Comedy WARS: The Office vs. I'm Alan Partridge

[surrey jim]

The Office was far better IMO.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Chris Lilley's shows are funny. Even some of those characters though would only appeal to an Aussie audience because they get that in joke.

Summer Heights High - classic show, classic characters. Angry Boys was good as well.

 

[Mellotron]

Summer Heights High is SUPERB and I would recommend everyone seek it out.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Neither - both were absolute shite.

 

[Paskman]

Tough call, but there could be only one...."He's put my stapler inside a jelly again. That's the third time he's done that. It wasn't even funny the first time."

 

[brakespear]

AP all the way - The Office was OK once but Ricky Gervais (and his comedy personas) gets on my nerves. Is 'One Foot In The Grave' going to be matched up against anything? Or 'Father Ted'?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Summer Heights High is SUPERB and I would recommend everyone seek it out.

His new series was just on out here not long back.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/jamie-private-school-girl/

All centred around the character Ja'mie.

 

[W.C.]

Neither - both were absolute shite.

Have you seen 'Noel's House Party'?.....That's the kind of show this is, keep it light.

 

[W.C.]

The Office was fantastic, but Alan Partridge, and especially the first series of 'I'm Alan Partridge' is my favourite comedy of all time so there's only going to be one winner for me; 'The best of Alan Partridge'.

 

[Box of Frogs]

Brent shades Partridge for me. Would have been a good final.

 

[Hiney]

My word, this is a close one Brian

 

[Pavilionaire]

The Office was comedic genius but Partridge gets my vote, he's up there with Del Boy as the best comedy character ever.

 

[Codner's Wallop]

The Office was/is quality. But nothing can touch Partridge (insert joke). If nothing else, To Kill a Mocking Alan is in my opinion the greatest comedy episode of all time. Much quoted and still VERY funny.

Stalker Jed Maxwell reveals a large tattoo of Alan’s face on his chest:
Jed: I’ll show you something.
Alan: Glory be!
Jed: It took 14 hours! I fainted three times.
Alan: Jed, I’ll level with you. I’m really scared now.

 

[LU7 RED]

I think of the top of my head that Eddie Izzard is about the only comedian I have laughed out loud at in this century. There must be others, but they don't spring to mind. Funny TV series? You have to go back to the old classics, Only Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Reggie Perrin and a few others. Life of Brian probably the best comedy film ever made.
Probably an age thing and connected to the things in life you have to compare the humour to. I've never worked in an office and have always had a desire to keep well away from. The office people I know, and have a knowledge of, leads me to think that both the series to vote on are very close to real life, which probably makes them hilarious if you are familiar with that type of thing.

Definitely an age/circumstance thing with the Office. My dad's worked on building sites for 40 years, and doesn't 'get' the office at all. But he likes Partridge, but Phoenix nights is his favourite. But great comedy is timeless....

 

[LU7 RED]

Also, for folk (quite a few) who dislike Ricky Gervais - the podcasts with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington are brilliant...there's less of him amd more of Pilkington.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Neither - both were absolute shite.

I didn't like either.

 

[MissGull]

Coogan and Gervais.....two massive egos.

 

[W.C.]

Coogan and Gervais.....two massive egos.

Two ladies, diddly di di dee

 

[Captain Sensible]

Partridge

 

[Simster]

Two ladies, diddly di di dee

Quality line, but that's not from "I'm Alan Partridge"