Sub-standard comedy

[Nibble]

not really into Little Britian but i do love Catherine Tate, especially the Nan!

I found the nan one of the more tolerable characters for the first few times.

 

[Les Biehn]

The Thick of It was the best thing that was on in the last couple of years.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

The IT Crowd was pretty funny too

 

[Normal Rob]

Bonekickers is funny...

 

[barney]

the royle family was a wonderful, wonderful show

 

[Nibble]

the royle family was a wonderful, wonderful show

Yeah, I enjoyed that too. A cut above and spot on. The wedding episode was pathos at it's best.

 

[Nibble]

The Thick of It was the best thing that was on in the last couple of years.

Wish I had seen this, heard good things and not just from you.

 

[Blackadder]

nibble i dont know how old you are but even some of the crap you mentioned is better than some of the truly , truly dire shite we had to endure in the seventies, dont let anyone tell you such dross as on the buses are" iconic classics" they were awful , alongside such monumental manure as bless this house and father dear father, excepting love thy neighbour of course which was truly brilliant and exceptionally funny.

All of those sit-coms were on ITV and ITV do crap sit-coms - FACT!

I can't think of one funny sit-com that ever went out on ITV*

*forgot about Alan B'stard (think it's a sit-com?) . I actually liked that one!

 

[Blackadder]

I pine for the Blackadder days personally.

Me too

 

[CHAPPERS]

Have you watched Early Doors, Nibble? Best thing to have come out of the BBC for a while I reckon.

 

[Nibble]

Have you watched Early Doors, Nibble? Best thing to have come out of the BBC for a while I reckon.

Is it the spin off from Royle Family set in a boozer or am I thinking of the wrong thing? If so, from what I have seen of it, which is not much, it looks very good.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Is it the spin off from Royle Family set in a boozer or am I thinking of the wrong thing? If so, from what I have seen of it, which is not much, it looks very good.

Not a spin off as such, but the character that played Dave is Royle Family is in it and it's written by pretty much the same people.

Definitely worth a watch, IMO.

 

[Nibble]

:QUOTE=CHAPPERS;2523054]Not a spin off as such, but the character that played Dave is Royle Family is in it and it's written by pretty much the same people.

Definitely worth a watch, IMO.[/QUOTE]

 

[Mendoza]

the Argus made me chuckle with the headline on the webpage about Newhaven

The Argus - Brighton Hove Fringe

 

[Stumpy Tim]

the Argus made me chuckle with the headline on the webpage about Newhaven

The Argus - Brighton Hove Fringe

Comedy Gold

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Two and a half men with Charlie Sheen is 10 times better than any of the UK comedy shite at the moment.

 

[Les Biehn]

Two and a half men with Charlie Sheen is 10 times better than any of the UK comedy shite at the moment.

My god, that is awful. Only slightly better than My Family.

 

[chez]

I watched Little Britain Last night and In particular that sketch with the wheelchair guy in it. How can anyone laugh at something so predictable. When the likes of Catherne Tait and her charcater of that gobby school child are hailed as genius it's all over really. I just don't get it. The boat left and I wasn't on it.

I love both of the shows mentioned here but they don't even come close to Blackadder, Fawlty Towers or Only Fools & Horses.

Just shows how our standards have slipped in recent years.

Comedy is such a personal thing though. I mean, that "Office" thing with the fat bloke was the worst excuse for a comedy in the history of television in my opinion whereas I can quite happily sit there and watch Two pints or My Family.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

I love both of the shows mentioned here but they don't even come close to Blackadder, Fawlty Towers or Only Fools & Horses.

Just shows how our standards have slipped in recent years.

Comedy is such a personal thing though. I mean, that "Office" thing with the fat bloke was the worst excuse for a comedy in the history of television in my opinion whereas I can quite happily sit there and watch Two pints or My Family.

I still don't think either OFaH or Fawlty Towers were that funny to be honest. BlackAdder was just really clever humour, as was Father Ted, The Office & Extra's. Those four are my favourite British comedies in my lifetime. Honourable mention to Partridge

US - that Charlie Sheen thing is BOLLOCKS. USA comedies haven't been too bad - Friends (first 5 series), Frasier & Seinfeld were all good, but nothing to classic British comedy

 

[chez]

I still don't think either OFaH or Fawlty Towers were that funny to be honest. BlackAdder was just really clever humour, as was Father Ted, The Office & Extra's. Those four are my favourite British comedies in my lifetime. Honourable mention to Partridge

US - that Charlie Sheen thing is BOLLOCKS. USA comedies haven't been too bad - Friends (first 5 series), Frasier & Seinfeld were all good, but nothing to classic British comedy

Charlie Sheen - two & a half men

If thats the one your talking about then I don't mind it. It's not laugh a minute but there are usually some saucy birds in it!!!

I liked Friends and also "Cheers" for the first few series but as you say, their comedy doesn't come close to ours.