Old School Comedy Yes Or No

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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.

Shut it

It's butlins standard comedy

The Two Ronnie's were very talented comedy actors

It's a bit dated

Allo Allo was dreadful

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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".

He was creepy

And a huge tory boy

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Shut it

It's butlins standard comedy

The Two Ronnie's were very talented comedy actors

It's a bit dated

Allo Allo was dreadful

So what do you find far better comedy than "Butlins standard"? Spit it out.

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Good writer though, as was Barry Cryer

He should have kept away from performing and concentrated on writing

More oiley than a upvc windows salesman

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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He was creepy

And a huge tory boy

You can't judge a joke on merit, can you?

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So what do you find far better comedy than "Butlins standard"? Spit it out.

Well read through the thread and you will get an idea

It doesn't include allo allo , one foot in the grave , duty free and all that nonsense

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You can't judge a joke on merit, can you?

Oh I can

I happen to think monkhouse wasn't funny and a tory

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Oh I can

I happen to think monkhouse wasn't funny and a tory

Fair enough.

Any chance of you supplying some threads where you say what you like? Not having a go, but this is another one where you tell us all what you think is shit.

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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".

I saw posted a scan of monkhouses famous notebooks a couple of years ago - one of which was famously stolen at one point.

they were absolutely remarkable, works of art

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Fair enough.

Any chance of you supplying some threads where you say what you like? Not having a go, but this is another one where you tell us all what you think is shit.

I have listed during this thread lots of seventies and eighties , old school comedy that is good

Rising Damp

Porridge

Two Ronnie's

Dick Emery

It's safe to say I am more at home with alternative stuff of recent times but I can dip into the past masters

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I saw posted a scan of monkhouses famous notebooks a couple of years ago - one of which was famously stolen at one point.

they were absolutely remarkable, works of art

The key here is

Is he delivering it ?

If yes then I am pressing exit

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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".

Another great gag of his was him wanting only a third of a Mars bar, so he could just rest.

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If we’re talking about comedians?

Dave Allen.

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If we’re talking about comedians?

Dave Allen.

One of the best

From the dark ages but not stuck in them

His piss taking of his own Catholic up bringing had my old dear , a devout Catholic of Irish origin , in stitches

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Steptoe and Son