Favourite all-time comedy

[thomsk]

Mine HAS to be fawlty towers - have seen episodes time and time again, and still laugh.

 

[stir crazy]

yeah I would agree its' one of the best. They made very few episodes[broken link removed] which is a pity.

 

[elefantfresh]

Bladder (Blackadder) all the way - specially series 2+3

 

[ney001]

Blackadder and Bottom

 

[Jock04]

Blackadder and Bottom

isn't that a firm of Chartered Accountants?

 

[Green]

Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Frasier...

 

[Trafford]

Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Frasier...

I agree with these 3, plus Blackadder, especially series 3+4, and also Only Fools and Horses.

Also love Fawlty Towers, and quite like The Good Life for some harmless laughter, although it is not at all clever like those mentioned above.

 

[cole]

Oireachtas Report makes me howl every time.

Other than that....Blackadder and Spitting Image.

 

[Pique318]

Blackadder series 2-4, Fawlty Towers and Only Fools & Horses.

 

[jonnyhotspur]

Stand up --- Bill Hicks
Series --- The Fast show
Sitcom --- Seinfeld
Film --- The Big Lebowski

 

[Ceist Beag]

Fawlty Towers, Frasier and Father Ted - nice mix of clever and slapstick!! Can you believe Vicar of Dibley came out top in this survey by the BBC!!

 

[danole]

Alan Partridge,Blackadder,Fawlty,Black Books..............

 

[Berlin]

Duck Soup (1933) or just about anything by the Marx Brothers.
74 years on and still makes me crease with laughter.

 

[Trafford]

Duck Soup (1933) or just about anything by the Marx Brothers.
74 years on and still makes me crease with laughter.

The Marx Brothers were geniuses - way ahead of their time.

 

[jonnyhotspur]

Duck Soup (1933) or just about anything by the Marx Brothers.
74 years on and still makes me crease with laughter.

Class


Chicolini: Now I aska you one. What has a trunk, but no key, weighs 2,000 pounds and lives in a circus?
Prosecutor: That's irrelevant.
Chicolini: Irrelephant? Hey, that'sa that answer. There's a whole lot of irrelephants in the circus

 

[Carpenter]

Blackadder, Only Fools and Horses, The Office and Royle Family.........

 

[ney001]

yup, forgot about the Office and Royle family - very good

 

[thomsk]

I would go along with Fools & horses, father ted, alan partridge. As far as real oldies - L & H !
Oh, and did anyone ever see Boys from the Blackstuff? Never did see any repeats of it.

 

[A.Partridge]

I would go along with Fools & horses, father ted, alan partridge...

Ahaaaaaaaaa!

 

[Caveat]

Would agree with much of the above - especially Fawlty Towers & Blackadder. Not entirely surprised at references to Only Fools and Horses but personally I'm amazed at how popular this was/is.

I just don't see it as any funnier/better than the average sitcom.