I saw a thread on social media today about popular comedies people don't like.
The list showed how subjective comedy is.
On it was:
Fawlty Towers
The Office
Allo Allo
Mrs Browns
Only Fools and Horses
Bread
The Fast Show
Last of the Summer Wine
Dad's Army
Friends
Monty Python
Some Mothers Do Ave Em
Absolutely Fab
Keeping Up Appearances
Blackadder
Porridge
etc etc
Mrs Brown's the only one I would turn off.
Quote from: ONeill on October 29, 2024, 10:29:47 PMI saw a thread on social media today about popular comedies people don't like.
The list showed how subjective comedy is.
On it was:
Fawlty Towers
The Office
Allo Allo
Mrs Browns
Only Fools and Horses
Bread
The Fast Show
Last of the Summer Wine
Dad's Army
Friends
Monty Python
Some Mothers Do Ave Em
Absolutely Fab
Keeping Up Appearances
Blackadder
Porridge
etc etc
Mrs Brown's the only one I would turn off.
Same. Not sure I'd have the patience for The Fast Show these days but Mrs Browns wouldn't see the light of day.
My missus hates The Royle Family.
Can't recommend them all as I haven't seen any of some of them.
But would agree with Mrs Brown.
Also good if Frasier didn't make the list.
This would be like singer/ band/ guitarist/ drummer lists- all very subjective.
I think all of them are age/ stage relative. Stuff I thought was class as a kid in the 80s can sometimes seem naff now, but when you factor in nostalgia, it has a meaning or added value that younger generations don't appreciate, they have their own stuff going on.
That said, I'm not at all up to speed (purely by choice) with tiktok or tiktokers or youtubers or the likes, but I still don't think that current teens will have similar shared memories as folks my age share now- everything seems so rushed and fractured.
Morecambe and Wise.
They were many things but they were not funny.
I'm trying to think of American comedies in the 80s I'd have watched.
Cosby Show
Mork and Mindy
I never did Cheers.
Quote from: thewobbler on October 29, 2024, 10:44:32 PMMorecambe and Wise.
They were many things but they were not funny.
Funny, I know someone who thinks they're the best comedy act ever.
Quote from: thewobbler on October 29, 2024, 10:44:32 PMMorecambe and Wise.
They were many things but they were not funny.
It's not just me then. Never seen anything funny about them two
The two Ronnie's as well. That fork handles sketch is awful.
Maybe they were of their time
I never could stand Fawlty Towers, hated it.
John Cleese over acting the whole time..
Derry Girls. Over acted dung.
I could never stick with the office. I haven't tried the American one.
Tough audience in here
Quote from: ONeill on October 29, 2024, 10:29:47 PMI saw a thread on social media today about popular comedies people don't like.
The list showed how subjective comedy is.
On it was:
Fawlty Towers
The Office
Allo Allo
Mrs Browns
Only Fools and Horses
Bread
The Fast Show
Last of the Summer Wine
Dad's Army
Friends
Monty Python
Some Mothers Do Ave Em
Absolutely Fab
Keeping Up Appearances
Blackadder
Porridge
etc etc
Mrs Brown's the only one I would turn off.
Only fools and the Uk version of the office are probably the two most influential comedies the bbc ever made
the Gary Linker lead They think it's all over.
Top Gear
who's line is it anyway.
vicar of Dibley
Comedians that I thought weren't funny;
anyone who started with "an Irish man"
Michael McIntyre and Jimmy Carr
A lot of those sitcoms tailed off in later series
The first 4 or so series of Friends was excellent. After that , mainly awful
Royle Family excellent, last few episodes not so much
Blackadder, bar series 1 was great
Keeping up appearances was a Jekyll and Hyde comedy. Mrs Bucket was ok in small doses , but it was Onslow I was watching for
I would add Ghosts and Detectorists to the list. Both excellent , which is rare for recent BBC comedies
Never watched the older stuff , Dads army, some mothers, python etc
Always found Ab Fab very forced. All that "darling" this "darling" that. Much preferred Joanna Lumley as Purdey and couldn't get passed that.
Fawlty Towers.. Brilliant show
The Office... Office watched both UK and American, enoyed them, daughters into the American one but not watched the UK one
Allo Allo.. great show
Mrs Browns.. truly awful stuff
Only Fools and Horses.. great
Bread.. take it or leave it, was ok
The Fast Show.. loved it at the time, now its not funny
Last of the Summer Wine.. a decent show.. not brilliant
Dad's Army.. same as above
Friends.. really like Friends and it doesn't get dated
Monty Python.. bit ike the fast show, hasn't aged too well
Some Mothers Do Ave Em.. was ok
Absolutely Fab.. not a fan
Keeping Up Appearances.. good show
Blackadder.. great show
Porridge.. brilliant and the film was class too
I think we really are at a loss for great comedy shows now. That golden era has gone... and if it hasnt, what am I missing out on? Is it because of everyone being offended all the time now or what?
Only Fools would be my favourite, with Blackadder in 2nd place.
Since we've moved off topic onto general discussion of comedies. One of the best of all time and not mentioned yet is Red Dwarf.
Quote from: Banks of the Bann on October 30, 2024, 12:28:38 PMSince we've moved off topic onto general discussion of comedies. One of the best of all time and not mentioned yet is Red Dwarf.
Check out Early Doors.
Quote from: Pub Bore on October 30, 2024, 12:38:57 PMQuote from: Banks of the Bann on October 30, 2024, 12:28:38 PMSince we've moved off topic onto general discussion of comedies. One of the best of all time and not mentioned yet is Red Dwarf.
Check out Early Doors.
Yes, great series.
Agreed on Red Dwarf as well. Ricky Gervais 's Extras was great too
Phoenix Nights
Curb and Cheers if we are going abroad
I'm not sure why but in the 90s me and my mates loved Shooting Stars. Watching it back it's still a bit funny but nothing special.
I really like Bob Mortimer though he comes across as a sound character. You find a few odd clips of him on Would I Lie To You and they are hilarious.
Little Britain as well. It was massive back then but hasn't aged well at all!
A few ones don't like Derry Girls and while it was overacted it's still very funny and very relevant to anyone who grew up in the early 90s.
Quote from: quit yo jibbajabba on October 30, 2024, 04:16:10 PMPhoenix Nights
Curb and Cheers if we are going abroad
Love Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, only one season, but very funny.
Quote from: screenexile on October 30, 2024, 04:40:00 PMI'm not sure why but in the 90s me and my mates loved Shooting Stars. Watching it back it's still a bit funny but nothing special.
I really like Bob Mortimer though he comes across as a sound character. You find a few odd clips of him on Would I Lie To You and they are hilarious.
Little Britain as well. It was massive back then but hasn't aged well at all!
A few ones don't like Derry Girls and while it was overacted it's still very funny and very relevant to anyone who grew up in the early 90s.
Shooting Stars , early series was brilliant . I never got into WILTY though.
Have you watched Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, gone fishing? It's well worth a watch
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 30, 2024, 11:59:30 AMFawlty Towers.. Brilliant show
The Office... Office watched both UK and American, enoyed them, daughters into the American one but not watched the UK one
Allo Allo.. great show
Mrs Browns.. truly awful stuff
Only Fools and Horses.. great
Bread.. take it or leave it, was ok
The Fast Show.. loved it at the time, now its not funny
Last of the Summer Wine.. a decent show.. not brilliant
Dad's Army.. same as above
Friends.. really like Friends and it doesn't get dated
Monty Python.. bit ike the fast show, hasn't aged too well
Some Mothers Do Ave Em.. was ok
Absolutely Fab.. not a fan
Keeping Up Appearances.. good show
Blackadder.. great show
Porridge.. brilliant and the film was class too
100%.
Yes, Minister a great one too.
The English, the effers, do comedy well. Irish efforts at comedy often descend into stage Irish paddywhackery. We are much better at tragic drama and throwing a few jokes into the tragedy to help it along.
Didn't find Smith and Jones face to face stuff funny. Sketches they did were decent.
Hale and Pace another duo with some decent stuff however and a lot of their stuff wouldn't be allowed in the cancel culture we have now.
Quote from: AustinPowers on October 30, 2024, 05:05:19 PMHave you watched Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, gone fishing? It's well worth a watch
Love the fishing show. Highlight of a Sunday.
Not the nine o clock news was class
Loved Still Game
Fr ted and the IT crowd were very good. Early doors was brilliant and the Royle family very good also. Schitts creek is pretty good on netflix. I liked Gavin and Stacey also.
Most of the newer stuff unwatchable. Mrs Brown's boys terrible
Still game great better than rab
Early doors brilliant much better than Royal family
Father Ted brilliant
My favourite black adder especially series 3 and 4.
Only fools good. but not as good as it is made out.
Anyway just my tuppence
I know not necessarily a comedy but Arthur Daly in Minder is one of the best characters to have appeared on the box.
And I'll throw in Oz from Auf Wiedershen as another great comic character.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 30, 2024, 08:08:21 PMI know not necessarily a comedy but Arthur Daly in Minder is one of the best characters to have appeared on the box.
And I'll throw in Oz from Auf Wiedershen as another great comic character.
Would definitely agree on Arthur Daly I have caught some old reruns on ITV4 recently and really enjoyed them
A lot of the newer comedies wouldn't be great, hard to beat the older ones.
The Office
Peep show
IT Crowd
Liked 2point4 children and Men behaving badly.
A relatively new one I binge watched was 2 doors down. Thought it was very funny. Will give it another go again.
Never ever got into these:
Allo Allo - pish
Mrs Browns - pish squared
Only Fools and Horses - I probably should have tried harder
Friends - chick programme
Absolutely Fab - older chick programme
Ah Jesus lads, only fools was unbelievable. Coukd sit n watch a load of them. The card game, the watch, batman n Robin, the chandelier. Absolutely brilliant
Quote from: An Watcher on October 30, 2024, 09:40:32 PMAh Jesus lads, only fools was unbelievable. Coukd sit n watch a load of them. The card game, the watch, batman n Robin, the chandelier. Absolutely brilliant
Agree. It should have finished before the last couple of seasons but I could easily watch every episode from ep 1.
Can't stand peep show. Awful.
Dunno how anyone couldn't like only fools and horses...
Quote from: Orior on October 30, 2024, 09:17:07 PMNever ever got into these:
Allo Allo - pish
Mrs Browns - pish squared
Only Fools and Horses - I probably should have tried harder
Friends - chick programme
Absolutely Fab - older chick programme
Allo Allo was good fun. You'd think regular catchphrases would get boring , but it never did. Officer Crabtree had sim groot lunes.
You do need to try harder with only fools. Took me years to get into it , but it was a work of genius. The last three episodes were a mistake though.
Anyone remember Game on?
Samantha Janus.
Liked Fools and Horses at the time. Don't think it aged well at all, any time I've watched it over the past 10 years or so.
I'd agree with Orior re the other shows he mentioned (though I've never seen Mrs. Browns).
Have I Got News for You, back when Angus Deayton was doing it was consistently good. As were shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad, at least for some of their seasons.
Quote from: ONeill on October 30, 2024, 11:01:54 PMAnyone remember Game on?
Samantha Janus.
Loved it & it's still funny, has aged well. It successfully survived the change of the reclusive flat owner character (Ben Chaplin to Neil Stuke) which is not easy done! Men behaving badly did it too, improved considerably from Harry Enfield to Neil Morrisey era.
Quote from: ONeill on October 30, 2024, 11:01:54 PMAnyone remember Game on?
Samantha Janus.
Original cast were good in the first season, lead actor changed for second season. Was ok, not same league as others out during that time
Quote from: Orior on October 30, 2024, 09:17:07 PMFriends - chick programme
Absolutely Fab - older chick programme
That's the point, these are not bad programmes but aimed at a slightly different cohort.
Only Fools and Horses is a classic and people will watch it in 50 as they do the like of Sgt Bilko.
I surely can't be the only one who found Fr. Ted entirely unfunny?
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on October 31, 2024, 12:27:18 AMI surely can't be the only one who found Fr. Ted entirely unfunny?
Soft Border Patrol was entirely unfunny, Fr Ted had its moments.
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on October 31, 2024, 12:27:18 AMI surely can't be the only one who found Fr. Ted entirely unfunny?
You might be part of a tiny minority
I'd be ok with that...
Quote from: armaghniac on October 30, 2024, 11:56:26 PMQuote from: Orior on October 30, 2024, 09:17:07 PMFriends - chick programme
Absolutely Fab - older chick programme
That's the point, these are not bad programmes but aimed at a slightly different cohort.
Only Fools and Horses is a classic and people will watch it in 50 as they do the like of Sgt Bilko.
Sgt Bilko is the best
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on October 31, 2024, 12:27:18 AMI surely can't be the only one who found Fr. Ted entirely unfunny?
First one I've encountered that's for sure
Mrs browns boys - the single worst thing to come out of Ireland.
Only fools and horses - meh
Friends - classic
Fr ted - classic
The American office - meh
Soft border patrol - was it ever iconic?? It was just cringe.
Haven't watched its always sunny yet but I hear its good.
See The League of Gentlemen not mentioned
Loved that show
Bilko! I'd forgotten about that show. Very good.
I always liked the Inbetweeners but I could see it not being for everyone.
A couple of others came into my head.
Dear John.
And there was one based in a leisure centre.
Quote from: ONeill on November 02, 2024, 08:44:30 AMA couple of others came into my head.
Dear John.
And there was one based in a leisure centre.
The Brittas Empire?
Quote from: RedHand88 on October 31, 2024, 08:55:39 AMMrs browns boys - the single worst thing to come out of Ireland.
Only fools and horses - meh
Friends - classic
Fr ted - classic
The American office - meh
Soft border patrol - was it ever iconic?? It was just cringe.
Haven't watched its always sunny yet but I hear its good.
I caught a couple of episodes of Friends recently, and they weren't good at all (series 6). Once they did the London episodes, they went very noticeably downhill. It got a lot worse towards the end too. Bar the odd good Joey moments, the later series are hardly worth watching.
Last of the Summer Wine was about as funny as a bad dose of piles. A dumping ground for elderly actors who had been out of work for years. Some oul ballix careering down a steep hill in a tin bath every week is not f**king comedy. Awful shite.
Never got the whole Friends frenzy. Watched Man Down during the lockdown- it was funny enough, but not something I'd revisit all that often. Black Books was excellent, and I've seen Red Dwarf and Blackadder already mentioned.
Dunno if anyone said My name is Earl yet- I enjoyed it at the time, but again haven't gone back to it.
Quote from: red hander on November 02, 2024, 05:25:17 PMLast of the Summer Wine was about as funny as a bad dose of piles. A dumping ground for elderly actors who had been out of work for years. Some oul ballix careering down a steep hill in a tin bath every week is not f**king comedy. Awful shite.
Jesus that scenario made me laugh. Must be age.
Quote from: red hander on November 02, 2024, 05:25:17 PMLast of the Summer Wine was about as funny as a bad dose of piles. A dumping ground for elderly actors who had been out of work for years. Some oul ballix careering down a steep hill in a tin bath every week is not f**king comedy. Awful shite.
Ah now. The Loxley Lozenge was a classic.it was an old armchair if I recall.
Quote from: red hander on November 02, 2024, 05:25:17 PMLast of the Summer Wine was about as funny as a bad dose of piles. A dumping ground for elderly actors who had been out of work for years. Some oul ballix careering down a steep hill in a tin bath every week is not f**king comedy. Awful shite.
The bath tub gag has been used as a stick to beat Summer Wine with. That's all that seems to be mentioned when talking about the show, as you've just proven ;D
Summer wine is what I'd imagine the likes of Coronation street should be like. Just silly storylines instead of alien abductions, plane crashes and gangsters.
Last of the Summer Wine is in a class of gentle easy going comedy the Brits do well. I'd also put As Time Goes By in that category, with the late Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench just great character actors. There's often a melancholy undertone to these shows too. Type of comedy probably best watched with the last of a good glass of red wine.
I know a lot of people detest them but I enjoy Not Going Out and Outnumbered.
Gavin and Stacey seems like marmite. No in-between . Either hated or loved.
I resisted watching it for years , but i enjoyed it.. not the main two characters, they were a pain in the hole. It was the peripheral characters that made it , Bryn, Nessa, Pam, Mick, and Smithy (in small doses)
The last episode was poor though. Another special due at Christmas
Red dwarf mentioned yet?
Quote from: ONeill on October 30, 2024, 11:01:54 PMAnyone remember Game on?
Samantha Janus.
I remember reading that she has Co.Armagh ancestry.
Quote from: ONeill on November 02, 2024, 08:59:06 PMI know a lot of people detest them but I enjoy Not Going Out and Outnumbered.
Not a Lee Mack fan but so was t a fan of NGO but I loved Outnumbered especially the first few series they were hilarious at times!
Quote from: Norm-Peterson on November 02, 2024, 10:50:49 PMQuote from: ONeill on October 30, 2024, 11:01:54 PMAnyone remember Game on?
Samantha Janus.
I remember reading that she has Co.Armagh ancestry.
She had an uncle Hugh from Ballymacnab.
Sorry.
I think Father Ted is overrated, it is watchable but doesn't deserve the status it has.
South Park. Degenerate drivel.
Family Guy. It is ok in small doses.
I've never watched a lot of famous shows like 'The Office' and 'Big bang theory'.
I've recently watched a lot of old 70's shows like 'Man about the house', 'George & Mildred', 'Robins Nest' and 'Steptoe & Son'. I would recommend George & Mildred.
I've also been watching the Frasier reboot, it is ok but I'm not sure why they even need to bother. Isn't 264 episodes of a show enough?
It recently took me 10 weeks to get through the whole series and by the time you do get through them you could just start over as you've forgotten what has happened. The problem with that reboot is that Niles isn't in it, they seemed to try and replace him with Nicholas Lyndhurst from Only Fools.
The Big Bang Theory was OK, especially if you appreciated nerd humour (which I do), but like many series it lost its way near the end. Young Sheldon was actually quite good, funny but also warm, and ended on a high.
The young ones and Bottom were class. As was Spitting Image.
Quote from: Norm-Peterson on November 02, 2024, 11:11:48 PMI think Father Ted is overrated, it is watchable but doesn't deserve the status it has.
South Park. Degenerate drivel.
Family Guy. It is ok in small doses.
I've never watched a lot of famous shows like 'The Office' and 'Big bang theory'.
I've recently watched a lot of old 70's shows like 'Man about the house', 'George & Mildred', 'Robins Nest' and 'Steptoe & Son'. I would recommend George & Mildred.
I've also been watching the Frasier reboot, it is ok but I'm not sure why they even need to bother. Isn't 264 episodes of a show enough?
It recently took me 10 weeks to get through the whole series and by the time you do get through them you could just start over as you've forgotten what has happened. The problem with that reboot is that Niles isn't in it, they seemed to try and replace him with Nicholas Lyndhurst from Only Fools.
What you think of Cheers Norm
Quote from: Capt Pat on November 03, 2024, 12:11:41 AMThe young ones and Bottom were class. As was Spitting Image.
Young ones was great but it is of it's time, and a lot of the gags very dated now
Bottom was absolutely brilliant. I have watched it dozens of times and still end up roaring with laughter. You can't beat a bit of Tom and Jerry style physical violence. Pure genius.
Only when I laugh
I'm H A P P Y
Phoenix Nights been mentioned?
One foot in the grave?
Alf garnets Till death do us part
Loved Rising Damp to
Quote from: Tony Baloney on November 03, 2024, 10:35:15 AMPhoenix Nights been mentioned?
Very funny show, as was Car Share
Always enjoyed a couple of excellent hospital set comedies....Scrubs & Green Wing.
Big Train one of the better sketch shows. Aged much better than the Fast Show.
The old "whose line is it anyway used to be great watching. As was spitting image in its day.
MASH
Parks&Rec
Modern Family
Both decent
Quote from: Aristo 60 on November 03, 2024, 10:26:20 PMMASH
Mash was a strange sort of one. It was more a drama than a comedy.
The themes were black and the characters were lovable - Radar, Hawkeye, Hotlips, Sherman, Father John Mulcahy, Klinger, Trapper, Frank, Charles.
Great theme tune also......
MASH was classic. Was drama but very funny too. Half it probably wouldnt be allowed now. Klinger a character of fun because he dressed as a woman... he was a likeable character. The title song with so much reference to suicide... maybe it would be allowed, hard to keep up with what's offensive these days.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on November 03, 2024, 10:35:15 AMPhoenix Nights been mentioned?
Right up there in my opinion
curb your ethusiam.
Quote from: Truthsayer on November 04, 2024, 01:04:19 AMMASH was classic. Was drama but very funny too. Half it probably wouldnt be allowed now. Klinger a character of fun because he dressed as a woman... he was a likeable character. The title song with so much reference to suicide... maybe it would be allowed, hard to keep up with what's offensive these days.
Of course Klinger dressed as a woman in order to be thought odd and sent home.