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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2020 13:14:57 GMT -5
Doing the trial for Britbox now. So far I have these shows watchlisted:
Are you being Served?
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Keeping Up Appearances
Last of the Summer Wine
Mock the Week
What else can you recommend this Yank from Newest York? Only looking for comedy.
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Post by thechase on Jul 14, 2020 13:45:11 GMT -5
Birds of a Feather
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 14, 2020 13:51:24 GMT -5
Peep Show
This Country
The IT Crowd
Dad's Army
Assuming they're all on there.
Some of the older ones are a bit dated and I'm not sure they'd be suited to streaming, I'd start with Fawlty Towers out of that lot.
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Jul 14, 2020 14:22:04 GMT -5
Yes and yes. This Country is probably the funniest new(ish) British sitcom I've seen.
Assuming they're on there, Knowing Me Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge are well worth seeking out, The Office too. And also The Day Today and Brass Eye, which are not only hysterically funny, but very biting satires of news and current affairs programming that are still worryingly relevant twenty plus years after they were made.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2020 14:35:42 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestions. Sadly though, The Office is the only one on there but I have watch listed it.
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 14, 2020 14:41:44 GMT -5
Yes and yes. This Country is probably the funniest new(ish) British sitcom I've seen. Assuming they're on there, Knowing Me Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge are well worth seeking out, The Office too. And also The Day Today and Brass Eye, which are not only hysterically funny, but very biting satires of news and current affairs programming that are still worryingly relevant twenty plus years after they were made.
From that wrestling reference in the first episode This Country had been my favourite comedy in years, probably since The Office. It should be better known, I doubt I'd have watched it if not for lockdown. Baffling. It's deeply worrying how often it resonates, the dialogue is so true to the way people speak in real life it's scary. |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jul 14, 2020 15:25:36 GMT -5
"Yes Minister" and the follow-up "Yes Prime Minister" are fun looks at the inner workings of politics, I'd love to see that series again.
Is "Chef" on Britons? That's another I haven't seen for years and remember loving it.
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Post by Viking Hall on Jul 14, 2020 15:29:17 GMT -5
I have no idea if they're on there, but Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, Porridge and Rising Damp are all essential watches.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Jul 14, 2020 15:29:54 GMT -5
Peep Show.
One of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Jul 14, 2020 15:31:56 GMT -5
Blackadder
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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 14, 2020 15:58:21 GMT -5
Let's see....
Ab Fab (anything before Last Shout at least)
Hetty Wainthropp (shows Pat Routledge could do lots more than Hyacinth)
I'm a sucker for things Mary Berry.
Mr. Bean
The Vicar of Dibley
The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries
The Thin Blue Line (mostly first series)
And...gosh, why am I not subscribed to this yet?
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Post by jagilki on Jul 14, 2020 18:46:05 GMT -5
Red Dwarf
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Post by 4real on Jul 14, 2020 18:50:38 GMT -5
The Young Ones & Bottom if they are on there.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jul 14, 2020 18:52:09 GMT -5
Waiting for God was a fun little sitcom on PBS. I'd recommend that.
Also, Young Ones if that's on there.
And of course....
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Post by jagilki on Jul 14, 2020 19:08:58 GMT -5
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Post by Nickybojelais on Jul 14, 2020 19:13:42 GMT -5
Aside from the classics already mentioned i'd recommend Rab C Nesbitt. Though you might need the subtitles to understand the Scottish accent.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jul 14, 2020 20:55:45 GMT -5
I've never seen one before. No one has, but I'm guessing it's a "White Hole." |
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Post by jagilki on Jul 14, 2020 23:12:49 GMT -5
I've never seen one before. No one has, but I'm guessing it's a "White Hole."What is it? |
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Post by government mule on Jul 15, 2020 1:16:40 GMT -5
Yes and yes. This Country is probably the funniest new(ish) British sitcom I've seen. Assuming they're on there, Knowing Me Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge are well worth seeking out, The Office too. And also The Day Today and Brass Eye, which are not only hysterically funny, but very biting satires of news and current affairs programming that are still worryingly relevant twenty plus years after they were made.
I'd recommend all of these, plus The Thick Of It. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 15, 2020 1:34:13 GMT -5
Black Adder.
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