ThaiPauly Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Maybee 3 was to narrow a selection......give it your all. I have heard of some on this thread I had forgotten all about, but just seeing their names like "On The Busses" makes me laugh. Have to agree that I would love to have included "Allo "Allo Only Fools and Horses Dad's Army TILL DEATH DO US PART Little Britain Porridge Rising Damp The Harry Enfield Show Bottom Taxi (best ever American Comedy Show in my Book) Bean Black Adder ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE and of course "Crossroads" for those of you who remember it. Was not supposed to be a comedy..but fluffed lines , bad acting and moving scenery sure helped it become one, rather like "The Bold and The Beautiful" Has anyone been unlucky enough to watch THAT?? TP Feel free to add anything you want...... brings back great comedy moments. we need cheering up here in CM right now as its absolutley pissing down this morning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 1. reggie perrin , imho some of CJ's moments were worth the price of admission alone. 1(a). dads army , pure joy. 1©. one foot in the grave , inspirational grumpiness. 2. blackadder , for his sneering put downs and Stephen Fry 3. fawlty towers , for the farce and the insanity. other favourites , in no particular order. only fools and horses , bilko , bottom , peter cook and dudley moore , i'm sorry i'll read that again , round the horne , frasier , hogans heroes , the brittas empire , porridge , the league of gentlemen , the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I just notice that no one mentions Little Britain. I never saw it, found the DVDs recently. Is it worth buying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 little britain ? i found it funny for the first ten minutes , its a character based sketch show and once you know the characters then the punch lines and situations become obvious and the writers tend to struggle to find humour after two or three sketches involving the same bizarre characters. with a lot of these character based sketch shows , the fast show was another good example , the characters and punch lines wear very thin after a short time and even though these shows attract cult status , i often fail to see what people find so funny. how many times can you laugh at a salesman in a tailor shop saying "suits you sir " although i must admit , swiss tony had me grinning before he even opened his mouth. well constructed situation comedy , where the situations exploit the weaknesses or strengths of the main character offer , to me at least , a much more subtle kind of humour , and i can watch good situation comedies time after time and the enjoyment never seems to decrease. oh , and i forgot to add dinner ladies to my list above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I have found that British humor doesn't cross over well to USA viewers. The 3 stooges rock there Buh' Wheat I disagree. British TV Comedy from Monty Python through to The Office has gone down a storm in the US. Its just that for some reason American TV executives feel that their audiences are so dumb that they won't like anything which doesn't feature Americans and then have top remake everything to such a lower standard than the original that it is beyond belief. Just look at The Office USA for confirmation of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 To a certain extent, yes, Professor Fart. But he has a point. The best UK sitcoms tend to be based in working class situations (Dads Army, On the Buses etc) and both the environment and the idiom don't translate well. What sense would a middle class family in Dallas make of Rodney and Del Boy roaming around Peckham in a Reliant Robin, for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayenram Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 This subject has been posted before, in a round-a-bout way. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19641&hl= However, I would add a few radio programmes: Round The Horne Beyond Our Ken I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again The Navy Lark And a reasonably newly produced UK comedy which I find funny for reasons that I can't quite explain: League of Gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 There is a listing of UK and US sitcoms here; http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Situation_comedy As far as remaking UK sitcoms to US tastes, the 2 most mentioned are UK Original Steptoe and Son Till Death Do We Part US Remake Sandford and Son All In The Family I cannot agree that "remaking everything to such a lower standard than the original" is true in these 2 cases. Anyway, now I have to go to lunch...The cooks are in the kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Minder! Arthur Daley played by the legendary George Cole, would be one of the funniest/clever bit of acting that I have ever seen. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayenram Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Has "Drop the Dead Donkey" received a mention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Duke Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 All in the Family and Sanford and Son are the greatest sitcoms in the history of Television Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 All in the Family and Sanford and Son are the greatest sitcoms in the history of Television Nice little troll DD, but no cigar.We all know you don't like British comedy.However, some of us can appreciate both. Personally, Archie Bunker was about as funny as polio IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Duke Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Actually I would love to see the 2 British comedies that inspired those 2 shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markuk Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 THree that haven't received a mention: Phoenix Nights Mind Your Language Up Pompeii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Duke Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Watching the BBC news is about as lively as watching paint dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Watching the BBC news is about as lively as watching paint dry If the truth's too boring for you, try watching Fox News - not much chance of the boring truth there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Talking about disappinting remakes...I was told once (by someone who works for the BBC) that 'Allo Allo' was sold to a French TV station. However, to not upset the French viewers, the policeman was given a proper French vercabularly and accent, the French restance were removed completely and many of the German jokes regarding the French were removed. In short, there was nothing left that was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 I have just read that the guy who played David Brent in "The Office" has just written and done the voice overs for an episode of THE SIMPSONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game4shame Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I have just read that the guy who played David Brent in "The Office" has just written and done the voice overs for an episode of THE SIMPSONS Correct. Ricky Gervais wrote and took part in an episode. I think it was aired last weekend on Sky 1 in the UK. I didn't see it myself. I like The Office but not really a Simpsons fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRIPxCORE Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Curb Your Enthusiasm!!! YES! I can't believe only one vote for this show. It is, IMO, the best comedy program of all time. However, I would add a few radio programmes: Radio? Geez, you are old! Let me add: Seinfeld Three Stooges Benny Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibebop Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Watching the BBC news is about as lively as watching paint dry Please tell me that's your real name, as in the name your parents gave you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Watching the BBC news is about as lively as watching paint dry If the truth's too boring for you, try watching Fox News - not much chance of the boring truth there. I'll take entertaining lies over soporific lies any time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 the young ones is my favorite of all time, monty python is good too seinfeld & the simpsons are american classics there used to be those skit shows like 'kids in the hall' and 'in living color' that cracked me up but are no longer around saw only one episode of 'the office' - pretty funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) We can't forget some of the funniest shows - cartoons: Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, et al. Bug Bunny Woody Woodpecker Mighty Mouse Tom and Jerry (which I watch all the time with the kids here in Thailand). Edited April 29, 2006 by Tippaporn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 And of course . . . The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) I can't believe that no one has mentioned I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Life of Riley, The Dobey Gillis Show, Gilligan's Island, MacHale's Navy, The Jacky Gleason Show and the Dick Van Dyke Show...an' what about Saturday Night Live?, with ol' John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd, Jim Murray, et al??? on the UK side no one likes Absolutely Fabulous?...one of my faves, mostly because I wanna have sex with Joanna Lumley (an' I don't care if she's 60 y.o. +) and in the sitcom she's always drunk and randy...I keep hoping the script will have her fall over in a short dress to have viewers be able to look up it... Edited April 29, 2006 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 I can't believe that no one has mentioned I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Life of Riley, The Jacky Gleason Show and the Dick Van Dyke Show...on the UK side no one likes Absolutely Fabulous?...one of my faves, mostly because I wanna have sex with Joanna Lumley and in the sitcom she's always drunk and randy...I keep hoping the script will have her fall over in a short dress to have viewers be able to look up it... ###### Sexy when she was in the Avengers... not so sure about fancying her in Ab Fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) dbbl post... Edited April 29, 2006 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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