Do you like comedy shows? what is your favorite? My favorite comedy show is "Die Harald-Schmidt-Show". For people who know Germany, the "Die Haral-Schmidt show" is very much the same as your "David Letterman". Many laughs and no more sadness.
married with children. i love al bundy and peggy, adorable couple
How about Everybody Loves Raymond.
or the cartoon The Simpsons.
I don't think American comedy is funny. Friends may be someone's idea of comedy but it's not mine. I like the Daily Show and Conan O Brien.
Bri
The Daily Show is great.
The only American comedy I enjoy is the completely outlandish, ridiculous, no-moral-at-the-end nonsense that Seth McFarlane seems to have started (Family Guy, Robot Chicken, American Dad, etc.)
It's not classic comedy, but I find Metalocalypse to be one of the greatest shows ever devised. It is both hilarious and brutally awesome.
~ Blair
Edit: I just noticed two extremely embarassing typos in this post.
The Benny Hill show......yup you're right it is British, not American....LOL :P
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In the UK, Absolutely Fabulous!
In Denmark, Wulffmorgenthaler
It's probably a toss up for me between Fawlty Towers or Blackadder. John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson - who can choose?
Megan
I forgot to compliment you on your lovely hat, Anemonie.
~ Blair
Really? It goes well with your eyes.
~ Blair
The Brit. comedies are probably my favorites... Black Adder, Faulty Towers, Waiting for God, As Time Goes By, My Hero, and Red Dwarf (can't help it... this one makes me laugh out loud :icon_geekdance: :icon_geekdance:), etc... And, one Canadian... The Red Green Show (I feel slighted when PBS fund raising interrupts this one).
On the American side... Project Runway, Top Chef, and now Top Design... I know, I know, they're not supposed to be comedy... but soooo funny.
LGF
Reruns of M.A.S.H. Reruns of Benny Hill, he was hysterical. I can't remember the name of the show but it was British, took place in a department store and was funny.
Oh and of course, the greatest comedy on earth. Cable broadcasts of Congress in session.
Beverly
Arrested Development. But I rarely watch TV these days.
the cosby show
Quote from: BeverlyAnn on March 29, 2007, 04:25:51 PM
I can't remember the name of the show but it was British, took place in a department store and was funny.
Beverly
That would be "Are you Being Served?"
I like Kids in the Hall, This Hour has 22 Minutes and most British comedies.
Dennis
for me. it will always be Whos Line IS IT Anyway. IT doesn't matter how I'm are feeling at the moment, when that show comes on, I'll be crying just from laughter. :laugh: :'(
both the American and the Canadian
my seconded would Home Improvement with Tim Allen.
Quote from: BeverlyAnn on March 29, 2007, 04:25:51 PM
Reruns of M.A.S.H. Reruns of Benny Hill, he was hysterical.
Awww, Bev...stole my answer precisely. I would add Monty Python's Flying Circus. The old days of Saturday Night Live would be up there, too. Nice to see another old fart on here ;) .
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red dwarf
Arrested Development
The Office (The US version - I hadn't seen the original so I wasn't spoiled)
NewsRadio
Mary Hartman Mary Hartman
Northern Exposure
Everybody Loves Raymond
Green Acres
Seinfeld
This American Life (Brand new on Showtime = Check out the radio show too)
Yes I need to get a life.
Quote from: Kristi on March 30, 2007, 12:23:14 AM
I would add Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Yep.
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The old days of Saturday Night Live would be up there, too. Nice to see another old fart on here ;) .
OMG yes. John Belushi as Samurai (Whatever), the newscast with "Hello, I'm Chevy Chase and your not", "Jane, you ignorant sl*t!", and the reports of how long Generalissimo Franco had been holding his breath. (For you children, Franco was dead and as far as I know, is still holding his breath) ;D
Beverly
Well now... if you're pulling from the archives..... Fridays (I think this was only on 1 or 2 seasons, maybe 10-15 yrs ago)... Laugh In, Love American Style... The last 2 being classically silly.
Oh my - I can't believe I forgot about Malcolm in the Middle
"Happy dance happy dance we love to do the happy dance"
I like that show on fox til death with barrett something????? ( the guy from e.l. raymond) he really shows he acting ability he is good.
Quote from: BeverlyAnn on March 30, 2007, 10:39:24 AM
OMG yes. John Belushi as Samurai (Whatever), the newscast with "Hello, I'm Chevy Chase and your not", "Jane, you ignorant sl*t!", and the reports of how long Generalissimo Franco had been holding his breath. (For you children, Franco was dead and as far as I know, is still holding his breath) ;D
And not to forget Roseanne Rosanna Dana, Mr. Bill, or the Coneheads.
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And the best of all, Jake and Ellwood, the Blues Brothers.
Beverly
I like I love lucy to.
My favorite comedy show(s) would have to be: Scrubs, My name is Earl, The Office(American Version havn't seen British yet), and yes the over the top Family Guy. I love a show(FG) that can go a half hour and do really accomplish nothing.
Kids in the Hall was a really funny show as well, don't get to see it anymore :(
Oh and I also love watching standup like Comedy Central Presents. RIP Mitch Hedberg - How I still yearn for the cinnamon roll scented incense.
-Alexis
Quote from: Zombies on March 29, 2007, 12:07:00 AM
I like Scrubs a whole bunch
Oh God yes. I love that show!
(almost typed "I love that shoe!"
I like the Daily show with Jon Stewart.
It's Faux News comedy. I love it.
Cindi
The facts of life.
PeepShow is the best British comedy at the moment (thought it's quality is alas, rapidly declining).
I also think Young Ones, Red Dwarf, Spaced, Blackadder, Father Ted - the list goes on. I find American comedy very hard to get into, the set up and punches are too flagged up in my opinion, though there are often some good lines in them.
Oh yeah! And My Parents Are Aliens, that was a children's sitcom, that was great.
Oh, Oh, and The Goons, Spike Milligan was ace.
The Tony Danza Show. Yum yum ~laugh~
On The Air, a summer replacement series by Mark Frost and David Lynch. About a company making a live TV show (it's Meta!) in the early days of commercial television.
Unfortunately you prolly never saw it.
I absolutely adore Scrubs and The Daily Show. Sadly the daily show is normally my source of "news" as I can't watch the "real" news anymore.