Rinrada Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 The "Worker" with ...ello my daling....wee Charlie Drake needs a spot. Last time I saw him was on a BBC thingy where he was the old sex tourist who went out to the Phillippines with a bunch of guys from South Wales on a tak-a- way bride holiday week. The old whoremaster /owner of the agency was Greengrass from that Yorkshire show where they play the 60s music.(heartbeat..remembered) Unlike the newbies in "Sunshine Girls" he knew the score and as soon as they arrived in Manila he was off with a couple of numshies out on the razzle while the others went through the marriage rigmarol...Over 50s ..very popular they are....I dont know....whyyyyyyyyy. Sexton ends up getting off with "Rosie from the Bar" marrying her and opening up their own agency in Cardiff...sounds familar........final words.....you have tried the rest ...now try the Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Who's line is it anyway ? Red dwarf Spitting image Black adder Only fools and horses Fawlty Towers The Kenny Everert Video show ( just for the naughty bits ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 British Yes Prime Minister Keeping Up Appearances Faulty Towers Are You Being Served? Father Ted The Chef American The Simpsons Fraiser South Park All in The Family Three's Company The Golden Girls The Odd Couple Get Smart Canadian The Kids in the Hall Trailer Park Boys Wayne & Shuster This Hour Has 22 Minutes Royal Canadian Air Farce SCTV Many, many have been left out. Also, there are some great comedy programs to come from Australia but as they weren't intended as comedies I've left them out. cv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 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... I can't believe you think we're all as ancient as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 O.K., tutsi, let's show our age . . . (granted these are all from the U.S., so no whinging from all you Brits, please . . . ) The Bob Hope Show The Burns and Allen Show The Jack Benny Program Amos and Andy The Abbott and Costello Show The Red Skelton Show Topper The Phil Silvers Show The Steve Allen Show The George Burns Show The Sid Caesar Show Leave It To Beaver The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis My Three Sons The Andy Griffith Show The Carol Burnett Show Father of the Bride Hazel Mr. Ed The Beverly Hillbillies Car 54 Where Are You? My Favorite Martian Petticoat Junction No Time For Sergeants The Addams Family The Munsters Hogan's Heroes F Troop Get Smart Green Acres I Dream Of Jeannie Rowan and Martin's Laugh In The Flying Nun The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Bill Cosby Show The Flip Wilson Show The Odd Couple M*A*S*H Here's a cool link to comedy shows from the BBC. (No one really thought I'd remember all of these shows off the top of my head, would you???) You can select by year going back to the 30's. What's highly interesting is the number of UK comedy shows compared to the US. Almost 10 to 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibebop Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 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). Right on, Tip!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Now Bops is a guy big girl's blouse with a real sense of humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 O.K., tutsi, let's show our age . . . (granted these are all from the U.S., so no whinging from all you Brits, please . . . )The Bob Hope Show The Burns and Allen Show The Jack Benny Program Amos and Andy The Abbott and Costello Show The Red Skelton Show Topper The Phil Silvers Show The Steve Allen Show The George Burns Show The Sid Caesar Show Leave It To Beaver The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis My Three Sons The Andy Griffith Show The Carol Burnett Show Father of the Bride Hazel Mr. Ed The Beverly Hillbillies Car 54 Where Are You? My Favorite Martian Petticoat Junction No Time For Sergeants The Addams Family The Munsters Hogan's Heroes F Troop Get Smart Green Acres I Dream Of Jeannie Rowan and Martin's Laugh In The Flying Nun The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Bill Cosby Show The Flip Wilson Show The Odd Couple M*A*S*H Here's a cool link to comedy shows from the BBC. (No one really thought I'd remember all of these shows off the top of my head, would you???) You can select by year going back to the 30's. What's highly interesting is the number of UK comedy shows compared to the US. Almost 10 to 1. you forgot 'My Little Margie' with Gale Storm and ZaZu Pitts... don't ever try an' one up the mighty tutsiwarrior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 (edited) who on this forum can do 'the soupy shuffle'?...and who were white fang and black tooth?... (dey can't mess wid me...nossuh...'(mumble, grumble an sorry mufukc and sumbitch...))... tutsi disintegrates under the strain... Edited April 30, 2006 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 O.K., tutsi, let's show our age . . . (granted these are all from the U.S., so no whinging from all you Brits, please . . . )The Bob Hope Show The Burns and Allen Show The Jack Benny Program Amos and Andy The Abbott and Costello Show The Red Skelton Show Topper The Phil Silvers Show The Steve Allen Show The George Burns Show The Sid Caesar Show Leave It To Beaver The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis My Three Sons The Andy Griffith Show The Carol Burnett Show Father of the Bride Hazel Mr. Ed The Beverly Hillbillies Car 54 Where Are You? My Favorite Martian Petticoat Junction No Time For Sergeants The Addams Family The Munsters Hogan's Heroes F Troop Get Smart Green Acres I Dream Of Jeannie Rowan and Martin's Laugh In The Flying Nun The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Bill Cosby Show The Flip Wilson Show The Odd Couple M*A*S*H Here's a cool link to comedy shows from the BBC. (No one really thought I'd remember all of these shows off the top of my head, would you???) You can select by year going back to the 30's. What's highly interesting is the number of UK comedy shows compared to the US. Almost 10 to 1. missed out SOAP..one of the funniest shows ever to come out of seppo land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 are you being served , another of bbc's finest sitcoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 who on this forum can do 'the soupy shuffle'?...and who were white fang and black tooth?...(dey can't mess wid me...nossuh...'(mumble, grumble an sorry mufukc and sumbitch...))... tutsi disintegrates under the strain... no takers??? 'The Soupy Sales Show' only broadcast on local LA tv at 3 pm on a school day...meant to be for school kids but when you got humor like 'I doan' like apple pie but my wife sure can make my banana cream' you gets the message...he had puppets like white fang and black tooth and pookie an' nookie...then soupy holds out 5 fingers and says 'one for white fang...et all' with the middle finger remaining ans sez 'an' this one for the sponsor...'... absolutely brilliant... Soupy Sales...an American icon...prepared the way for massive LSD consumption and a whole new way ob lookin' at the world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 (edited) I'm curious to know from any of you Brits if you've checked out this link by the BBC. I think the number of comedy programmes each year back in the 50's and 60's is rather astounding. How many of these were actual hits and became popular? Well, I guess during those decades the U.S. had just as many westerns. Good God, there were more of those than I could name. Edited April 30, 2006 by Tippaporn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 missed out SOAP..one of the funniest shows ever to come out of seppo land. I quit watching TV in '78. So anything since then I'm clueless about. I've heard many of the names but don't no nothin' about 'em. Lots of people talked about Soap, though. BTW, where's 'seppo land?' Is that like . . . east southeast of Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippaporn Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 you forgot 'My Little Margie' with Gale Storm and ZaZu Pitts...don't ever try an' one up the mighty tutsiwarrior... The Jim Backus Show The Slowest Gun In The West. Two-up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 you forgot 'My Little Margie' with Gale Storm and ZaZu Pitts... don't ever try an' one up the mighty tutsiwarrior... The Jim Backus Show The Slowest Gun In The West. Two-up!! (...sounds of snarling and gnashing of teeth...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordofdelusion Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I must throw in another vote for The Family Guy. Funniest thing on U.S. TV now. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is the only news worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Thanx for all your responses. There were many that I had forgot about that have been mentioned However for laughs for me NOTHING will EVER beat Faulty Towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo siam Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Black Books Alan Partridge Spaced I like coupling but my grandparents watch it (and have all the episodes on DVD, so its not going in my list I'm afraid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 British stuff that I like Monty Python Fawlty Towers The Office Extras British comedy I only find mildly funny Yes Minister Father Ted Only Fools and Horses US Comedy that I really like Seinfeld Simpsons (it is actually amazing how high the quality of this show still is despite running for so long) South Park (or should this be under Canadian?) US Comedy that I can watch but only find mildly funny Friends Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 US Comedy that I can watch but only find mildly funnyFriends Cheers I only watch them shows to fantasize about having sex with the female principals...(yes, I would want to have sex with Danny DeVito's wife in Cheers...nice, active compact unit...Shelly Long and the tall, hoarsed voiced, dark haired woman remind me of old girl friends and splendid oral sex...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmac Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Has anyone over here managed to get to see Ricky Gervais' last show "Extras"? I think it is funnier than "The Office". Well worth picking up a copy of the DVD's when next back in the UK folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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