The ultimate sitcom thread

[Stouffer]

Blackadder and Steptoe and son, forgot those.

[Alan Sex]

I've been enjoying Coupling lately.

 

The one I always record at the moment is one called "Lucky Louie" it's very fucking funny - and they used the word "cunt" in one episode. I'll see if I can find a link.

[Alan Sex]

[RedKnight]

It's Seinfeld, you daft bunch of cunts!!

[bigredruss]

Partridge rules but i'm going to have to say Father Ted.

 

 

:yes: father ted, couldn't stop laughing the first time i saw it and it just got better and better. only to be cut down in the prime of his life :wallbutt:

[CharleyKnight]

Was going to suggest Brass Eye and The Day Today in my original post but I decided they weren't sitcoms. So unfortunately you'll have to change your vote Monty. If you choose not to then I can only conclude that you must have a case of bad aids.

 

Same here mate. There has never been a funnier or cleverer programme to grace our screens. Brasseye youst tips The Day Today but both are a different level of funny to anything else there has ever been. A work of genius.

[Franny DelMucho]

Ted Maul reports.....

[Sangria]

UK Blackadder - Only fools and horses and Porridge. Father Ted should be in there to.

Watching all the Alan Partridge again and it is sound. The Office.

 

US Frasier and Cheers

 

So many good ones.

[CharleyKnight]

Ted Maul reports.....

 

 

WAAAAAR! Tostin Hesthaltine you twat!

[GUS]

Sgt Bilko

 

Great cast of characters, superbly written, more laugh out loud moments per episode than any other comedy, brilliant delivery from Phil Silvers.

[Stu Monty]

If you're including American sitcoms, then I'll throw Arrested Development in the ring. One of those show that you just keep watching over and over because you keep finding new jokes that you missed the other times you watched. Also Scrubs and Sports Night.

 

If Job were a real person I would worship at his feet in respect of his confused and simple greatness.

[africanherbsman]

WAAAAAR! Tostin Hesthaltine you twat!

We'll now go over to our political correspondent Spartacus Mills

[Franny DelMucho]

And since we recorded that report, everyone featured in it has lost their hair

[Franny DelMucho]

We'll now go over to our political correspondent Spartacus Mills

 

Keith Mandement: This pool's been open nearly 40 years, and, in all that time I only slipped up once, to my mind. I was engaged in a particularly tricky word puzzle and 40 people had broken in and were in the pool, playing around, ducking, bombing and doing all manner of prohibited activities, and eventually someone was killed

 

Interviewer: But given that your sole responsibility is to maintain the security of the pool, isn't that an indictment against yourself?

 

Keith Mandement: Well, I would say this - I've been working here for 18 years, and in 1975 no one died. In 1976, no one died. In 1977, no one died. In 1978, no one died. In 1979, no-one died. In 1980... someone died. In 1981, no one died. In 1982 there was the incident with the pigeon. In 1983, no one died. In 1984, no one died. In 1985, no one died. In 1986... I mean, I could go on.

 

Interviewer: No.

 

Keith Mandement: Right

[Neil G]

If Job were a real person I would worship at his feet in respect of his confused and simple greatness.

 

It's spelt Gob, short for George Oscar Bluth II. But yes, he does rule mightily.

 

I remember one time the BBC continuity announcer pronounced it as 'gob' instead of 'jobe'. It made me laugh lots as it totally undermined his air of smug confidence. I laugh at stupid things that aren't funny as well as things that are, I can't work out whether that makes me more or less qualified to judge what good comedy is.

[Neil G]

As for Brass Eye and The Day Today, I love them as much as anyone on here, but they're not sitcoms and therefore don't belong in this thread. They're satirical spoofs of other TV formats.

[Sangria]

Hola Hola Hola. On a night of a good mood I cannot and will not believe that one of the best sitcom classics has not even got a shout.

 

Young pups look up and learn.

 

Taxi what a fucken show.

[Paul]

I can't believe I forgot The Royle Family. New episode tonight - can't wait.

[Thants]

Porridge for me. With the way forward shown by hancock it was the first truely hilarious cleverly structured sit-com which balanced comedy with pathos.

Its not dated either.

Then came blackadder, frasier, Black Books, Nathan Barley oh and my family (not really).

[Remmie]

I never thought of Alan P as a sitcom, not sure why. But if it counts then it's definitely the best.

 

Want me to lapdance for you?

[The-Sir]

MP's Flying Circus

 

Edit: actually scrap that, its not a sitcom :D

[africanherbsman]

Can't believe I haven't mentioned The Mighty Boosh yet. It may be sureal but it's fucking class.

[L19red]

its porridge for me as well

[ATXRED]

If Job were a real person I would worship at his feet in respect of his confused and simple greatness.

 

He's in a new film coming out, I hope to God he's as good as he was in Arrested Development. but my favorite thing about that show was the fact that Will Arnett is actually a reserved and kind individual in public, and Jason Bateman is a boistrous and crass individual in public. They could have so easily cast them in opposite roles, but instead made each individual step out of their personal selves into contrasting roles, and both individuals performed very well in my opinion.

[A-G]

It's Seinfeld, you daft bunch of cunts!!

 

Seconded, i thought that was common knowledge. :yes: