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This morning I decided i was going to re-watch my box set of 'Open All Hours' first broadcast in 1976.
There really isn't comedy like it anymore, the till, stuttering, mishaps and the endless sexual innuendos.
Featuring 2 of the best comedy actors of my generation, Ronnie Barker & David Jason.
What TV comedy tickles you? |
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"This morning I decided i was going to re-watch my box set of 'Open All Hours' first broadcast in 1976.
There really isn't comedy like it anymore, the till, stuttering, mishaps and the endless sexual innuendos.
Featuring 2 of the best comedy actors of my generation, Ronnie Barker & David Jason.
What TV comedy tickles you?"
I like stuff like Scrubs and St Elsewhere, and Mash ......  |
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I watched The Two Ronnies interviews programme last week. Just brilliant. Loved Victoria Wood, Peter Cook, Richard Prior and loads of others. Yeah they certainly don't make them like they used to x |
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"I watched The Two Ronnies interviews programme last week. Just brilliant. Loved Victoria Wood, Peter Cook, Richard Prior and loads of others. Yeah they certainly don't make them like they used to x"
Pete and Dud were awesome  |
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"I watched The Two Ronnies interviews programme last week. Just brilliant. Loved Victoria Wood, Peter Cook, Richard Prior and loads of others. Yeah they certainly don't make them like they used to x
Pete and Dud were awesome "
I only saw their sketches for the first time a few years ago when my dad was watching it on youtube. Pure genius x |
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By *a72Man
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The 70's and 80's definitely the golden era for comedy sitcoms and entertainment shows, today we have the reality shows and countless cookery or gardening shows or entire channels devoted to just one thing. Anyway back in the 70's I watched Rising Damp, Porridge, Steptoe and son, are you being served, It ain't half hot mum and Some mothers do ave em |
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"I watched The Two Ronnies interviews programme last week. Just brilliant. Loved Victoria Wood, Peter Cook, Richard Prior and loads of others. Yeah they certainly don't make them like they used to x
Pete and Dud were awesome
I only saw their sketches for the first time a few years ago when my dad was watching it on youtube. Pure genius x"
When they start to corpse it the funniest thing ever  |
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"More recent comedy programmes I personally enjoyed The office, Derek, Phoenix Nights, Car Share. Basically anything by Ricky Gervais or Peter Kay."
So you're the one who watches that stuff,,,,,,,,
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"More recent comedy programmes I personally enjoyed The office, Derek, Phoenix Nights, Car Share. Basically anything by Ricky Gervais or Peter Kay.
So you're the one who watches that stuff,,,,,,,,
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Yep  |
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"I watched The Two Ronnies interviews programme last week. Just brilliant. Loved Victoria Wood, Peter Cook, Richard Prior and loads of others. Yeah they certainly don't make them like they used to x
Pete and Dud were awesome "
Les Dawson, with the addition of Roy Barraclough |
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Reeves and Mortimer from the 1990's. It was pure genius and so different for the time. Russ Abbott from the 1990's with Les Dennis. They were forever corpsing and it's great how they left it all in the show.
But the kings of good innocent comedy have to be Laurel and Hardy. Timeless fun that you can enjoy with the kids. |
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I saw a trailer for the new porridge why why why can't they come up with original programmes. I still giggle at on the buses and only fools and horses and been teaching my girls about fresh prince of below air and they love it too x |
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A lot of people posting the classics from your era , what about this evolution of comedy.
Does anybody like any newer comedians/shows ?
Love the title of this thread as it brings a weird image of the March of Progress illustration ( evolution of man thingy and yes I had to google title ) but with comedians.
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"A lot of people posting the classics from your era , what about this evolution of comedy.
Does anybody like any newer comedians/shows ?
Love the title of this thread as it brings a weird image of the March of Progress illustration ( evolution of man thingy and yes I had to google title ) but with comedians.
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Nah they are all shite |
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Nah they are all shite"
Slap a few about with a studded paddle and clamp a nipple or two , that might up the fun.
" big train "
I've just watched workplace w@nking. Simon pegg looks so young 
Funny though |
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"A lot of people posting the classics from your era , what about this evolution of comedy.
Does anybody like any newer comedians/shows ?
Love the title of this thread as it brings a weird image of the March of Progress illustration ( evolution of man thingy and yes I had to google title ) but with comedians.
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Big bang theory
How I met your mother
Mrs Brown's boys? I don't find funny. |
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I like Big Bang theory as well , Sheldon is brilliant , sure I've seen somewhere they have done a show about him as a kid.
I don't like Mrs Bowns boys either it feels like you're watching panto.
Started watching a show called Episodes the other day ,different style from what I've watched before. Tamsin Greig , Stephen Mangan and Matt leblanc. |
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Friends, when they were around (must try and find on YouTube or something) I loved cheers and golden girls, whose line is it anyway.
Like stand up too, back in the day Ben Elton, still like ruby wax, Jo brand and also Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, Kevin bridges |
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On the buses creases me still. I love watching the re runs on Sky. And the movies are ace.
More recently I love Vic & Bob. The Fast Show, Goodness Gracious Me.
Only modern comedy that comes close is Katherine Tate.
I just cannot bear James Cordon. The guy irritates the tits off me |
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There's a box set on sky of The alternative comedy experience
Filmed in Edinburgh during the festival, there are some amazing stand ups in there, new old known and unknown |
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Kevin bridges is funny and oh so slightly evil Same as Jim Jefferies
I saw a guy called Tom Binns a few years back do his character Ivan Brackenbury - Hospital DJ , some cruel jokes yet very very funny. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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"The Thick Of It
Key and Peele. (Check out the substitute teacher sketch.) "
I like key and peele.... but they wouldn't be able to do what they did if it wasn't for dave chapelle and "chapelles show"....
two and a half seasons of brilliant-ness.... people still quote stuff almost 15 years on |
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"In sickness and in health, too unPC for today's tv, but funny in its day.
If you think that was unpc. ..what about love thy neighbour "
Love thy Neighour had an ingrained irony though. The bigoted thick white guy thinking he was outsmarting his neighbour, the articulate educated black guy next door. Could you imagine it ever being repeated? Blimey! |
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