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glukkonlulu 07-09-2009 08:36 AM

real comedy
 
ok folks tell me the comedy you like not cartoon the real comedy such as reddwarf and my family my one is reddwarf

OANST 07-09-2009 08:49 AM

Does it have to be a show? If not, then I say Royal Tenenbaums.

joshkrz 07-09-2009 08:49 AM

Stop posting thumbnails everywhere why don't you listen to a word that anyone fucking says!

Mine would be "Only fools a horses" or "8 Out Of 10 Cats".

MeechMunchie 07-09-2009 08:49 AM

Whooooo... *Tumbleweed*

EDIT: Holy crap! Three people posted at the same time! I'm surprised anyone actually cares what glukkonlulu wants to know. I just thought no-one wanted to post.

Jordan 07-09-2009 09:04 AM

I'd rather eat shit than watch Red Dwarf.

I like Malcolm in the Middle. Also don't mind old comedies like Only Fools and Royle Family.

joshkrz 07-09-2009 09:07 AM

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Whooooo... *Tumbleweed*

EDIT: Holy crap! Three people posted at the same time! I'm surprised anyone actually cares what glukkonlulu wants to know. I just thought no-one wanted to post.

It's a good thread, obiously copied from the cartoon thread but hey.

Everytime he posts he adds about 10 seconds to the page loading time, so as long as he dosen't post here much it's cool.

Laser 07-09-2009 09:09 AM

MAN WHAT GLUKKON SAID WAS AMAZINGLY DEEP MAN... :tard:

Anyway I do like Blackadder and Green Wing, damn amazing programs.

Oh and A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, that is cocking hilarious

MeechMunchie 07-09-2009 09:10 AM

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Everytime he posts he adds about 10 seconds to the page loading time, so as long as he dosen't post here much it's cool.

I think he might finally be learning... I'm actually going to +rep him for that.

EDIT: Oh, and I like That Mitchell an Webb Look, quizcoms, Blackadder, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, and more that I can't remember.

OANST 07-09-2009 09:24 AM

I've seen That Mitchell and Webb look. It was pretty damn funny. Numberwang is the best game show ever.

OddjobAbe 07-09-2009 09:30 AM

Mitchell and Webb are among my favorites. I especially liked Peep Show.

Blackadder's great, as is Only Fools, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, anything with Vic Reeves, Armstrong and Miller, Flight of the Conchords, Rab C Nesbitt, Father Ted, Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, and many other shows which I believe I may as well not name, as this list is shaping up to be pretty long.

And My Family is an unfunny piece of shit. At least one of the actors has stepped up from that and entered adverts instead. That's much better than acting for My Family.

EDIT: I also forgot QI and the recent Kingdom. Stephen Fry is always good for a laugh, as is Jack Dee who acted in an episode of Kingdom with Fry.

shaman 07-09-2009 09:38 AM

Mine is Blackadder.

If Glukkonlulu sticks around till he's like 16, it's gonna be so funny for him to look back on his first few posts.

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 09:45 AM

Frasier is my favourite Sitcom. It was a witty show of good quality yet also managed to pull off emotion and drama often for whole scenes without a single joke. It was a very unusual sitcom.

Blackadder is an obvious classic. The Inbetweeners is a brilliant sitcom. It is remarkably realistic and for that reason, it is like watching a TV show where somebody has filmed you out with your mates. It's like The Office (You know, the good, British version) but for teenagers.

Top Gear is an awesome comedy show as well. Although it's format is a motoring show, it isn't really anything to do with cars. The show is brilliant because of the chemistry between Jeremy Clarkson, Hamster and James May.
The show is like watching a lad's nights out, and it is easy to believe that this could be you with your mates if you were given a quarter of a million pound super car each to do whatever you please for a day.

The pinnacle of comedy films, in my opinion, is Shaun of the Dead. Rather than go for low, childish humour like so many comedy films do these days, they went for a realistic movie in which the characters are trying to make each other laugh. It is again that situation where you can imagine that you're watching a documentary when you're out with your mates, but zombies attack.

All of the best comedy films have had characters that we can all relate to, in unusual circumstances. This has what makes them the "classics" they turned out to be.

Comedy Films such as The Hangover tried to do this, by not casting big stars to make it a movie about the average American Joe, as though you could be that character... but that moronic bloke stopped the film from achieving this.

joshkrz 07-09-2009 10:37 AM

Yes Top Gear is so fucking hilarious, did you ever see "Top Ground Gear Force"?

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 10:41 AM

When they completely ruined Sir Steve Redgraves garden without his knowledge? Yes. It was hilarious. I don't know what all the fuss and controversy was about though, even though Redgrave didn't know about it himself and was furious when he found out, his wife had given them permission to film it and she even watched as they destroyed the place...

Dixanadu 07-09-2009 11:15 AM

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ok folks tell me the comedy you like not cartoon the real comedy such as reddwarf and my family my one is reddwarf

You sir, are a master of the English language.

OANST 07-09-2009 11:16 AM

And how are cartoons not real comedy?

OddjobAbe 07-09-2009 11:17 AM

I almost asked that myself, but replace "real" with "live action", and it sounds much better.

Anonyman! 07-09-2009 11:18 AM

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Does it have to be a show? If not, then I say Royal Tenenbaums.

I fucking love that shit. I don't care for the director's other stuff, though.

I also prefer fake comedy. It's not real and... I like that.

OANST 07-09-2009 11:21 AM

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I fucking love that shit. I don't care for the director's other stuff, though.

I also prefer fake comedy. It's not real and... I like that.

You don't like Rushmore? You crazy, dogg.

I have enjoyed all of Wes Anderson's films, but Royal Tenenbaums was definitely my favorite.

Mac Sirloin 07-09-2009 11:24 AM

Arrested Development, motherfuckers.

Laser 07-09-2009 11:34 AM

I forgot about Frasier, damn that is one funny program (apart from when Daphne's brother Simon and thier mum was in it, it was shit then)

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 11:39 AM

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I forgot about Frasier, damn that is one funny program (apart from when Daphne's brother Simon and thier mum was in it, it was shit then)

I really liked old Gert :p She's the typical working class Manc woman.

Whereas Anthony LaPagia's accent for Simon was criticised for being cockney and not Mancunian, Daphne's accent herself was not that of a someone who grew up in Manchester.

Laser 07-09-2009 01:10 PM

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I really liked old Gert :p She's the typical working class Manc woman.

Whereas Anthony LaPagia's accent for Simon was criticised for being cockney and not Mancunian, Daphne's accent herself was not that of a someone who grew up in Manchester.

But at least it wasn't blatantly non-mancunian, Simon's was utter wank.

Also when Niles and Daphne got engaged/going out, I thought it the quality dipped slightly.

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 01:18 PM

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But at least it wasn't blatantly non-mancunian, Simon's was utter wank.

Also when Niles and Daphne got engaged/going out, I thought it the quality dipped slightly.

I'd say it managed to last a couple more seasons before the quality dipped. Season 10 it started to strain. Old jokes and plots from the Cheers episodes were being reused and celebrity guest stars seemed to keep popping up to try and salvage the show.

I'd still, more than anything, love for them to do a Christmas reunion episode. Did you see the Dr Pepper advert Kelsey did in September?



It shows he can still play Frasier and clearly has an interest in the character enough to return to him after four years. I'd like to see a Christmas special.

OANST 07-09-2009 01:27 PM

It shows that he clearly likes money.

Laser 07-09-2009 01:28 PM

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I'd still, more than anything, love for them to do a Christmas reunion episode. Did you see the Dr Pepper advert Kelsey did in September?

It shows he can still play Frasier and clearly has an interest in the character enough to return to him after four years. I'd like to see a Christmas special.


You sir,

Have just won the internet

That was awesome, pure awesome

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 01:31 PM

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It shows that he clearly likes money.

+rep

He was paid a million dollars an episode for Frasier. I'm pretty sure he loves playing the character :p

Anonyman! 07-09-2009 01:58 PM

Darjeeling Lmtd. was ok, I guess.

used:) 07-09-2009 02:39 PM

Demetri martin. I prefer his stand up specials but his own series is alright too.

Daily Show and Colbert Report.

I also like the stand up of Lewis Black, Kathy Grifin, Eddie Izzard, and Gilbert Godfried.

Munch's Master 07-09-2009 03:07 PM

1 million dollars an episode is an insane amount of money, though he is good in them.

Anyway, Comedy What Good: Monty Python TV series & movies, Fawlty Towers, 4-5 of Palin & Jones' Ripping Yarns, Blackadder, My Hero before Ardal O'Hanlon left, Father Ted, bits of Vicar Of Dibley, most of Fools & Horses, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy (I like the film...), Open All Hours, Two Ronnies, bits of Porridge, HIGNFY, QI, Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Kingdom, Doc Martin (last 2 are more comedy dramas), Live At The Apollo depending on the acts, sometimes Mumbai Calling (can be a bit hit & miss), Little Britain's first series and bits of the 2nd, Rock Profile, sometimes Mr Bean, French & Saunders, Futurama, early Family Guy, early Simpsons, Harry Enfield & Chums/Harry and Paul, and the English version of The Office.


Comedy What Bad: My Family (Original & relaunch), Krod Mandoon, Little Britain's 3rd series onwards, The Office: An American Workplace, The Good Life, most of The Thin Blue Line (very hit & miss), American Dad, any Simpsons since 2004, any Family Guy since relaunch.


As you can see I like my comedy programs.

OddjobAbe 07-09-2009 03:11 PM

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4-5 of Palin & Jones' Ripping Yarns
I almost forgot about that. Tomkinson's Schooldays had me in stitches, but my favorite was the Eric Oathwaite one. The bit where they're on about the Spear and Jackson shovel breaking was excellent.

Wings of Fire 07-09-2009 03:21 PM

I liked My Family :(.

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 03:23 PM

Me too. There's nothing wrong with it.

OddjobAbe 07-09-2009 03:28 PM

It's very predictable, and that makes it terribly weak. Each to his own, I believe the matter is, but I myself thought that it was a complete piece of shit.

Wings of Fire 07-09-2009 03:31 PM

Nick Harper was one of my heroes when I was growing up :( stop ruining my childhood!

Fuzzle Guy 07-09-2009 03:34 PM

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It's very predictable, and that makes it terribly weak. Each to his own, I believe the matter is, but I myself thought that it was a complete piece of shit.

Alright then, yes. There was something wrong with it. That.

But I didn't think it was a complete piece of shit.

OddjobAbe 07-09-2009 03:36 PM

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Nick Harper was one of my heroes when I was growing up :( stop ruining my childhood!

My childhood was ruined as soon as Harry Corbett died :( Others must feel the pain


Two can play at your game. You and you emoticons.

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Alright then, yes. There was something wrong with it. That.

But I didn't think it was a complete piece of shit.

I'll admit, I'll turn it on if I want a light atmosphere, but I don't recall ever having laughed at the show.

Nate 07-09-2009 07:20 PM

I don't think My Family is a terrible show. It's just unoriginal. How many shows have you seen with the lazy, disinterested husband and the shrieking harridan wife who argue all the time and refuse to ever concede any ground, even when they know they're wrong?

Pilot 07-09-2009 08:56 PM

Slapstick guys. If it's not an intelligent semidrama, my comedy is slapstick. Followed closely by real-life-observation (cough Seinfeld)

Leslie Nielsen FTW.

Wings of Fire 07-09-2009 08:59 PM

Surely you can't be serious?

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.