[Humour] Comedy's that have aged well and those that haven't

Gwylan · Oct 31, 2024

Weststander said:
Bread was shite. As was the Royle Family, Derry Girls and Mrs Brown’s Boys. All lowest common denominator tripe.

How on earth can Derry Girls have aged badly? It's only a couple of years old.

Certainly not having it as shite, I thought it was the funniest comedy of the past 20 years and certainly in my top 5 sitcoms. It had the perfect blend of humour and pathos.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Oct 31, 2024

Weststander said:
Not forgetting the connection to NSC’s favourite actor …… Laurence Fox. Leaves a bitter taste in the mouth .

Such a shame. That was a great series and Fox was excellent in it. Our Kev is officially retired now. As is David Suchet. I'd love another slice of Lewis and Poirot. :down:

Harry Wilson's tackle · Oct 31, 2024

lawros left foot said:
I really hated Carla Lanes sit coms.

The Liver Birds, Butterflies, and, worst of all Bread, were all unfunny, overrated crap .

IMO, of course.

The Liver birds and Bread were indeed utter shite.

Butterflies however.....

Maybe its because I watched it when living abroad and the nostalgia factor, er, factored. Loved it.

Weststander · Oct 31, 2024

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
Such a shame. That was a great series and Fox was excellent in it. Our Kev is officially retired now. As is David Suchet. I'd love another slice of Lewis and Poirot.

Pleased to see others here loved the Joan Hickson crime dramas, I loved them. Slow paced and wonderful. Poirot too.

jcdenton08 · Oct 31, 2024

Weststander said:
Pleased to see others here loved the Joan Hickson crime dramas, I loved them. Slow paced and wonderful. Poirot too.

Love it. Lots of old ladies sitting in conservatories and gardens, sipping tea and side-eyeing each other knowingly. I’m trying to find out where to watch them right now actually. Might watch one with a pot of tea and several chocolate hobnobs on my afternoons free.

nickjhs · Oct 31, 2024

carlzeiss said:
Aged well - Benny Hill ( legend )

This is what makes these lists so odd. I would have this and Love thy neighbour in their own aged terribly category.

Other aged badly would be
The Young ones - I watch this now and wonder what the heck I was in fit of laughter about
Absolutely Fabulous
Auf Weidersehen Pet
Red Dwarf - Loved this show watched it the other day and meh.

Aged well
Fawlty Towers
Python
Dads Army
To the Manor Born
Last Of the Summer Wine
The Good Life.

Bodian · Oct 31, 2024

All this talk about Butterflies. For those of you who were actually at the match last night, instead of on the match-day thread - I shall rerun my comment about Weiffer having aged better than the rest of the cast.

Apologies to those for whom this is a repeat - much like Butterflies for the last decades.

Sid and the Sharknados · Oct 31, 2024

nickjhs said:
This is what makes these lists so odd. I would have this and Love thy neighbour in their own aged terribly category.

Other aged badly would be
The Young ones - I watch this now and wonder what the heck I was in fit of laughter about
Absolutely Fabulous
Auf Weidersehen Pet
Red Dwarf - Loved this show watched it the other day and meh.

Aged well
Fawlty Towers
Python
Dads Army
To the Manor Born
Last Of the Summer Wine
The Good Life.

Which series of Red Dwarf did you watch the other day?

While not without their charms, the first series or two aren't really what I have in mind when I think about it.

I ask as I watched it all up to about series 6 or so not that long ago.

Gwylan · Oct 31, 2024

Bodian said:
All this talk about Butterflies. For those of you who were actually at the match last night, instead of on the match-day thread - I shall rerun my comment about Weiffer having aged better than the rest of the cast.

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Apologies to those for whom this is a repeat - much like Butterflies for the last decades.

Sadly, the actor who played the elder son is no longer with us - in fact, he died before Geoffrey Palmer did

tronnogull · Oct 31, 2024

Most definitely has not aged well.........Till Death Us Do Part......

Weststander · Oct 31, 2024

jcdenton08 said:
Love it. Lots of old ladies sitting in conservatories and gardens, sipping tea and side-eyeing each other knowingly. I’m trying to find out where to watch them right now actually. Might watch one with a pot of tea and several chocolate hobnobs on my afternoons free.

Tiny and fearless Miss Marple gradually identifying the murderer, who’d likely want to take a shovel to her. The parochial police. Normally someone who calls her “that old busybody”.

drew · Oct 31, 2024

Sid and the Sharknados said:
I was about to write that I don't remember anything ever actually happening in Butterflies, but then I realised that as I was about 6 when I last saw any of it I probably wasn't best placed to judge.

That as may be but surely once you were a late teen along with siblings and had your own cars, the dance of the cars on the driveway must have hit the spot?

jcdenton08 · Oct 31, 2024

Weststander said:
Tiny and fearless Miss Marple gradually identifying the murderer, who’d likely want to take a shovel to her. The parochial police. Normally someone who calls her “that old busybody”.

Love it!

studio150 · Oct 31, 2024

Not aged well

Rising Damp
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Love Thy Neighbour

Aged well

MASH
Tommy Cooper
Ripping Yarns

Weststander · Oct 31, 2024

studio150 said:
Not aged well

Rising Damp
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Love Thy Neighbour

Aged well

MASH
Tommy Cooper
Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns is as good as ever.

MASH was special. The movie was too.

Bodian · Oct 31, 2024

studio150 said:
Not aged well

Rising Damp
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Love Thy Neighbour

Aged well

MASH
Tommy Cooper
Ripping Yarns

Rising Damp, really? Still extremely watchable.

drew · Oct 31, 2024

Weststander said:
Ripping Yarns is as good as ever.

MASH was special. The movie was too.

Mash 'was' special but having seen a couple lately I don't think it has aged well, maybe it's the annoying canned laughter!

Agree though about Ripping Yarns.

studio150 · Oct 31, 2024

drew said:
Mash 'was' special but having seen a couple lately I don't think it has aged well, maybe it's the annoying canned laughter!

Agree though about Ripping Yarns.

When first shown in the UK, the canned laughter was dropped.

I think all comedy shows should not have canned laughter, its really just a sign post to tell you that was a joke, regardless of how funny it was or wasn't

North of Robertsbridge · Oct 31, 2024

Aged well:
Comic Strip
Not the Nine o’Clock News
Fast Show
Monty Python
Fawlty Towers

Not aged well:
Dad’s Army
Bottom

Always shit:
everything else above

Eeyore · Oct 31, 2024

I think most of the classics are still very funny in an 'of their time' sort of way. My taste hasn't changed.

I disagree about Ab Fab- That's hilarious.

Little Britain- Yeah, that can get in the bin. Apart from the apologising MP, it wasn't funny then.

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