just wondered what people like on TV, comedy wise.

My faves are The Office, Bo Selecta and I'm Alan Partridge.

There's a few others that i like, which you may not have heard of such as, Peep Show, Operation Good Guys, Armando Iannucci Shows, 15 Storeys High, Nighty Night & Catterick.

I also like the classics Men Behaving Badly and Dads Army.

As you can see I am as passionate about my TV comedy as I am about ImaR, so i wanted to have a chat about it!

What comedies do you like on TV? Any new ones to look out for in the States? What shows do you get over there from the UK?

I love Arrested Development..It's odd cuz I guess the ratings aren't very high, but the critics love it..I hope they don't cancel it..It's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen..

Reno 911 is great, too..Umm..That's about all I can think of this early in the morning..

And from what I've seen of that Bo Selecta, I think you have to be English to appreciate the humor..We tend to have different senses of humor, donchachink? :duh:

....wow...I'm not sure...I watch the Mad TV reruns! They crack me up.....

I'm going to try to chronologically by day go over my list:

Mondays:
Bernie Mac
Yes, Dear
King of Queens
Southpark(reruns):D
Tuesdays:
Dave Chappelle
Southpark(reruns):D
Wednesdays:
Southpark(reruns):D
Southpark(new episodes)
Thursdays:
Scrubs
Will & Grace
Southpark(reruns):D I think you get the routine.
Fridays:
hmmm...usually not home, but if I am, I'll just check out Comedy Central
Saturdays:
This is usually when I catch up on my BBC comedies, and miscellaneous comedies:
Keeping Up Appearances(cracks me up although it's old)
As Time Goes By
I was watching some show this weekend called:
"My Family" or something. Pretty good.
Haven't caught:
Coupling, or The Office in a while.
Sundays:
Simpsons
King Of The Hill
Quintuplets

There's not much I can remember right now since it is hiatus season. This is a good time to spike up resumes for new pilots.:D

I'm sure I'm forgetting something. I usually play by ear now since there are so many channels, and thank goodness for the channel guides.:D

Thee funniest tv program ever...
"Married With children".. (I love Al Bundy)..

oh and .. "In living Colour" Gets two snaps up..

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Originally posted by lomax There's a few others that i like, which you may not have heard of such as, Peep Show, Operation Good Guys, Armando Iannucci Shows, 15 Storeys High, Nighty Night & Catterick.

I'll keep my eyes open for these.

nothing too obscure really

I try not to miss Conan O'Brien ever

but also really love

South Park
The Simpsons
Dave Chappelle Show
Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls?:o

What?

It's hilarious, well-written, and has cool characters.

I also am a big fan of Gilmore Girls, one of my favorite shows. Witty humor.

Yay, another fan!

I'm not ashamed to admit it even if Poobs and Michelle laugh at me.

And we WILL laugh..

:P

hahaha....




Tv = evils

this whole gilmore girls.....a joke i presume?

well while im here...waht do i watch...

family guy - the dvd's....allriiiiiight

and oh yea, The Assistant!
haha, this show rocks

"ah, my favorite part of the show....elimanation, for these bitches" - andy dick

Why is it so unbelievable? Gilmore Girls is a funny show!

Do people think it's like Dawson's Creek or something?

yea, i figured its exactly like that......seems like an emotional "girly" type of show. if im wrong, please do correct kind sir.

It couldn't be less like Dawson's Creek!

It's not really girly, except in that the main characters are girls. I dunno, it's just a really witty and happy and funny show.

The characters are pretty realistic. The show is character-driven, not situation-driven like Dawson's Creek or 90210. That's my favorite thing about it, besides the humor.

It also always drops lots of music and literature refs, which I like. Cool stuff too, like Nick Drake and Kraftwerk and there was even once some dialogue about Beck being cool.

Talking about Beck does not make a show cool..It just makes the writers smart..:D I've watched it and I can't stand it..It's almost too "witty" for me..It's just not my thing..

Mad TV did a skit about it that made me laugh..:D

Oh dude..The Assistant is cracking me up..I love Andy Dick anyways..And yes! Family Guy! Every night at 11 on Cartoon Network..Doesn't anyone agree with me on Reno 911?? Holy crap..That show is awesome..

Oh! And Absolutely Fabulous..I have the DVDs of it, but I have to get this last season..I think they only play it on the Oxygen channel or something now though..Damn Comedy Central for not playing it anymore..:o

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I was watching some show this weekend called: "My Family" or something. Pretty good. Haven't caught: Coupling, or The Office in a while.

the early Coupling episodes are quites good, and The Office is brilliant!

BO Selecta is probably the most far off American humour you can get!!

Do you have American Coupling or The Office yet?

I forgot to say I also like Fraiser & Will & Grace!

The Beck ref is HARDLY the reason I watch the show. The music refs are just a bonus.

Smart writing is basically all I look for in movies or tv, and all the shows I mentioned have the best writing, imo.

We had American Coupling, but I think it tanked after about 3 episodes. Something like that. The American Office isn't on yet.

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Originally posted by seacaptain It couldn't be less like Dawson's Creek! It's not really girly, except in that the main characters are girls. I dunno, it's just a really witty and happy and funny show.

I'm sorry Captain, I've never even seen the show, I just thought it sounded funny and would be lik 90210 or something.....are the girls on there hot or something? Is that the REAL reason you watch Gilmore Girls?