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Is the (good) british sitcom a dying breed?
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By *UNCHBOX OP Man
over a year ago
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After watching one of the worst british sitcoms of recent years in the last few weeks(BBC's THE WRIGHT WAY), im thinking that good british sitcoms are becoming a rarity.
The Ben Elton sitcom, The wright Way is so crap, i actually laugh, not at the sitcom, but how any commissioning editor on the BBC could think it was any good.
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
there is actually lots of good british comedy .. most of it just happens not to be on the bbc... Rev is really good for example....
a lot of the good stuff is now being made by sky..... moone boy, stella, alan partridge, hunderby, ect..... so where those would have been on the bbc.. they aren't anymore... |
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"I am thoroughly enjoying vicious on a Monday night - proper belly laughs.....  "
I watched this and didn't laugh once! Seemed like a vanity project for two old queens. Brilliant "straight" actors, dire "comic" actors in my opinion.
Sadly I think the op is right, I can't recall a sitcom over recent years that has made me laugh out loud.
Fools and Horses, Keeping up Appearances, Father Ted, Rising Damp, Fawlty Towers...ah those were the days! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am thoroughly enjoying vicious on a Monday night - proper belly laughs.....
I watched this and didn't laugh once! Seemed like a vanity project for two old queens. Brilliant "straight" actors, dire "comic" actors in my opinion.
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Totally agree in every respect. |
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I don't own a tv so it's been years since I watched this sort of stuff, but going back a while I was a big fan of Teachers and Black Books.... I see things on Facebook and hear people talk about shows like Mrs Brown's Boys and Miranda and just think they don't sound at all funny. But hey maybe it's different to see them..I've heard Miranda Hart (sp?) On the radio and she wasn't remotely funny |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm a big fan of Miranda -- the performances are fantastic, and it's hugely ditzy.
Wouldn't 'The Thick Of It' count as a sitcom?
Also love 'Not Going Out', as Tim Vine is my comedy here :D |
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There have been loads of great British comedies since Fools and Horses.
Spaced
I'm Alan Partridge
Black Books
Peep Show
Inbetweeners
Plenty more too.
