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by **Laura Folds Five** » Sun May 30, 2004 3:37 am

I've never worked in an office, it reminded me more of school. The boss being like the embarrassing teacher, and Gareth the geeky one in class instead of the geeky one at work.

I miss Ricky being on TV every week, I hope he gets on with his next show soon.

by **ross gaines's new profile** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:50 pm

mine are

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
LITTLE BRITAIN
DEAD RINGERS
TWO PINTS OF LAGER AND A PACKET OF CRISPS
FATHER TED
BOTTOM
THE YOUNG ONES
IM ALAN PATRIDGE
BO SELECTA
NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOKS
SHOOTING STARS
FAMILY GUY
THE SIMPSONS
THE OFFICE
FUTURAMA
FILTHY RICH AND CATFLAP

by **Jack G_TOLF** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:38 pm

In a particular order:

1.The League of Gentlemen
2.The Office
3.The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
4.Monty Pythons Flying Circus
5.Spaced
6.Nighty Night
7.Father Ted
8.The Fast Show
9.Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
10.The Peep Show

by S » Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:48 pm

bottom
the fast show
hippies
catherine tate show
happiness...

by **serafina pekkala** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:37 pm

mine are:

1. League of Gents
2. kids in the hall
3. SPACED
4. mr show with bob and david
5. Brass Eye
6. Monty Python's Flying Circus
7. Adam and Joe Show
8. Vic Reeves Big Night Out (just cos of the impact it had at the time -Smell of R&M is better looking back).
9. The Day Today
10. Blackadder

Also i include Spike milligan's Q, Father Ted, Black Books, Catterick, Randall & Hopkirk, Absolutely, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, A bit of Fry & Laurie, Bang Bang it's R & M, Mash& Peas, Newsradio and The Young Ones.

Sefi x

PS - soz but 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps is the most loathesome and unfunny show ever.

by **Cheeky Chezzy Woo** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:37 pm

i swear i wrote my comedy list ages ago! oh well here is my list in no order
League of Gentlemen
Little Britain
Young Ones
Black Books
Spaced
The Mighty Boosh
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Shooting Stars
tlc
Catterick
Have i got news for you
QI
Blackadder
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Garth Merenghi's Darkplace
Fast show
Harry Enfield and Chums
Nighty Night
Jam
Phoenix Nights
Big Train
The Office

can't think of no more at the moment

by **Jack G_TOLF** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:25 pm

Some cool lists and how could of i forgotten about Brass Eye and the Day Today!

I agree with serafina pekkala, especially on Big Night Out, though the writing on the smell of was much superior Big Night Out is probably one of the most influential and important programmes of the past 20 years or so.

I haven't seen Kids in the hall, where can i see it? It's Canadian right? I think i read an interview with Eddie Izzard where he said how good it is.

And Two Pint of Lager and Packet of Crisps, i'm sorry, but i really don't like this show. It's ladism and matcho and cliched. I have to agree and appologuise to others that it is loathesome.

by **slippster** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:28 am

Thought I'd add my lsit but it'll be similar to some of the others. Apart from Keeping up Appearances and Red *beep*' Dwarf.

The Comic Strip presents (channel 4)
The New Statesmen
The Young Ones
The Dangerous Brothers (from Saturday Live)
Filthy Rich and Catflap
The Two Ronnies
The Office
Rising Damp
Fawlty Towers
Eddie Murphy's Delerious
Ripping Yarns
Monty Python
Peep Show
Only Fools and Horses
Little Britain
The Day Today
Alan Partridge
Paul and Pauline Calf's video diaries
Black Adder (II and III are my faves)
Phoenix Nights
Bo Selecta (but not the third series as it was shite)
That Peter Kay Thing

Films:
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstien
The Life of Brian
The Holy Grail
The Jerk
The Man with Two Brains
National Lampoon's Animal House

can't think of any more... I'm knackered and off to bed...............

by **Localhobbit** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:42 pm

Ripping Yarns is hysterical, hope thye get it out on dvd at some point...Fawlty Towers is great and something you can show most people without them running for cover (British humor is, of course, completely lost on most Americans, I was really born in the wrong country for my own tastes).

by **Aino** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:43 pm

Localhobbit wrote:Ripping Yarns is hysterical, hope thye get it out on dvd at some point...Fawlty Towers is great and something you can show most people without them running for cover (British humor is, of course, completely lost on most Americans, I was really born in the wrong country for my own tastes).

I think Ripping Yarns is already out on dvd. They released it last year.

I haven't bought it yet, but I'm planning to.

by **serafina pekkala** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:50 pm

Ripping yarns is great stuff ...

I also love the film ANIMAL HOUSE!!! John Belushi, Tom Hulce, Tim Masterston and the guy from Babylon 5 (Flounder) so hilarious. But any John Landis film with a character called Greg Marmalade is bound to be good.- and i kinda *guilty pleasure :oops:

* fancy Niedermeyer. So wrong but i just do BOKEY!!!!! Its those tight pants and the buzz-cut hairdo like in The Right Stuff.

I haven't seen Kids in the hall, where can i see it? It's Canadian right? I think i read an interview with Eddie Izzard where he said how good it is.

Indeed it is young Jack - without KITH there would be no South Park, no Mike Myers and Mr Izzard would look much more attractive in lipstick. Next to the Kids he is 'homely' to say the least. You can see some clips at the comedy central website :

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thekidsinthehall/

the rest you can get DVDs of 1st 2 seasons on import - for hardcore fans only i think cos of the prices etc.

Sefi x

by **Voodoo Lady** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:00 pm

Localhobbit wrote:... I was really born in the wrong country for my own tastes).

I know the feeling!

by **Viper** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:24 pm

Agree About Two Pints! Sorry!

My favourites are (in no particular order):

The League. Obviously.
Monty Python
Red Dwarf
Reeves and Mortimer (in all their incarnations save for Shooting Stars and Families at War)
Futurama
Simpsons
Malcom in the Middle
The Fast Show
SNL (Bill Murray/Gilda Radner, Will Ferrell, Dana Carvey eras)
Frasier
Father Ted
Black Books
Alan Partridge
Bottom
Blackadder
French and Saunders
Little Britain
Vicar of Dibley
My Family (sorry, but it's funny and I love Robert Lindsay)
One Foot In the Grave
Peep Show
The Office
Comic Strip
Sex and the City
Spaced
Look Around You
Ripping Yarns
The Royle Family

That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure there's more. I'm a comedy junkie.

by **Localhobbit** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:47 pm

"I haven't seen Kids in the hall, where can i see it? It's Canadian right? I think i read an interview with Eddie Izzard where he said how good it is."

Some great stuff, Kids in the Hall, I love one sketch, 'Girl Drink Drunk' in which Dave Thomas develops an addiction to drinks with little umbrellas in them.

by **Localhobbit** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:52 pm

Anyone familiar with Second City TV? I don't know if that's something that's particularly well known in England (writing from the assumption that the majority of the people here are English). I have volume 1 of the fairly recently released tv series, pretty funny, very low budget but that is essential to the show, alot of characters over the course of things, although I wouldn't say that they were nearly as talented as LoG is presently in that regard. John Candy as Tattoo on a Fantasy Island parody humping a violin to pieces is pretty funny

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