What happened to comedy on the telly?

[timbernut]

Derry girls, young offenders, still game, they're all good, spose matelot would like a return of love thy neighbour etc.
Old Harry Enfield seems dated now but porridge is still very funny all my kids enjoy it which imo shows its stood test of time

[gdh]

9 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Is it just me, or is this in a foreign language?

I'm tired and missed out the capitals. Taskmaster, Brooklyn 99, Angie Tribeca and Not going out are all comedies.

 

Unless you're French then yes it is in a foreign language.

Edited February 15, 2018 by gdh

[eggsarascal]

9 minutes ago, gdh said:

I'm tired and missed out the capitals. Taskmaster, Brooklyn 99, Angie Tribeca and Not going out are all comedies.

 

Unless you're French then yes it is in a foreign language.

I wasn't having a poke, gdh, I've just never heard of these shows.

 

Getting old, by the looks of it!

 

Edit: Not going out is a classic. The others threw me.

Edited February 15, 2018 by eggsarascal

[gdh]

31 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

I wasn't having a poke, gdh, I've just never heard of these shows.

 

Getting old, by the looks of it!

 

Edit: Not going out is a classic. The others threw me.

Haha, my mistake. I read my post and realised it made no sense if you didn't know which parts were series and thought you meant that. 

 

And, yes, the first few series of Not going out were really good. Taskmaster is celebrities doing stupid challenges but better than it sounds and Angie Tribeca is like a hot shots, naked gun etc.

Edited February 16, 2018 by gdh

[Woodworks]

Completely agree but there is one gem around at the moment. Not fall around laughing but great light subtle English humour the Detectorists is superb. Needs to be watched as a series to get all the in jokes.

[Stubby]

8 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

are there no red dwarf fans here???

 

 

modern comey is for the most part fairly pants and i still watch the good old programs like porridge, bottom, blackadder, are you being served, yes minister, only fools and horses, the vicar of dibley, dinnerladies, ab fab, allo allo and of course red dwarf... 

 

modern stuff would have to include QI, live at the apollo, a question of sport (it depends who's on of course), graham norton again depending who's on.

Love the Original Red Dwarf . Not so keen when they changed producers / set / format or what ever it was that changed .

[Stere]

I think brass eye is my favourite & also the other chris morris involved shows up to Nathan Barley, stuff hes done work for after that less good.

 

Also  monty python

 

Father Ted &  Alan Partridge Red Dwarf The office also good.

 

Panel shows: Never mind the buzzocks used to be good, & have i got news for you  was good  but gone  abit rubbish now.

 

Can't think of more recent stuff I like much.

 

Not sure why they keep showing dads Army on telly never thought it was that good compared to some others like blackadder Faulty towers etc.

 

Edited February 16, 2018 by Stere

[TIMON]

Brass eye and Alan Partridge. The fast show was good. Onion News is a good American one along the lines of Brass Eye.
Black Books was very funny.

[breffni]

An incomplete list of some of my favourite comedies in no order:

 

Still Game

Parks and Recreation

The Office (uk and us)

Early Doors

Black Books

Monkey Dust

Brooklyn 99

Father Ted

Spaced

Phoenix Nights

Yes, Prime Minister

Peep Show

The New Statesman

Only Fools and Horses

 

I've missed loads.

[aspenarb]

Cant say I miss any particular show but do miss the characters of old.

 

Like these two