Old School Comedy Yes Or No

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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I like slapstick, farce, nothing that pretends to be too clever or is just way over the top.

I'm a big fan of One Foot in the Grave, ever since it first came out. I think David Renwick is a terrific writer - Jonathan Creek was great. He sets up strands of storylines, and no matter how implausible, they all come together. Victor is a great character and we've all felt a bit like him at some point. There are also those poignent moments, like Fools and Horses, that connect.

Me and my boy have been watching a lot of Brittas over the last year. Great stuff. He's now into Fools and Horses as well.

I'm a fan of Goodnight Sweetheart - harmless comedy that provides a bit of escapism.

Benidorm was great until the last few series. One line from the first series always has me in stitches - "You gays have got it right, there's nothing more a wife can do to her husband to show him that she loves him by letting him park his car round the back". There was nothing "double" about many of the entendres.

Quite liked Royle family. Not been much of a fan of Rik Mayall's comedies, but he was great in Blackadder.

I also love the Vicar of Dibley.

[sneggyblubird]

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Just finished watching a show about Les Dawson-gave me the giggles.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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The early series of Allo Allo were brilliant. Lost its way a touch at the end.

Absolutely. Probably from series 6 onwards. But it was utter slapstick, a policeman who could use his misuse of vowels to say naughty words, one of the ugliest cafe owners who had all this totty after him, really well written stuff.

[Wash DC Blue]

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Red Dwarf I would suggest is modern , alternative and bizarre in parts

Too zany to be considered old school

Jimmy Tarbuck ......absolutely talentless .....that's the angle

It’s over 30 years old!

If it’s old school you want….one of the first great comics to be “cancelled”

https://youtu.be/i3dseRsJnWo

[Moodybluebird]

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I like slapstick, farce, nothing that pretends to be too clever or is just way over the top.

I'm a big fan of One Foot in the Grave, ever since it first came out. I think David Renwick is a terrific writer - Jonathan Creek was great. He sets up strands of storylines, and no matter how implausible, they all come together. Victor is a great character and we've all felt a bit like him at some point. There are also those poignent moments, like Fools and Horses, that connect.

Me and my boy have been watching a lot of Brittas over the last year. Great stuff. He's now into Fools and Horses as well.

I'm a fan of Goodnight Sweetheart - harmless comedy that provides a bit of escapism.

Benidorm was great until the last few series. One line from the first series always has me in stitches - "You gays have got it right, there's nothing more a wife can do to her husband to show him that she loves him by letting him park his car round the back". There was nothing "double" about many of the entendres.

Quite liked Royle family. Not been much of a fan of Rik Mayall's comedies, but he was great in Blackadder.

I also love the Vicar of Dibley.

Couple of good shouts there with Brittas and Goodnight Sweetheart. Both great comedies. Further to earlier posts, Red Dwarf is up there with the very best. Kryton is one of my favourite characters of all time (spare head 1).

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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No Citizen Smith Sludge?

"Power to the people!"

Would've thought right up your alley.

Agree with the rest of you list.

One trick pony

[Dorcus]

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The Marx Brothers, particularly Groucho, a comic genius. Catch him on YouTube hosting ‘What’s My Line’, absolutely outstanding comedy.

Genius comedy, WC Fields wasn't bad either, my little Chickadee.

[Dorcus]

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Reggie Perrin should get a mention, as should Till Death.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Absolutely. Probably from series 6 onwards. But it was utter slapstick, a policeman who could use his misuse of vowels to say naughty words, one of the ugliest cafe owners who had all this totty after him, really well written stuff.

It was utter bollocks

Repetitive

Canned laughter

I will say this only once .....no you won't, its your only line

Bin it

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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It’s over 30 years old!

If it’s old school you want….one of the first great comics to be “cancelled”

https://youtu.be/i3dseRsJnWo

The cut off point is about 1980

Citizen Khan is fairly recent but so utterly shite that its in the cesspit of comedy death

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Monty Python ......public school nonsense on the whole

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Bob Monkhouse .......naff off and pack your bags

[MacAdder]

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Bob Monkhouse .......naff off and pack your bags

Good writer though, as was Barry Cryer

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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It was utter bollocks

Repetitive

Canned laughter

I will say this only once .....no you won't, its your only line

Bin it

Most of it was filmed in front of a live audience, so hardly canned laughter. Repetitive, yes, but never dull because of it until the last few series. Lots of sitcoms rely on a certain amount of repetition.

Take one moment where Herr Flick and Von Smallhousen are climbing up the stairs of the chateau disguised as German officers, when Herr Flick tells the pyjama wearing General Von Klinkerhoffen to stand aside for Field Marshall Von Crackenfart. You either find that funny or you don't. The difference is that anything you find funny but I don't I'm not going to call bollocks. You're quick to put down others for liking things but very defensive when the opposite happens.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Good writer though, as was Barry Cryer

One of Monkhouse's greatest gags and perfect in every way was when he said "People used to laugh when I said I wanted to be a comedian. They're not laughing now".