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Hey, everybody. I'm a fan of many British comedies of the past few decades, and I thought it would be a good idea to create this thread so like-minded people could discuss this subject. So, what are everybody's favourite sitcoms, sketches and stand-up routines?

To help get this thread started, I'll post some favourites of my own:

- The Good Life

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1PB-wu9m1g[/youtube]

- I'm Alan Partridge

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZcbqDg1jRk[/youtube]

- The Office

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LLZJFBWdc[/youtube]

- Monty Python's Flying Circus

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2PyeXRwhCE[/youtube]

- The Thick of It

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUO7TBjLSM[/youtube]

- Fawlty Towers

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNGNRz4uyw&[/youtube]

- The Day Today

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTe8H-uf0SQ[/youtube]


By the way, I'd be happy to talk to anyone who has a specific interest in any of the above shows.

Well, I like Fawlty Towers and Monty Python's Flying Circus, and I have enjoyed The Office before (the UK version, haven't seen the US version), but you missed out a lot of good ones, like Blackadder, The Young Ones, Bottom, Black Books, and The League of Gentlemen.

Black Books The IT Crowd, The Vicar of Dibley, Red Dwarf . . . just to start.

I havn't seen too many British Comedies, there was Wallice & Grummit (did I spell that right?) which I thought were pretty cute when I watched them, but that was so long ago I don't even remember the episodes I watched.

No Mr. Bean? How can there be no Mr. Bean?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocd1D8fwdjU[/youtube]
I am quite fond of everything Rowan Atkinson related, so certainly intend to get around to watching Black Adder someday.

Here's a couple other funny British comedies that I remember enjoying (I'm sure there are plenty of others, but they do not currently come to mind):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5B8sSBkRF0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qGvVoyN1Q[/youtube] (Atkinson again... hey, there's a sequel coming out this year!)

Using wikipedia (list of British comedy films) to jog my memory, I also found these to be funny:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_America ... _in_London
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Being_Served%3F
- the original Pink panther movie
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_Up_Appearances
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_That_Roared
- I haven't seen the actual movie "Keeping Mum," but I thought the trailer I saw for it was funny

- I also heard about this show a couple of weeks ago and plan to check it out: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487831/ ("The IT Crowd")
e.g. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqQ6Z-HmAqY&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

Yes, Black Books and The IT Crowd have been recommended to me a number of times. I must make sure to check them out sometime soon...

For British comedy films, I don't think you can beat Withnail and I:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26horlVUmI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBYgnIq4gvo[/youtube]

I'm also quite keen on some more old-fashioned titles, such as a number of Ealing Studios comedies and some old Carry On films. Any other fans?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L6UXBkeJjc[/youtube]

I like older British comedies. Such as Porridge, Only Fools and Horses , Waiting for God, Kepping up Appearances, Open all Hours and One Foot in the Grave, just to start.

Spaced.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SM4P2b5bD4[/youtube]

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Brass Eye, Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo, every panel game such as Have I Got News For You and Mock the Week, The Office, Peep Show, That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Armstrong and Miller show, etc etc.

"The headlines tonight: Portillo's teeth removed to boost pound, exploded cardinal preaches sermon from fishtank - and where now for man raised by puffins?" I love The Day

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I LOVED the Good Life!! !
Of course, I like Monty Python.
I think Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are brilliant, but, I can't watch the office because it's too painful (Extras is great, though!)
I like the River Cottage series.
My hubby loves Fawlty towers, but, I just couldn't get into it.
Love love love Black Adder.
Vicar of Dibley's always amusing.

Agree with Gemstone123 about Porrige and Only Fools and Horses

I haven't seen most of the others mentioned.

My kids like Wallace and Grommit, Chicken Run, Valiant, Fireman Sam, pretty much all of the other shows and movies they've seen.

The not-so-good animated Fireman Sam or the original?

? I don't know... it's a cartoon.

Since The IT Crowd has already been mentioned, I'm going to post some Posh Nosh.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzjR0yL4f0Y[/youtube]

One I meant to mention before was The Royle Family (hilarious, I can't believe I liked it as much as I did).

My husband also recommends (he's the British one in the family):
Rising Damp
Captain Pugwash and the Magic Roundabout