O/T:- Your Favourite TV Comedies of Now and Yesteryear

[SwalePie]

I thought this was worth a thread of it's own after the few snippets within the Eng v Pan thread.

I love a good comedy programme and one that I found to be unique but briliant recently was 'Detectorists', Mackenzie Crook's three-series masterpiece about the metal detecting community in a small village in Suffolk.

Anyone else watched it? In my opinion one of the best written, best acted and cleverest pieces of TV of recent years. It's a gem. Worth starting from the beginning and giving a go.

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/detec...se-hold-close/

Oh and it even has a Notts link ...ish. Here's my favourite scene of the whole thing, it's a bit dark

[andy6025]

I thought this was worth a thread of it's own after the few snippets within the Eng v Pan thread.

I love a good comedy programme and one that I found to be unique but briliant recently was 'Detectorists', Mackenzie Crook's three-series masterpiece about the metal detecting community in a small village in Suffolk.

Anyone else watched it? In my opinion one of the best written, best acted and cleverest pieces of TV of recent years. It's a gem. Worth starting from the beginning and giving a go.

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/detec...se-hold-close/

Oh and it even has a Notts link ...ish. Here's my favourite scene of the whole thing, it's a bit dark

The clip wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs...?

[PedroTheFisherman66]

I thought this was worth a thread of it's own after the few snippets within the Eng v Pan thread.

I love a good comedy programme and one that I found to be unique but briliant recently was 'Detectorists', Mackenzie Crook's three-series masterpiece about the metal detecting community in a small village in Suffolk.

Anyone else watched it? In my opinion one of the best written, best acted and cleverest pieces of TV of recent years. It's a gem. Worth starting from the beginning and giving a go.

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/detec...se-hold-close/

Oh and it even has a Notts link ...ish. Here's my favourite scene of the whole thing, it's a bit dark

On the buses,with a very close joint second
Love thy neighbour
And Benny hill...

[i961pie]

Only Fools
Mrs Brown
Faulty Towers

[Jeekay56]

Mum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF0V811iY8U

[Notsohumblepie]

Rising Damp
The Fast Show
League of Gentlemen
Reggie Perrin
Fawlty Towers
One Foot in The Grave

[CmonUSexyStylishPies]

Fawlty Towers
The Fast Show
The League of Gentlemen
Inbetweeners
Only Fools and Horses
The Office
Royle Family
Phoenix Nights

[Wedgie_pie]

Last of the Summer Wine
Till Death Do Us Part
Sorry

Nothing in today TV shows, guess it's because I'm an old miserable bar steward....

[BigFatPie]

60s Steptoe and Son
70s Porridge
80s Blackadder
90s League of Gentlemen
00s Phoenix Nights or The Office
10s Struggling a bit to be fair, maybe Peep Show.

It’s right about some scenes getting boring cos of repetition , like Del falling through the bar. By far the best scene in Only Fools is Rodney asking Trigger why he calls him Dave. Genius.

[sidders]

Mrs Brown? Mrs Brown????!!!! That programme alone is enough for me to revoke my licence. Humour about as subtle as a sledgehammer. Anyone who thinks this is funny has got serious wit problems.
Nothing comes close to Monty Python in its vintage years except, perhaps, the boys from Royston Vasey - northern gem.
Will give Detectorists a try, Swale, never even considered it but if you say so...