UK Comedy Appreciation

jackieboi · Post by **jackieboi** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:49 pm

the office
nathan barley
extras
brasseye
jam
dark place
the armando iannucci show
time trumpet
big train
the mighty boosh
allan partridge
saxondale
peep show
monkey dust
father ted
fawlty towers

the list could probably go on, with most of us repeating names. Quite simply we are funnier than everyone else. Tis a shame we only get one or two absolute gems every now and again because tv will only fund programmes that appeal to the reprobate generation of stnuc that sit and watch tv all day. The amount of shit on telly that people seem to like astonishes me.

Channel 4 though, if your checking out the dubstepforum for research your new series of skins - your doing an alright job, peep show and keith allens tourette de france plus all your other 'lets shock the public with this' documentaries had my vote.

mumble · Post by **mumble** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:40 pm

forensix (mcr) wrote:monkey dust as well as most of the others

Where have you been for the last week ?
Trying to fill a bath with my own cum.

Dark comedy at its finest

slim · Post by **slim** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:30 pm

Big fan of black books, i generally thought it was pretty consistent actually, although each season did have a slightly different vibe and style to it.

Has anyone mentioned Goodness Gracious Me? Hilarious shit, the old radio 4 stuff is good too, got some on tape.

I love the darker side to Uk comedy, Jam has me in hysterics, probably more as a coping mechanism than it being funny, Monkey dust also

Who knows about the paedo-finder general?

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:24 pm

jackieboi wrote:time trumpet

i really wanted to like that but just...didn't laugh

Fist of Fun & This Morning With Richard Not Judy were superb and you can see most of them on youtube - imagine stuff like this at 12:30pm on a sunday these days

http://youtube.com/watch?v=s3ztfU7WbH0

diss04 · Post by **diss04** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:26 pm

black books
the it crowd
mighty boosh
spaced
the office
phoenix nights

tuck · Post by **tuck** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:40 pm

Loving pretty much everything mentioned so far along with...

The Mary Whitehouse Experience

Absolutely

Still Game

schamotnik · Post by **schamotnik** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:50 pm

watched "the thick of it" this weekend .. absolutely brilliant and hilarious..
probably the best swearing I have ever heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_7pyktzpY8

there's an australian adaption of it that just started a couple of weeks ago. It's called "the hollowmen". Quite funny, but no swearing...

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:54 pm

Anyone partial to Mock The Week? (yes i know its a panel show, and yes, dave has kaned the fuck out of it) But i cant stop watching it

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:00 pm

deamonds wrote:Anyone partial to Mock The Week? (yes i know its a panel show, and yes, dave has kaned the fuck out of it) But i cant stop watching it

it is fucking brilliant that is why

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:04 pm

eLBe wrote:
deamonds wrote:Anyone partial to Mock The Week? (yes i know its a panel show, and yes, dave has kaned the fuck out of it) But i cant stop watching it
it is fucking brilliant that is why

it is good, i thought id be shot down in flames, but i fucking love it..

frankie boyle manages 2 smash it nearly every episode, him & ed byrne r the best. Those 2 & Dara O'Brein work well with eachother

pk · Post by pk » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:06 pm

deamonds wrote:
eLBe wrote:
deamonds wrote:Anyone partial to Mock The Week? (yes i know its a panel show, and yes, dave has kaned the fuck out of it) But i cant stop watching it
it is fucking brilliant that is why
it is good, i thought id be shot down in flames, but i fucking love it..

frankie boyle manages 2 smash it nearly every episode, him & ed byrne r the best. Those 2 & Dara O'Brein work well with eachother

i can't stand the young bloke on it, he almost ruins the entire thing

David Mitchell's barely concealed contempt for him makes up for it though

von · Post by **von** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:06 pm

Has anyone mentioned Catherine Tate?

She BIG.

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:09 pm

deamonds wrote:
eLBe wrote:
deamonds wrote:Anyone partial to Mock The Week? (yes i know its a panel show, and yes, dave has kaned the fuck out of it) But i cant stop watching it
it is fucking brilliant that is why
it is good, i thought id be shot down in flames, but i fucking love it..

frankie boyle manages 2 smash it nearly every episode, him & ed byrne r the best. Those 2 & Dara O'Brein work well with eachother

Yep Frankie Boyle and Hugh Dennis put me in stiches, and Andy Kearns, legendary

Catherine Tate is good, not my fave.

quite enjoying Touch Me I'm Karren Taylor

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:10 pm

QI is the best of the panel shows methinks. Have gained so much wonderful useless information from it.

Stand up wise I love Russell Howard, Bill Baily and Eddie Izzard.

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:11 pm

Tomity wrote:QI is the best of the panel shows methinks. Have gained so much wonderful useless information from it.

Stand up wise I love Russell Howard, Bill Baily and Eddie Izzard.

oh god no, not QI, whatshisface doesnt shut the fuck up and let anyone else speak

russel howard is a funny man, so 2 is bill bailey, he always takes a keyboard on stage doesnt he?

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:15 pm

also like Qi

but Buzzcocks is by far still the best

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:16 pm

deamonds wrote:
Tomity wrote:QI is the best of the panel shows methinks. Have gained so much wonderful useless information from it.

Stand up wise I love Russell Howard, Bill Baily and Eddie Izzard.
oh god no, not QI, whatshisface doesnt shut the fuck up and let anyone else speak

russel howard is a funny man, so 2 is bill bailey, he always takes a keyboard on stage doesnt he?

Keyboard/Guitar. With his live shows he has a proper set up with visuals and samplers as well. Really funny.

Can't understand the lack of love for QI. I suppose panel shows are only as good as the guests but when they have good peeps on its amazing.

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:18 pm

Mock the Week is good but check out Dara O'Briain's stand up stuff if possible. I think there is one of his shows on youtube in about 8 parts. Seriously funny stuff

He is from Ireland though so I don't think that counts as the UK.....

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:20 pm

Tomity wrote:
deamonds wrote:
Tomity wrote:QI is the best of the panel shows methinks. Have gained so much wonderful useless information from it.

Stand up wise I love Russell Howard, Bill Baily and Eddie Izzard.
oh god no, not QI, whatshisface doesnt shut the fuck up and let anyone else speak

russel howard is a funny man, so 2 is bill bailey, he always takes a keyboard on stage doesnt he?
Keyboard/Guitar. With his live shows he has a proper set up with visuals and samplers as well. Really funny.

Can't understand the lack of love for QI. I suppose panel shows are only as good as the guests but when they have good peeps on its amazing.

Agree, the guests are the major part, i dont mind QI, just the host gets on my nerves a tad..

Tomity & elBe do you like Have I Got News For You?

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:21 pm

Tomity wrote:
deamonds wrote:
Tomity wrote:QI is the best of the panel shows methinks. Have gained so much wonderful useless information from it.

Stand up wise I love Russell Howard, Bill Baily and Eddie Izzard.
oh god no, not QI, whatshisface doesnt shut the fuck up and let anyone else speak

russel howard is a funny man, so 2 is bill bailey, he always takes a keyboard on stage doesnt he?
Keyboard/Guitar. With his live shows he has a proper set up with visuals and samplers as well. Really funny.

Can't understand the lack of love for QI. I suppose panel shows are only as good as the guests but when they have good peeps on its amazing.

Its a good show but no where near as funny as its competitors

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