What Is The Greatest FUNNY Show Of Recent Years?

[Basil Fawlty]

Only Fools And Horses, by a country mile.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Dad's Army and shows of that ilk tend to be very "gentle " humour....most of the Perry and Croft stuff...allo allo etc, - all inuendo's however I find modern humour tends to rely on profanity and how many times you can slip the F word in.

I am not saying that there is anything wrong with that, but trying to compare these shows to say The Mighty Boosh, or League of Gentlemen, is like trying to compare The Bill to Life on mars. Its the same genre but completely different styles

When I was growing up, Till Death Us Do part and Love Thy Neighbour were the most popular shows around.....I am not sure its because it was seen at that time as racist, more something to laugh at, rather than thinking about it...Charlie Williams was one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen live, but his ilk no longer exist...

 

[stig]

family guy

 

[Normal Rob]

Coronation Street

 

[Frutos]

Re: Re: Re: What Is The Greatest FUNNY Show Of Recent Years?

Err no I think you'll find that honour goes to either Blackadder, Dad's Army or Only Fools and Horses.

Funniest thing in this thread by a long shot.

 

[binky]

Green wing
Black Books

 

[John Boy]

Father Ted

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I don't think Blackadder counts as recent, but it is BRILLIANT

 

[Trigger]

Sex In Court

 

[Frutos]

I don't think Blackadder counts as recent, but it is BRILLIANT

Agreed.

My personal favourite is the last episode of Series 2, where Blackadder is trying to understand the mime for "You are a bastard son of a bitch", while trapped in a box.

 

[Clothes Peg]

Sex In Court

That programme is cringeworthingly awful.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Is anyone else a family guy fan, because it unbelievably POOR in my opinion. what is hilarious is the south park pisstake of family guy

 

[pasty]

QI - Excellent chortle inducing tv

 

[Trigger]

That programme is cringeworthingly awful.

Exactly...

 

[Les Biehn]

QI - Excellent chortle inducing tv

Quality TV.

 

[Jimbo26]

Nighty Night was good. Max & Paddy was fooking spot on !. At least I think it was called Max & Paddy (Peter Kay thing). Please correct me if I'm wrong.