UK Comedy World Cup

[KZNSeagull]

Nah I want a classic World Cup 32.

In my house, I want does not get

It's close enough to the parameters. I've also allowed Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and The Thick Of It, neither of which are "classic" sitcoms, but are close enough, i.e. aren't sketch shows or spoof comedy versions of other genres of show (The Day Today, Brass Eye etc).

Righto. It's your game

 

[Puppet Master]

I don't bloody BELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE OFITG ain't in there

(Thank **** no Mr Bean though, hated that ****)

Ooh what about Game On?

 

[Mellotron]

I don't bloody BELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE OFITG ain't in there

(Thank **** no Mr Bean though, hated that ****)

Ooh what about Game On?

It IS in. For Mrs Brown's Boys. It's also in the 2nd pot of seeds.

 

[Puppet Master]

It IS in. For Mrs Brown's Boys. It's also in the 2nd pot of seeds.

Oh.


Well now am I gonna whinge about?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

In that case, the campaign to make One Foot In The Grave a SEED starts here.

One of our local pubs (its a couple of miles away really, but its where we GO) is The Bridge in Shawford. Its built right by / under the railway bridge where they filmed Victor's DEATH.

We raise a glass for him, when we drink there. "To Victor". I'll have one for you, next time we're in.

 

[Simster]

Tidy little line up now that it's all sorted out.

Well done Mellotron. Can't ruddy wait. Much more keenly anticipated than the hardest animal competition, which needs to be parked for a few years IMO.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

TOO LATE. Sorry.

Final list:

I'm Alan Partridge
The Office
Porridge
Fawlty Towers
The Young Ones
Blackadder
Only Fools & Horses
Father Ted
Spaced
Black Books
Peep Show
Red Dwarf
Bottom
Men Behaving Badly
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
The Royle Family
Gavin & Stacey
The Thick Of It
Miranda
Mrs Brown's Boys
The Inbetweeners
Extras
Green Wing
Minder
Lead Balloon
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Life's Too Short
The Mighty Boosh
Yes Minister/Prime Minister
Ever Decreasing Circles
The Good Life
The League of Gentlemen

That is STRONG

 

[Mellotron]

That is STRONG

Especially when you take out Mrs Brown's Boys and add in One Foot In The Grave, as I have done.

 

[vegster]

This is ridiculous, we are Q-less !

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Tidy little line up now that it's all sorted out.

Well done Mellotron. Can't ruddy wait. Much more keenly anticipated than the hardest animal competition, which needs to be parked for a few years IMO.

You can't park the hardest animal competition!! That's like parking the FA Cup for a few years... Ridiculous. The emergence of the Mantis Shrimp has shaken things up there too

 

[vegster]

You can't park the hardest animal competition!! That's like parking the FA Cup for a few years... Ridiculous. The emergence of the Mantis Shrimp has shaken things up there too

Humbug, the competition has been dominated by 4-5 creatures who always float to the top of the pool, it's like The Premiership, there is only a few with a real chance of winning. Mantis Shrimp, pah.

 

[The Modfather]

The Young Ones is the greatest comedy ever.

 

[BadFish]

I am late to this thread but early doors surely deserved a mention.

 

[Mellotron]

*UPDATE*

Groups A to H have been drawn by an INDEPENDENT ADJUDICATOR. Some groups are fairly straight forward, but a few are real humdingers that could see any 2 from the 4 progressing...

More after WHC 2014...

 

[Badger]

*UPDATE*

Groups A to H have been drawn by an INDEPENDENT ADJUDICATOR. Some groups are fairly straight forward, but a few are real humdingers that could see any 2 from the 4 progressing...

More after WHC 2014...

Which were the SEEDED entries?

 

[Mellotron]

Which were the SEEDED entries?

There were 4 pots.

===

Pot 1

I'm Alan Partridge
The Office
Porridge
Fawlty Towers
The Young Ones
Blackadder
Only Fools & Horses
Father Ted

Pot 2

Spaced
Black Books
Peep Show
Red Dwarf
One Foot In The Grave
Men Behaving Badly
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
The Royle Family

Pot 3

The Mighty Boosh
The Thick Of It
Miranda
Bottom
The Inbetweeners
Extras
Green Wing
Minder

Pot 4

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Life's Too Short
Gavin & Stacey
Yes Minister/Prime Minister
Ever Decreasing Circles
The Good Life
The League of Gentlemen
Lead Balloon

===

INEVITABLY there will be arguing over the seedings. I did it based mostly on general sentiment towards/popularity levels of shows on here from all those threads a week or so back. Next year (if it's a success) the seedings will be based more on this year's results.

 

[Badger]

There's a couple of entries in Pot 3 which could easily cause an upset given the right draw.

 

[vegster]

There were 4 pots.

===

Pot 1

I'm Alan Partridge
The Office
Porridge
Fawlty Towers
The Young Ones
Blackadder
Only Fools & Horses
Father Ted

Pot 2

Spaced
Black Books
Peep Show
Red Dwarf
One Foot In The Grave
Men Behaving Badly
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
The Royle Family

Pot 3

The Mighty Boosh
The Thick Of It
Miranda
Bottom
The Inbetweeners
Extras
Green Wing
Minder

Pot 4

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Life's Too Short
Gavin & Stacey
Yes Minister/Prime Minister
Ever Decreasing Circles
The Good Life
The League of Gentlemen
Lead Balloon

===

INEVITABLY there will be arguing over the seedings. I did it based mostly on general sentiment towards/popularity levels of shows on here from all those threads a week or so back. Next year (if it's a success) the seedings will be based more on this year's results.

Pot 1 is definitely the group of death closely followed by group 2, in pot 3 it is conceivable that Miranda actually progresses !
I would love to see Darkplace and The League of Gentlemen go through from pot 4.