Reply With QuoteOh yes there are others;
The vicar of Dibly
One foot in the grave.
Little Britain (especially the Vikki Pollard sketch.LOL)
Deadringers.
Smoking Room
Dinnerladies.
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What are your favourite british comedies?
mine include:
Absolutely Fabulous
'Allo 'Allo
The Goodies
Mr. Bean
am sure I will think of others after posting this :D
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Oh yes there are others;
The vicar of Dibly
One foot in the grave.
Little Britain (especially the Vikki Pollard sketch.LOL)
Deadringers.
Smoking Room
Dinnerladies.
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Several years back, I think it was Lenny Henry. :o
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1.The fast show
2.You rang m'lord
3.Smack the pony
4.Little Britain
5.Blackadder
I can watch those over & over again :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Mind Your Language
On The Buses
The Rag Trade
Only When I Laugh
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Hi buckaroo! I loved these shows as a kid! Here in Australia you can get these on DVD all but the Rag Trade! have you seen the Rag Trade on DVD?Originally Written by buckaroo
Mind Your Language
On The Buses
The Rag Trade
Only When I Laugh
Cheers!
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Ive never seen 'The Rag Trade' on DVD. I know the BBC are bringing out loads of their old comedys on box sets now for just £14.99!!
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It would be great to see those classic comedies like THE RAG TRADE & ON THE BUSES again... pure classics in the good old days before political correctness got a grip :lol:
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I always think that some of those 70s comedies like Benny Hill & Are you Being Served & On The buses were hilarious when I was a young kid but when I watch them now I feel a bit emarassed as I don't think they stood the test of time generally.
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Unfortunately it ain't on DVD :-? I too loved the 1970s incarnation of the series...The last time I saw any eps, was on the now sadly defunct Granada Plus sat channel.Hi buckaroo! I loved these shows as a kid! Here in Australia you can get these on DVD all but the Rag Trade! have you seen the Rag Trade on DVD?Mind Your Language
On The Buses
The Rag Trade
Only When I Laugh
Cheers!
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More recent comedy I loved was KEEPING UP APPEARANCES.. Great scriptwriting and superb characters !!
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Hi buckarro!Mind Your Language
On The Buses
The Rag Trade
Only When I Laugh
just wondering if you know the actress in Rag Trade who was the shop steward, always blowing the whistle and smoking I think!
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Miriam Karlin. http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm0439507/
She was in the '60s and '70s versions of the series.
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If I remember she always shouted "Everybody out"... :lol: :lol:
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Did anyone watch a short-lived series called "Jam" - now this was something different, probably the blackest so-called comedy ever to emerge from England, or anywhere else. Those responsible are seriously twisted people. I wish they'd issue all the episodes on dvd.
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And Jo Jo the machinist would always say "Oh no Mr. Fenner!" very loud. :roll:If I remember she always shouted "Everybody out"... :lol: :lol:
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Bought both 'Allo Allo' box sets the other day. Spent 2 nights in watching them. Excellent! Spent 2 nights chuckling and chortling!!
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Here in the states, I remember Benny Hill. The fast-foward movement was soooo' funny.
I noticed no one mentioned Benny Hill__ was it a British show?
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British Benny was a major hit and still is!
The man was incredibly original and funny but his show got axed by politically correct lefties that meant that they had to prevent society from people like Benny who dared to pinch a girlie's semi-nude bottom on da telly. BTW, the Hill's Angels were gorgeous and very hot. Youngsters like me have spent many hours before the Television to analyze their dancing skills and their beautiful and big....mmmh's.
All Benny's shows are released on DVD over here and they sell!!! And stations all over Europe are still broadcastings his programs almost daily.
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The Benny Hill shows were funny as all hell. Loved watching them as a kid. And who might you ask let me watch them? My dad! He was the most straight-laced person around, but he had to watch his Benny Hill. My mom would just look on in disgust, but I would always catch her smiling or laughing.
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thankfully england dosnt repeat,tits aside,i never thought this was funny even back in the 70s you felt like you were watching something from the 50s,its a shame people from round the world only remember this and monty python as british comedy, monty python had some great sketches but 70 percent was crap even the cast admit that now
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I've got nothing against political correctness as without it we'd still be living in the dark ages, but personally I couldn't understand why Benny Hill was classed as sexist because it was always the men in his shows who looked stupid while the women were cool & attractive. :-? Did people protest because he was sexist against men? I can't say I found him that funny but his shows were extremely well produced & put together for the time.
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