 it was very good the first 2 series - but I admit after that I lost interest - but originally hillarious. :eek:

As for Mighty Boosh it has got a psychedelic pre-text - drug related!:)

As for the Impressions show - some of it's funny some...

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I can't say I've ever watched this all the way through - never liked it!

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Oh, ye of little taste -oops sorry faith...:rolleyes:

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Til death probably not p.c. enough for today

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It just didn't do anything for me - always seemed to be a bunch of toffs taking the **** out of Tony Robinson or Baldrick was his name!

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Baldrick's unwashed undies were enough to slay a Tyranosaurus Rex - i'll have you know....;):D

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Glad you got first had knowledge of it ;)

Only fools and Horses and Home to Roost are 2 classics from the 80's! :)