Best British Sitcom Ever?

[stringvest]

I'm also going to raise The IT Crowd, not consistently the best, but when it got it right it was very, very good. I didn't even watch it when it was on originally but went through the lot on demand a few months ago.

 

Moss is a fantastic character, and Chris Morris and Matt Berry used to steal it in cameos.

 

I have to say I didn't think much of that at all - I thought the characters were crap, and the canned laughter at unfunny lines is just too grating.  

[Stu Monty]

Spaced

 

Season 1 Episode 6

 

19 minutes in.

 

Mike raving to the A-Team.

 

Human civilisation peaks.

[Megadrive Man]

 What's the best British sitcom on nowadays?

 

The only good new British comedy in the last few years is Toast of London, and even that's not up to the levels of The Office. Partridge, or Peep show for me. 

[RobbieOR]

Voted Blackadder for some reason at the time.

 

Between Only fools, the thick of it and Partridge. I change my mind on different occasions.

[Stickman]

One foot in the grave was good, got a bit silly near the end but some classic moments ....and Meldrew was a great character....plus how many other catchphrases cross over into other shows....

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO7czzIu_o

[VladimirIlyich]

Rules of Engagement is only mildly funny compared to the British ones mentioned. The funniest thing is listening to Joe Swanson's voice through Patrick Warburton. It does have some hot women in it who arent really funny at all(unsurprisingly)

[Total Longo]

I have to say I didn't think much of that at all - I thought the characters were crap, and the canned laughter at unfunny lines is just too grating.  

[stringvest]

 

Exactly.

[Dr Nowt]

Nathan Barley was superb.

[The Golden Eel]

Nathan Barley was superb.

 

Yeah, I only saw that once, would like to see it again. 

 

One that isn't being mentioned much that I really like is the Royle Family - first two series.  Got a bit daft after that but the first 2 were class. 

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

One foot in the grave was good, got a bit silly near the end but some classic moments ....and Meldrew was a great character....plus how many other catchphrases cross over into other shows....

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbO7czzIu_o

It was very, very good at some points. In the car with the neighbour stuck in the traffic was a classic

[Preston Red]

Bottom was superb but the third series paled in comparison with the first two series. Seemed a lot more forced to me.

[The Golden Eel]

Bottom was superb but the third series paled in comparison with the first two series. Seemed a lot more forced to me.

 

Definitely... It was still good but the first two were much better.

[Robbo29]

Can i vote for Mrs Browns Boys?, cos if i can i shouldnt be able to. Absolute fucking bollocks it is

[ZonkoVille77]

Some mothers do have em

[sir roger]

Rising Damp of the old ones & Phoenix Nights of the recent ones. Have a book of the scripts for PN & there are so many little asides that you miss.

[Dr Nowt]

Yeah, I only saw that once, would like to see it again. 

 

One that isn't being mentioned much that I really like is the Royle Family - first two series.  Got a bit daft after that but the first 2 were class. 

 

Well worth a rewatch, some of the lines in it are perfect.

 

The Mighty Boosh was decent for a while, until she started liking it which is usually the death knell for something being funny.  Barratt's really sharp but I find Noel Fielding dull, which probably also had something to do with it.

 

Much like LoG, that likely stretches the boundaries of sitcom too far as well, from a classification point of view.

[The Golden Eel]

Never saw one minute of The Mighty Boosh 

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Some mothers do have em

'He did all his own stunts, you know' - my Mum, every time that show was mentioned. Bless her.

[Jairzinho]

Never saw one minute of The Mighty Boosh 

 

I saw one. Felt that was enough.

[Pidge]

The IT crowd should be on there, if we were voting for best episode I think the theatre trip would get my vote.

[Dr Nowt]

Never saw one minute of The Mighty Boosh 

 

It wasn't amazing but it did have some originality and a few decent observations.

 

I particularly liked Cheekbone magazine, which was delivered by ninjas and so fresh it was outmoded by the time you read it.

[The Golden Eel]

The IT crowd should be on there, if we were voting for best episode I think the theatre trip would get my vote.

 

"I thought it could work because you look like a man"

[Mook]

Always thought The Mighty Boosh was trying far too hard to be out there, Reeves & Mortimer were doing all that sort of stuff, except far, far funnier years before them.

 

Plus, seperated at birth or what?

 

[Dr Nowt]

Always thought The Mighty Boosh was trying far too hard to be out there, Reeves & Mortimer were doing all that sort of stuff, except far, far funnier years before them.

 

Plus, seperated at birth or what?

 

 

Agree on all counts, no doubt about it. 

 

Barratt is a smart guy and writes pretty tight comedy, he's also superb as Dan Ashcroft in Barley.  

 

Fielding is as you say all about that "random" bollocks, it's not really my bag.  Plus he became ubiquitous, which is always bad news.