Viking Supporters Co-operative
Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Bentley Bullet on July 08, 2014, 03:50:37 pm
-
I'll start off by nominating the hilariously funny, sophisticated and very clever 'The Office'. Superb in its day and still just as brilliantly funny no matter how many times you see it.........
-
The early series of Peep Show were very very good but I think they carried it on at least a couple of series too long.
-
Only fools and horses, Dads Army, Porridge and Open all hours - take your pick
COYR
-
Phoenix nights.
-
Porridge...no contest
-
Red Dwarf. If they'd done what Gervais did with the office and finished on a high after the first three or four series then it would be remembered up there with the greats rather than milking the life out of it in the later series.
-
Without a doubt dads army, but early doors is a modern classic (in my humble opinion)
-
Another shout for red dwarf here! Agreed however, too many series! The first five series' were great then it lost it's way! If you were a fan and haven't read the books - the first two (red dwarf and better than life) are hilarious - the third (last human) is also quite amusing! Not sure if there were any more!
-
Im Alan Partridge. Aha!
-
Inbetweenters is amazing the office is very good too IT crowd also great but inbetweeners by far the best out there
-
Inbetweenters is amazing the office is very good too IT crowd also great but inbetweeners by far the best out there
first series of the inbetweeners was hilarious, the second two were quality too
was brought up on red dwarf also one of my favourites. Saw in the free press a few weeks ago Danny john Jules was at the Doncaster dome, absolutely gutting !!!
-
Morcambe & Wise for me. Still make me laugh now after the 100th time of seeing a sketch or show.
-
Fawlty Towers, Monty pythons flying circus, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp, Porridge, Spike Milligans Q series
-
A tie between Phoenix nights and Fawlty Towers for me. Followed by Dads Army and On the Buses.
-
Only fools and horses, The Royale Family and The Office
-
Are we talking sitcoms or any TV comedy
-
Only fools and horses for me
-
My favourites are Dinnerladies, Royal Family and another vote for Early Doors.
-
Tonights World cup semi final
-
Tonights World cup semi final
footballs own 'Allo 'Allo
-
Early Doors was excellent. "To the regiment..."
Also echoing others, Phoenix Nights, Red Dwarf, Alan Partridge all excellent.
Big Train was one of the best sketch shows although I was also a fan of Harry Enfield. Kevin & Perry (particularly I the film) were scarily close to me as a teenager at the time!
I'm also a big fan of Bottom. I was genuinely gutted when Rik Mayall died.
-
Im Alan Partridge. Aha!
Seconded.
(http://i.huffpost.com/gen/589815/thumbs/r-ALAN-PARTRIDGE-large570.jpg)
-
Dads Army all day long
-
The Fast Show, Harry & Paul?
Surprising nobody has mentioned Blackadder yet either or any American stuff.
My favourite couple of American sitcoms are Frasier and Curb your Enthusiasm.
-
Depends on your era I suppose..
I liked Not the Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, Python of course...
Who can forget Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em...? Two Ronnies?
-
Brass Eye
-
Brass Eye
The Day Today
-
George and Mildred. Class.
-
Terry & June?
-
Just remembered Timothy West as Bradley Hardaker in 'Brass'. Great, unforgettable TV comedy gold.
-
Fawlty Towers, Monty pythons flying circus, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp, Porridge, Spike Milligans Q series
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - I didn't get where I am today.............. And any time I see the mother in law I think of Hippos, I wonder why
-
FATHER TED
followed closely by Phoenix Nights, The Young Ones, Only Fools and Horses
-
Love thy neighbour. :whistle:
-
Not going out - Now THAT'S bloody funny!
-
Oh NO Its Selwyn Froggit.
-
Dad's Army
Fawlty Towers
Porridge
Blackadder
Phoenix Nights
-
John Sullivan was a legend when it came to writing sitcoms.... Citizen Smith, Just Good Friends, Dear John, I loved them all. I used to like Bless This House, Every Decreasing Circles, Outnumbered The Office. More recently Mrs Brown's Boys. My favourite of all time, however, has to be Phoenix Nights/Max And Paddy.
-
Mrs Browns Boys???????
-
Growing up it was Some Mothers Do Ave Em, Porridge, Man About The House, George and Mildred , Rising Damp, Mind Your Language, Open All Hours. Love Early Doors and Not Going Out.
Think my all time favourite is Pheonix Nights though.
-
My name is Andrew and I like Mrs Browns Boys too..... There I've admitted it!
can I give an honourable mention to Last Of The Summer Wine. The Compo, Clegg and Foggy era with Sid and Wally Batty.
-
Even with full access to DVD's and internet to view "older" comedies. My guess is you could nail down most peoples age range based on their comedy favourties.
-
Even with full access to DVD's and internet to view "older" comedies. My guess is you could nail down most peoples age range based on their comedy favourties.
Go on then, do a case study on suggestions so far, with a five year age range ;)
-
Even with full access to DVD's and internet to view "older" comedies. My guess is you could nail down most peoples age range based on their comedy favourties.
My 7 year old daughter is a compulsive watcher of dads army and faulty towers and she giggles all the way through! Not sure where she fits in with the age thing?
-
Can't believe I forgot to mention Father Ted in my list.
I could watch them all back to back and still piss myself laughing even though I've seen 'em several times over.
-
I've just watched an episode of One Foot In The Grave. Very funny and, although there's funnier sitcoms made, I've never seen a bad episode. However, it's always in t'back of my mind when it comes to remembering classic sitcoms!
-
Fawlty Towers by a mile, closely followed by Red Dwarf and the IT Crowd. Those of you that like Open All Hours, Two Ronnies, Porridge etc. are showing your age. It must be nice having a bus pass.
-
wasnt fawlty towers on at same time as open all hours? where's you bus pass?
-
It was. I always remember my dad loving anything with Ronnie Barker in it but he didn't get Fawlty Towers at all. It was ahead of it's time. I loved Fawlty Towers but couldn't stand Ronnie Barker. Like I say it's an age thing. For example I did not find it funny that Ronnie thought it was humorous to take the piss out of people that stammered and use sexual innuendo as the main crutch for his comedy. Not very funny in my book but just shows how the older generation were conditioned to think this kind of thing was funny.
-
In-YOUR-endo!!
-
For complete shows Fawlty Towers, Phoenix Nights, The Young Ones and The Inbetweeners have already been said, but a shout out for Inside Number 9 on BBC2 earlier this year. Incredible black comedy from Pemberton and Shearsmith.
For isolated sketches, Python and The Two Ronnies set the bar.
-
Surprised there are no nominations for Benidorm. Although I find it only mildly amusing, it seems to be generally regarded as hilarious by many of its viewers.
-
but a shout out for Inside Number 9 on BBC2 earlier this year. Incredible black comedy from Pemberton and Shearsmith.
Good call! Loved the fact that everyone I know who watched it has a different favourite episode. Always been a fan of Pemberton and Shearsmith but ranked this even higher than League of Gentlemen.
-
70s Reggie Perrin and Porridge
80s Young Ones and Rab C Nesbitt with Yes (Prime) Minister damn close
90s The Day Today and Bottom
00s The Thick of It and Green Wing. (Malcolm Butler and Alan Statham. The two greatest comedy characters in comedy history. I defy you to watch the Alan Statham ping pong ball scene without spontaneously passing water. And the coffee enema is even better.)
-
70s Reggie Perrin and Porridge
80s Young Ones and Rab C Nesbitt with Yes (Prime) Minister damn close
90s The Day Today and Bottom
00s The Thick of It and Green Wing. (Malcolm Butler and Alan Statham. The two greatest comedy characters in comedy history. I defy you to watch the Alan Statham ping pong ball scene without spontaneously passing water. And the coffee enema is even better.)
10's Mad Mick, Benaldo, Carling, IC1967 in no particular order ok not tv but....
-
70s Reggie Perrin and Porridge
80s Young Ones and Rab C Nesbitt with Yes (Prime) Minister damn close
90s The Day Today and Bottom
00s The Thick of It and Green Wing. (Malcolm Butler and Alan Statham. The two greatest comedy characters in comedy history. I defy you to watch the Alan Statham ping pong ball scene without spontaneously passing water. And the coffee enema is even better.)
Haven't seen Green Wing so I may be wrong, but should that not be Malcolm Tucker? assuming you're on about the Peter Capaldi character.
-
Err. Aye it should
-
It was. I always remember my dad loving anything with Ronnie Barker in it but he didn't get Fawlty Towers at all. It was ahead of it's time. I loved Fawlty Towers but couldn't stand Ronnie Barker. Like I say it's an age thing. For example I did not find it funny that Ronnie thought it was humorous to take the piss out of people that stammered and use sexual innuendo as the main crutch for his comedy. Not very funny in my book but just shows how the older generation were conditioned to think this kind of thing was funny.
Was it not the script writer and not the actor who set the tone. Cant for the life in me see Roy Clarke as "Taking the Piss".
-
If you think it was acceptable that the character of Arkwright got most of his laughs by stammering then you haven't got a clue. How do you think people who had a stammer felt when uneducated people laughed their socks off at Arkwright stammering? Do you think it made them feel good that it was socially acceptable for a speech impediment to be ridiculed? Get a grip man.
http://www.sundaypost.com/that-s-life/your-health/ronnie-barker-s-stammer-was-no-laughing-matter-1.158616
-
I have a stammer, well more of a stutter. I found it funny. I also had an uncle who stammered exceptionally badly, he forund it amusing too. So, get off your high horse.
-
I wonder if John Cleese caused offence to people with Parkinsons disease when he was a member of the ministry of silly walks?
-
The word 'uneducated' springs to mind. The fact that you and your uncle found it funny says a lot about you both. You obviously didn't give a second's thought for the damage it was doing to the vast majority of stammerers. If you can't see that making it OK to laugh at a speech impediment is totally wrong then I'm lost for words.
-
I wonder if John Cleese caused offence to people with Parkinsons disease when he was a member of the ministry of silly walks?
-
Uneducated, well that's a good one, I can supply info to show that is not the case.
I suppose you dislike most things that don't fit snugly with you.
So, remain lost for words. In fact do us all a favour and forget how to use them. All of them.
Especially your piss take on what is it STAMMERMMERS
-
I wonder if John Cleese caused offence to people with Parkinsons disease when he was a member of the ministry of silly walks?
No he didn't. I think you'll struggle to find any evidence for your supposition whereas I can find plenty for mine.
-
I wonder if Basil Fawlty hitting Manuel was offensive to people who classed it as racism?
-
Uneducated, well that's a good one, I can supply info to show that is not the case.
I suppose you dislike most things that don't fit snugly with you.
So, remain lost for words. In fact do us all a favour and forget how to use them. All of them.
I'd stop digging your hole if I were you. It is totally ludicrous to defend taking the piss out of stammerers. If we had a poll on this thread as to whether I was right and you were wrong you would be in a minority of one (maybe two if your uncle is a forum member).
-
stammermmerers
-
I wonder if Basil Fawlty hitting Manuel was offensive to people who classed it as racism?
Only if you are a politically correct nutjob. Manuel was beaten for being incompetent not because he was Spanish.
-
stammermmerers
Like I said, I'd stop digging if I were you.
-
Why is people immitating stammerers more offensive than people immitating spastics?
Wasn't Basil often requesting that customers should accept Manuel's simplicities because he was from Barcelona?
-
Why should I heed the advice of you.stammermmerers
And as I said earlier, why blame Ronnie , he was an actor, Roy Clarke wrote it. Take your problem up with him.
-
Why should I heed the advice of you.stammermmerers
And as I said earlier, why blame Ronnie , he was an actor, Roy Clarke wrote it. Take your problem up with him.
You just can't stop taking the piss can you?
You obviously don't know what you are on about. The stammer was absent in the original script. Barker introduced it to the character and uneducated people like yourself let him get away with it.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/OpenAllHours?from=Main.OpenAllHours
Anyway it doesn't matter who brought the stammer to the show. What matters is that people like you and your uncle didn't have the brains to see how offensive it was. All the more unbelievable given both of you suffer/suffered with a similar affliction.
-
Why is people immitating stammerers more offensive than people immitating spastics?
Wasn't Basil often requesting that customers should accept Manuel's simplicities because he was from Barcelona?
You've lost me. Who imitated spastics? I don't recall the Spastics Society ever complaining about Flowery T**ts.
Basil was just letting people know that Manuel was from Barcelona so they could make allowances for his poor English. To try to imply that Manuel was being portrayed as a spastic is way over the top and ludicrous in the extreme.
-
Why should I heed the advice of you.stammermmerers
And as I said earlier, why blame Ronnie , he was an actor, Roy Clarke wrote it. Take your problem up with him.
You just can't stop taking the piss can you?
You obviously don't know what you are on about. The stammer was absent in the original script. Barker introduced it to the character and uneducated people like yourself let him get away with it.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/OpenAllHours?from=Main.OpenAllHours
Anyway it doesn't matter who brought the stammer to the show. What matters is that people like you and your uncle didn't have the brains to see how offensive it was. All the more unbelievable given both of you suffer/suffered with a similar affliction.
There must have been close on 10 million people like me and my uncle, some who no doubt stuttered, and actually enjoyed the programme .
-
Just because most people enjoyed the show doesn't make it right. I have never stammered but knew instinctively that the use of a stammer was reprehensible. To try and defend the show by quoting numbers is laughable.
Ask yourself a question. Why is it that Til Death Us Do Part and Love Thy Neighbour don't feature in people's top comedy shows. Because they were racist. These shows had bigger viewing figures than Open All Hours so does that make it OK in your eyes?
It seems we still have a long way to go before people realise that taking the piss out of stammerers is totally unacceptable. You are part of the problem not the solution.
-
I only need solution to one problem. And its not stammering.
-
Look just issue an abject apology and we'll say no more about the matter. I guarantee it will be immediately accepted. I would give one piece of advice though. Do what I always do. In future, engage brain before posting.
Thanking you in anticipation for your cooperation.
-
One thing is for sure, no apology will be forthcoming, not in respect of programme, or any other that you deem to be wrong type of programme. Its a comedy, as was every other you see fit to decry. Times and people change. I don't.
Oh, and that piece you quoted 2013, from 1 guy ( age 28 ), hells teeth was he born when Arkwright did his GGGGGG Granville bit. (1973-1985 ) Don't think so.
-
So anyway, about that good natured discussion about TV comedies we were having...
-
So anyway, about that good natured discussion about TV comedies we were having...
Mick making a thread all about him, real shocker eh? :rolleyes:
-
He was always gonna be one of the main likely lads to sabotage the thread by talking out of his bottom. You just have to remember that some mother's do 'av 'em. Don't take the Mick, he can't help himself.
-
The thin blue line was very funny, i thought.....
-
aye, another light hearted thread I see has gone to cock yet again.
-
Back on topic.
Freddy Daviesth wasth funny as fcuk.
-
Watched the first series of Benidorm over the last week. Really enjoyed it. Some of the observations of All Inclusive holidays are spot on.
-
Another one that I don't think has been mentioned is the Detectives, with Robert Powell, Jasper Carrott and George Sewell. I always reight enjoyed it!
-
Still Game
Hid away late night on BBC2 I think but, my wife got me the boxed set. Brilliant!
-
Ok, not TV, but radio.
Just A Minute.
-
Porrige, Falwty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, Royle Family, and my current favourite, Not Going Out, that is just so bloody funny.
The office, I'd try watching it and have to turn over after a few minutes, So good was Gervais' doing that totally infuriating, character. Only ever managed to watch one episode right through, the last one he made.
Other high points for me include the Morcambe and Wise sketch with Andre Preview and the German guests in Faulty Towers.
-
Vic Reeves' Big Night Out was groundbreaking.
L-AAAAAAAR-D
-
Vic Reeves' Big Night Out was groundbreaking.
L-AAAAAAAR-D
whats on the end of ya stick..
er dont answer that one Rob
-
Vic Reeves' Big Night Out was groundbreaking.
L-AAAAAAAR-D
whats on the end of ya stick..
er dont answer that one Rob
is it dribbling?
-
"Oi! Are you looking at my bra?"
-
"Oi! Are you looking at my bra?"
Stop fetching Jucy's avatar into it :)
-
Vic and Bob were the funniest thing in comedy since whoopi cushions.
Shite.
-
Vic and Bob were the funniest thing in comedy since whoopi cushions.
Shite.
EH?? eranu me thinks
-
Iberian, smell to get well!