5 hours ago, Emster23 said:

Times, tastes and we change. Lots of good choices so far. To "Golden Age" I'd add Phil Silvers show (Sgt Bilko), Dobie Gillis & Love that Bob...  peruse this site if you like oldies.... oh yeah... Burns & Allen Show was a hoot, http://www.reruncentury.com/ia/

Guessing I Love Lucy would fit in there too....

Truly a matter of taste, but Seinfeld and the original Saturday Night Live crew. 

Missed Porridge off my list.

 

I forget to mention in my earlier post.........the only really funny science fiction TV show......the one and only..........Red Dwarf. How could I forget, what a smeg head.

2 hours ago, badlad said:

how about the two Ronnies                                                                                                       the Goon show and Hancocks half hour     

Lol, I regularly listen to Hancock on the BBC radio app, and the Goon Show..... still unequaled in my opinion, pure genius of insanity. There's an online 24 hour Goonshow station if you're interested.

What about Minder and 'er indoors .  America ...Married with children.

 

and, of course 

6 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Blackadder ( I was beaten to it)

Fawlty Towers 

Only Fools and horses!!

 

for me doesn't get any better than that !

I agree but would also add "Hancock's Half Hour" with Sid James. and "Dad's Army".

Seinfeld. Without a doubt. Curb comes close but for all round brilliance Seinfeld cannot be beaten.

Seinfeld was great, but I think it pretty tough to beat "Just for Laughs"


Live, love, laugh

 

Not to be overlooked.....Comedic genius....Like Skelton, Gleason, Keaton, Chaplin could have you laughing & crying at the same time in the same sketch without a word spoken......

Edited March 17, 20179 yr by pgrahmm

 

Dick Emery.

Dick Emery

 

For me it's British comedy all the way . 

 

- Black Adder

- Fawlty Towers

- Monthy Python's Flying Circus

- Mr. Bean 

- Allo Allo 

- Little Britain 

- Keeping Up Appearances

- Yes Minister

- Alas Smith and Jones

- Absolutely Fabolous

 

Life would be boring without them .

 

 

 

 

Yes !
The two Ronnies !!
Forgot about them, they did some classic sketches, this Mastermind sketch was very clever as was the famous "Fork Handles " sketch [emoji23]

For AhFarangJa :

Only fools and horses: Chandelier sketch

The Office

 

Bottom

 

 

 

F Troup

 

George and Mildred

 

 

Loved watching Minder

 

Old Cartoons, WB, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Peppy LePew, Foghorn Leghorn. All Mel Blanc voice cartoons. Popeye cartoons. McHale's Navy, M*A*S*H*, Hogan's Heroes, Gilligan's Island..

The big bang theory ,the funniest show in the world ,do you know it has earned the company over a billion dollars in sales to other country's .

I think an indication of a great comedy show is when it crosses over into popular culture and language etc. There are lines and jokes from Monty python, Seinfeld etc that are now part of everyday speech. Talk about a gay person, "not that there's anything wrong with that", comes from seinfeld. "Dont mention the war", comes from fawlty towers. "We are all individuals, I'm not" from Monty Python.

I think an indication of a great comedy show is when it crosses over into popular culture and language etc. There are lines and jokes from Monty python, Seinfeld etc that are now part of everyday speech. Talk about a gay person, "not that there's anything wrong with that", comes from seinfeld. "Dont mention the war", comes from fawlty towers. "We are all individuals, I'm not" from Monty Python.

I always smile when someone says " I am the only farang in the village "

For some reason Little Britain always springs to mind [emoji23]

Open all hours....

 

6 minutes ago, transam said:

Open all hours....

 

 

Thought Trans would go for this one.....Gorgeous car....

The Two Ronnies: Fork Handles

British comedy at its best !!