I myself am hooked on Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, and Will and Grace. They are great light-hearted entertainment shows to watch when you are feeling a bit down. I also like Frasier, Friends and Cheers. I know they dont make anymore of these but I love to watch the repeats. Going back even further I used to watch Different Strokes (now that is showing my age). I also used to love watching british shows years ago like Butterflies, The Good Life, Home to Roost (most of these are repeated now) to name but a few. What shows do you remember......?

My favourite was It Ain't Alf 'Ot Mum.followed closely by Nearest and dearest with Hilda Baker. They were brilliant.Sorry, but I don't find American comedy funny

American past - Different strokes (as a child)
American present - Hope & faith..

British past - Terry & June..
British present - Bottom:hihi:

I am a big fan of cheesy comedy. Favourites were / are:

The Golden Girls
Will & Grace
Father Ted
The Royle Family
Cybill
dinnerladies
The High Life
Bo Selecta!
Little Britain

I love most sitcoms, the dafter the better!

K x

The best thing in Cybill was Marianne, she was one mean woman.

i liked Will & Grace when it started, then it got wet.

Marianne was fabulous! I just loved all the scheming against her ex! :clap:

Some very good ones so far but for me the best British sitcom ever is Blackadder. Pure class.

As for American sitcoms hmmmm, can't really think of any that stand out as exceptionally funny.

Originally posted by owl74
Some very good ones so far but for me the best British sitcom ever is Blackadder. Pure class.



Radio 4 did a very good half-hour I Have a Cunning Plan: 20 Years On giving the background and history of writing and recording Blackadder.
If you go to this page and look for the title (under 'I') you will be able to listen to it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml#i

Not a big fan of american humour but did like 'Friends'


'Only Fools and Horses' took some beating in its prime

.....but my alltime number one has to be.....
.............'Fawlty Towers'...........absolute quality!!

I totally forgot to mention Fawlty Towers, now that was a complete classic. When I lived at home me, me dad and me brother used to go around quoting lines from fawlty, used to drive me mum daft cos she didnt know what we were on about. I also liked Only Fools and Horses, they dont make like they used to do they.;)

Originally posted by Kristian
Marianne was fabulous! I just loved all the scheming against her ex! :clap:

the mysterious Dr Dick :)

Only Fools & Horses for me. Absolute classic!! Although not exactly a sitcom Auf Wiedersehn Pet is equally at the top.

As for American sitcon, it has to be Friends, although i've yet to watch apat series 6!

American sitcoms: Roseanne, Cheers, Metal Mickey, ALF

British sitcoms: Hi De Hi, Allo Allo, Fawlty Towers, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.

Metal Mickie was british. It used to be on at saturday teatimes about 1980.

Metal Mickie was british. It used to be on at saturday teatimes about 1980.

....Sssshhhhhhussshhhhhh.... keep quiet about that!

US - Frasier , Cheers

UK - Phoenix Nights, Rab C Nesbit

My Favourite Sitcoms Are:

U.S.-Has To Be Seinfeld:
Well Written,With 4 Brilliant Characters,Especially Kramer.
Just A Pity More People Haven't Seen It In The U.K. Due To BBC2 Treating It So Badly.What's The Point Of Buying (At The Time) The Most Watched U.S. Sitcom And Airing It At 11:20 After Newsnight? Hardly Surprising It Got Bad Viewing Figures And Was Dropped From The Schedules.

Followed By Married With Children:
Ever Suffering Al Bundy Suffered For Over 250 Episodes,So That Says A Lot For It In Yet Another Well-Written Product From Across The Pond.
Also,Christina Applegate Was A Real Babe At The Time.

U.K. Hancock/Hancock's Half Hour:
Yet Again Another Fantastic Comedy Show That Hardly Gets An Airing These Days Due To It Being Made In Black And White.Hancock Was A Comedy Genius,Along With Sid James,They Were A Great Double Act.

Steptoe & Son Is A Close Second.
Another Great Sitcom That's Hardly Shown (And Sometimes Edited For PC Reasons),But The Old Man-Well,You Just Have To Look At Him To Get You Smilin'.

British past: Fawlty Towers
British present: The Office

US Past: Cheers
US Present: Scrubs (brilliant!)

:hihi: :thumbsup:

OMG i used to love watching ALF!!!!!

Scrubs
Married with Children
MASH
Cheers


Spaced
Pheonix Nights
Fawlty Towers
Alan Partridge
Blackadder
Red Dwarf
Only Fools and Horses

Does anyone remember 'Soap?' Bert, Benson et al! Loved that show. I only like the really old US sit-coms like Mr Ed, Bewitched, I Dream Of Genie. As for british sit-coms. Fawlty Towers, One Foot In The Grave, 'Til Death do us part too many to mention but League of Gentlemen was my favourite most recent one (not really a sit-com though!)

My favourite American sit com of all time has got to be Perfect Strangers.(Balki and Larry.) 80s - 90s. Does anyone remember this show as i recall it had me in fits of laughter.
My second favourite American comedy would have to be Taxi, then Golden Girls. oh and not to forget laurel and hardy- my favourite being Birth marks, amongst others.
I dont find any of the american ones shown today funny at all. But then thats just my opinion.

My favourite British comedies are Only fools and horses, Operation Good guys, Little Britain, Dads Army, League of Gentlemen, Dinner Ladies, Royale Family, one foot in the Grave esp one foot in the Algarve. that Peter Kaye Thing .Likely lads, and chance in a million.
Much older ones would be Beggar thy neighbour and Just Jimmy. oh and Get Some in, with Robert Lindsay and Tony Selby.
Does anyone remember Queenies castle with Diana Dors.
Pardon my Genie was a good comedy for kids.

US Mash, Cheers, I love lucy, the honeymooners, Mary tyler Moore.
UK Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, The Likely lads, Hancock. the Army Game.

American Sitcoms
King of Queens, Just Shoot me, Mash (not in that order)

British Sitcoms
Young ones, men behaving badly, red dwarf (not in that order either)

Originally posted by tara
My favourite American sit com of all time has got to be Perfect Strangers.(Balki and Larry.) 80s - 90s. Does anyone remember this show as i recall it had me in fits of laughter.
My second favourite American comedy would have to be Taxi, then Golden Girls. oh and not to forget laurel and hardy- my favourite being Birth marks, amongst others.
I dont find any of the american ones shown today funny at all. But then thats just my opinion.

My favourite British comedies are Only fools and horses, Operation Good guys, Little Britain, Dads Army, League of Gentlemen, Dinner Ladies, Royale Family, one foot in the Grave esp one foot in the Algarve. that Peter Kaye Thing .Likely lads, and chance in a million.
Much older ones would be Beggar thy neighbour and Just Jimmy. oh and Get Some in, with Robert Lindsay and Tony Selby.
Does anyone remember Queenies castle with Diana Dors.
Pardon my Genie was a good comedy for kids.

was Balki an Eastern European immigrant? If so yes, it was funny.

Yes thats the one. I signed a petition on line requesting Warner Bros to bring it out on Dvd.
Apparently lots of signatures but still no dvd, the petitions been running nearly two years now.

British - The vicar of Dibley and Black Adder

American - Frasier and Sienfeld

Frasier is the only comedy which would get laughing so much that tears rolled down my face - absolutely brilliant!

I like Only When I Laugh
Only Fools and Horses
Rising Damp
My Family
A Fine Romance
Fawlty Towers
One Foot In the Grave

Last of the Summer Wine
Fawlty Towers
Goodnight Sweetheart
The Vicar of Dibley
:D

Oh missed The Vicar of Dibley thanks for reminding me

the office (both versions)
black books
father ted
arrested development (though it wasnt really a sitcom)
the IT crowd
the young ones

Frasier, Cheers, Blackadder, The Royle Family, Rising Damp, One Foot in the Grave, Father Ted, The Young Ones, Bottom.
:hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi:

Only Fools and Horses
Rising Damp
My Family
Fawlty Towers

aswell cressy
also
young ones
george and mildred
porridge
open all hours

The Golden Girls (all time favourite)
Frasier
Cheers
Open All Hours

All of the ones mentioned above really. Can't believe no-one has mentioned Coupling yet though!

Curd your Enthusiasm
Peep Show
The IT Crowd
The Mighty Boosh
Alan Partridge
Arrested Development

Frasier
Friends
Blackadder
Father Ted

spaced
black books
alan partridge
bottom
the young ones
father ted

Porridge...............

Fawlty Towers
Hi De Hi
Duty Free
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
On the Buses

Married With Children
Father Ted
Red Dwarf
Only Fools and Horses
Blackadder (not the first series though)
Spaced
Bottom
Coupling
Porridge
Open All Hours
Drop The Dead Donkey
Early series of Last Of The Summer Wine
Time Gentlemen Please (first series - second one was crap)
Dads Army
Hi Di Hi
Are You Being Served

Forgot about Drop the Dead Donkey. That was an excellent sitcom. Old Harry's Game on Radio 4 by Andy Hamilton is brilliant too.

Forgot about Drop the Dead Donkey. That was an excellent sitcom. Old Harry's Game on Radio 4 by Andy Hamilton is brilliant too.

Old Harry's Game is genius. If we're talking great radio comedy then I'd include The Masterson Inheritance, Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue in my list as well :)

My Name Is Earl :hihi:

Orrible
Coupling 1 to 3
Spaced 1 & 2

the young ones
vicar of dibley
father ted

the only three i can laugh at no matter how many times ive seen the episode!
x

My other half says
1 'Just good friends'
2 ' May to December'
3. 'Just good friends'

Don't know if THe League of Gentleman counts, but it gets my vote.

My Favourite Sitcoms Are:

U.S.-Has To Be Seinfeld:
Well Written,With 4 Brilliant Characters,Especially Kramer.
Just A Pity More People Haven't Seen It In The U.K. Due To BBC2 Treating It So Badly.What's The Point Of Buying (At The Time) The Most Watched U.S. Sitcom And Airing It At 11:20 After Newsnight? Hardly Surprising It Got Bad Viewing Figures And Was Dropped From The Schedules.

.

Seinfeld-amazingly funny and clever comedy

I agree... Seinfeld... but no Curb Your Enthusiasm fans??? Larry David is a genius!

Curb Your Enthusiasm is truly the funniest.For those interested HBO are showing a new series in September.

Fresh Fields
Duty Free
May to December

Dinnerladies
Friends
Father Ted

I agree... Seinfeld... but no Curb Your Enthusiasm fans??? Larry David is a genius!

Sorry I do not class curb as comedy.... it is way way funnier than that :) I have most of it on dvd

My present fav comedy sit com has got to be STILL GAME.

goodnight sweatheart was fantastic pity it never got bigger than it was.

Coupling
Rising Damp
Man about the house
The Likely Lads

:hihi:

Sorry I do not class curb as comedy.... it is way way funnier than that :) I have most of it on dvd
Me too, it's fantastic. Are they really doing a sixth series? Can't wait.
Does anyone remember 'Nightingales'? There was just the one series, on Ch 4, can't remember the year, think it was early '90s - It had Robert Lindsay and two other guys in it, as security guards in an office building at night.
Also a similarly short-lived and odd (American) comedy about the police dept. in a quirky remote small town, called 'Bakersfield P.D.'?

Just got into The Thick of It.

And I'm addicted to the repeats of Goodnight Sweetheart on ITV3, there's really something about it but I'm not quite sure what.

I watched diff'rent strokes on sky recently that was real funny.
wotcha talkin' bout willis!!

wot bout one foot in the grave

What about it?

That It Was A Good

On the Buses..........classic.....been on men and motors...TOP CORN!!!