Well, to be fair, I'm including past and present. Right now, my PBS station (Detroit) is showing Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, and Chef, with Red Dwarf and Mr. Bean smuggled in every now and then. Absolutely Fabulous is still shown on Comedy Central every now and then. Monty Python and Benny Hill, sadly, are nowhere to be found these days except on BBC America, which doesn't really count.Originally Posted by tgpo
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Don't sweat the petty things, just pet the sweaty things.
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Is BBC America a cable channel you have to pay for.
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Had to vote for Faulty Towers.
Grew up on Monty Python and dad was a great British Comedy fan - took me to see many of the "Carry On" movies when I was a kid. I was too young for the rating but dad always figured that the language wasn't rough and what's wrong with a few boobies...
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Originally Posted by Craig Tucker
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Its the Young Ones or Absolutely Fabulous for me...
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1.Only Fools and Horses Del'boy ("He who dares, wins") is king!!
The dialogue and the characters are unbeatable!
Quote Rodney:"If there is such a thing as reincarnation, knowing my luck, I'll come back as me!"
2. Monty Python
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That was funny when they were dressed as Batman and Robin running through the streets of Peckham.
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black adder and monty python are grate.
but i voted for black adder.HELL AINT A BAD PLACE TO BE -
Craig,
I tried to list all I've seen broadcast in U.S. (above), but by memory - by no means definitive.
BBC America is news to me! :cO Didn't exist when I was last there. All there was to show BritSits was PBS (which shows different programs depending on what State or region you live in) and some on Comedy Central.
You might be aware that sometimes U.S. takes original BritSits and rather than showing those eps, tries to redo the whole thing with an American cast. There was a U.S. version of Men Behaving Badly, but it didn't last long. I think the longest running was the one with John Ritter living with 2 female roommates called "Three's Company" that was copied from (I think) "Robin's Nest"?
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Originally Posted by indolikaa
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Why has everybody forgotten "Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy", one of the all time greats? Just answer me one question, what's 42? <g>
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Originally Posted by tgpoDon't sweat the petty things, just pet the sweaty things.
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I voted Farty Towels, but would have voted for Bottom if it was an option...
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If Benny Hill was an option i would have a harder choice, its very excellent made. I voted Black Adder, its WAY better than Mr. Bean in my opinion, my #2 would be Fawlty Towers. Monthy Python is too old for me now, but i loved it when i was younger. Another cool one was Hale and Pace.
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Originally Posted by Duchess
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Norman Stanley Fletcher gets my vote! I even have the pilot "Prisoner & Escort" on tape. I think that Ronnie Barker had the right idea to get out of showbiz when he was on top, rather than go the way of David Jason and flog a dead horse (litterally!!) with OFAH, now 6 years past its sell by date.
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You have to remember in the states, we don't get the best british comedies, just the cheapest. Also, 3 in 4 americans are genetically incapable of understanding british humor, much less laughing at it (the sexual education class scene in Monty Pythons the meaning of life: you could hear critics chirping in the theater, while I laughed so hard I fell out of my seat).
Whose line is it anyway has it's moments also. Are you being served is so old!!!! but still funny. Some other drama's are still comedies to me :PTo Be, Or, Not To Be, That, Is The Gazorgan Plan -
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Anyone mention AbFab? They had a few funny ones and the Dr. Who spoofs were mildly funny (curse of fatal death). Can't get all too many in south FL outside of hours of Eastenders and So Graham.
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This is a bit off topic, because this British show was not a comedy. But I liked it anyway. Do any of you remember Cell Block H?
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Originally Posted by MOVIEGEEK
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So if you're including defunct shows like Monty P, your poll should be "Best British Comedys of all time".
Living in the US, I too haven't seen many of the shows listed. The Office is OK, but COUPLING is my current favorite, even including American comedys!
It's so good they're actually bringing it to a major US network (NBC). Of course, in true US fashion, they're going to destroy it by re-filming it using US actors.
My life is much better now that I've been educated about the giggle-loop, the sock-gap, and of course, the nudity buffer.I don't have a bad attitude...
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Contrary to what was posted by someone else, The Office IS shown in the US, on BBC America.
BBC America is a cable/satellite channel, like USA Network or the Sci-Fi Channel. It's been available for a little over a year.I don't have a bad attitude...
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All British television shows are "defunct" so to speak -- for them, a *long* run is six episodes (such shows as Dr. Who notwishstanding).
That said, the best one of all time is "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin". Available on VHS but not on DVD, sadly. And starring the late, great, Leonard Rossiter."Like a knife, he cuts through life, like every day's his last" -- Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
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