Best British Comedy

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-27 10:42am

Inspired by the post I made about 5 mins ago, I decided to see what, out of my favorite British comedies which people thought was the best of the best.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-02-27 10:44am

The votes are unamious right now, and that is how they shall stay.

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-02-27 10:48am

monty python, mr. bean, black adder, and red dwarf are the only ones on the list I've seen and laughed my ass off at. The other ones I haven't heard of.

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-27 10:49am

paladin wrote:monty python, mr. bean, black adder, and red dwarf are the only ones on the list I've seen and laughed my ass off at. The other ones I haven't heard of.

Shame, the others are fantastic too...also you can buy them on DVD if you surf around on the web you should check them out.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-02-27 10:51am

What about Benny Hill?

How can you foget him?

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-27 10:54am

Ted wrote:What about Benny Hill?

How can you foget him?

Not a big Benny Hill fan myself...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-27 10:59am

Can't decide, but I never liked the Two Ronnies and Benny Hill is something I'm not too familiar with.

What about 2D-TV and Spitting Image?

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-27 11:09am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Can't decide, but I never liked the Two Ronnies and Benny Hill is something I'm not too familiar with.

What about 2D-TV and Spitting Image?

They're good, but not favs of mine. And I was going for some international choices that everyone would know...even yanks.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-02-27 11:11am

Well i made my choice Monty Python are hilarious but i chose Red dwarf

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-27 11:28am

Monty Python, of course. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...."

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-02-27 11:30am

Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-27 11:32am

I dunno, there are loads of good shows, Monty Python is all good and that, but it was often a little too weird and is only most commonly thought of because it was a good export.

Personally, I prefer the wit of Blackadder or the sheer absurdity of Men Behaving Badly or sitcoms with a difference like Red Dwarf etc.

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-27 11:32am

AHHHHHHHHH I SHOULD SLAP MYSELF! I forgot to add FAWLTY TOWERS!!!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-27 11:33am

The Great Unbearded One wrote:AHHHHHHHHH I SHOULD SLAP MYSELF! I forgot to add FAWLTY TOWERS!!!

*SLAP!*

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-02-27 11:38am

Zaia wrote:Monty Python, of course. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...."

Sing it from start to finish

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-02-27 11:45am

Mr Bean, Blackadder, Monty Python, Fawtly Towers, Red-Dwarf in that order of my favorite

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-27 11:54am

Montcalm wrote:Sing it from start to finish

*clears throat* Mi mi miiiiii..... Where's my mounty back-up group? On the stage in 60! Let's move it!

Ok, I'm going to do the barber version, complete with the speech at the beginning.

*hums way down low to sound like a guy*

[spoken in a deep boyish voice] I wanted to be... a lumberjack!

Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The Giant Redwood. The Larch. The Fir! The mighty Scots Pine! The lofty flowering Cherry! The plucky little Apsen! The limping Roo tree of Nigeria. The towering Wattle of Aldershot! The Maidenhead Weeping Water Plant! The naughty Leicestershire Flashing Oak! The flatulent Elm of West Ruislip! The Quercus Maximus Bamber Gascoigni! The Epigillus! The Barter Hughius Greenus!

With my best buddy by my side, we'd sing! Sing! Sing! [/spoken]

I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night and I work all day.

MOUNTIES:
He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

ME:
I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.

MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch.
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.

He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

ME:
I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars.

MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars?!

He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

ME:
I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Papa.

MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He wears high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra?!

[spoken by Mounties] What's this? Wants to be a girlie?! Oh, My!

[spoken by my gf (?!?!!!)] And I thought you were so rugged! Poofter!...[/spoken]

He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

He's a lumberjack, and he's okaaaaay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

*bows* The end!

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-27 12:18pm

Black Adder, or Fawlty Towers

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-27 12:27pm

What about Are You Being Served? I love that show.
But, of the ones you have, I cannot choose! Too many good ones. I'm a huge RD fan, and I love watching MP. BA is great, as is Bean. I'm going to have to abstain my vote.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-27 12:34pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:What about Are You Being Served? I love that show.
But, of the ones you have, I cannot choose! Too many good ones. I'm a huge RD fan, and I love watching MP. BA is great, as is Bean. I'm going to have to abstain my vote.

Ugh, Are You Being Served? I rate that as the same as Hi-De-Hi, I never liked it to be honest.

Open All Hours however, that was far superior.

Bean: I was curious, what did you think of the Bean movie and the Blackadder: Back and Forth special?

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-02-27 12:38pm

"It's just a flesh wound..."

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-02-27 12:53pm

IG-88E wrote:"It's just a flesh wound..."

I can't watch the fight with Asuka versus Zeruel in episode 19 of Evangelion thanks to the spoof they did where Asuka was the Black Night.

Asuka: It's only a flesh-wound...

Shinji: No it isn't! Your arm's off!

Asuka: I've had worse.

Shinji: You lie!

Asuka: C'MON, YA PANSY!

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-02-27 01:05pm

Well, there are a lot missing:

"Yes, Minister" and it's sequel "Yes, Prime Minister", "Smack the Pony", "Big Train", "Allo Allo", "Not the 9 O'Clock News", "Some Mother's Do Have'em", those with Lee Evans (forgot the names), "Keeping Up Appearances", and those are all that poped OTOH...

The problem is, British comedy is either good or excellent, and they keep churning out so many that's almost impossible to select THE best of them all.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-27 01:10pm

Red Dwarf, Mr. Bean, and Black Adder.

The others never really held my interest, and I liked the Monty Python movies better than the shows.

Soulman · Post by **Soulman** » 2003-02-27 01:30pm

DAD'S ARMY!!!! Heathen...

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