Top Five Favorite "Britcoms"

[Mr Silver]

While I find Everybody Loves Raymond bearable, I agree thats theres hardly any mainstream US comedies that I find funny (save for Frasier and Fresh Prince Of Bel Air)

Anyway... Heres 5 of the best I can think of

1. Only Fools And Horses
2. Monty Python's Flying Circus
3. Chewin The Fat/Still Game (Scottish Sitcom)
4. The IT Crowd
5. The Royle Family

 

[Trekker4747]

None.

Honestly, none. Anytime I try and to watch a "Britcom" I fall asleep.

Whereas Americans make shit like Everybody Loves Raymond and try to pass it off as comedy.

I agree. Everybody Loves Raymond was complete crap.

 

[kirsten187]

As Time Goes By
Fawlty Towers
Absolutely Fabulous
Bottom

 

[Clamp]

Seriously, Waiting for God, nobody?

Really? Nobody? I love that show.

 

[Chaos Descending]

Pick any five from this list, because I love 'em all!

Monty Python's Flying Circus
'Allo 'Allo
Are You Being Served?
Coupling
The IT Crowd
Red Dwarf
Keeping Up Appearances
Fawlty Towers
Blackadder
Blackadder II
Blackadder the Third
Blackadder Goes Forth


There are probably more that I am not remembering right now!

 

[Franklin]

Seriously, Waiting for God, nobody?

Really? Nobody? I love that show.

I don't think any of us are ready to admit that show skews to our age group just yet. To that end, haven't seen Last of the Summer Wine, on a list, either. I have to say I never got much of the humor on that show, but the shots of the English countryside were gorgeous. It was worth watching it just for those landscapes.

 

[captcalhoun]

Seriously, Waiting for God, nobody?

Really? Nobody? I love that show.

i loved it to. Tom was frigging brilliant.

and Stephanie Cole should play Granny Weatherwax.

Only Fools
Open all hours
red dwarf
summer wine used to be good

and sketch show wise

Big Train
Fast Shoe
Catherine Tate show
Peter Serafinowicz show

 

[Clamp]

Seriously, Waiting for God, nobody?

Really? Nobody? I love that show.

I don't think any of us are ready to admit that show skews to our age group just yet.

Hell, I'm 32 and I love it. Loved Golden Girls, too. Yeah, I said it.

 

[Robert D. Robot]

I am surprised that no one has mentioned The Young Ones so far!....

For me:
1) Monty Python's Flying Circus
2) Red Dwarf
3) The Young Ones
4) As Time Goes By
5) Last of the Summer Wine

There is a bit of a range here, I think, in the type of humor (or target demographics), but as some have mentioned before, some of the choices are included for nostalgic reasons (from memories of viewing these programs on PBS Saturday nights as time passed approaching 11PM and Doctor Who!) rather than being the more outrageous humor that really makes me laugh. As Time Goes By and Last of the Summer Wine may be geared to an older audience than I was, but I enjoyed the humor, there, too.

Are You Being Served?, Chef and Waiting for God are also in there for sentimental reasons.

When I first saw Waiting for God (what an interesting concept-- but then again, we had Hogan's Heroes over on this side of the Big Ditch....), I thought -very briefly- that Stephanie Cole was John Cleese in drag (sorry, Stephanie...)!

 

[thestrangequark]

None.

Honestly, none. Anytime I try and to watch a "Britcom" I fall asleep.

I defy you to not enjoy this.

Edit: Embedding disabled. Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbzoJHqf5Y

I remember the first time I saw that episode I laughed so hard I cried!

My favorites are (in no particular order):

Spaced
The IT Crowd
As Time Goes By
Black Books
Monty Python

 

[Franklin]

Seriously, Waiting for God, nobody?

Really? Nobody? I love that show.

I don't think any of us are ready to admit that show skews to our age group just yet.

Hell, I'm 32 and I love it. Loved Golden Girls, too. Yeah, I said it.

Well. I mean. Betty White.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

In no particular order (just looking at my dvds)...

Black Books,
IT crowd,
The Office,
Black Adder,
Allo, Allo. (I was pissing past your coffee... Childish it may be, but it always makes me titter!)

Nods to;
Red Drawf,
Waiting for God,
Keeping up Appearances.

And to the other side of the world...

Summer Heights High

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Good Neighbors(The Good Life in England)
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Butterflies
Only When I Laugh

 

[Mysterion]

1) Monty Python's Flying Circus
2) Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister
3) Fawlty Towers
4) As Time Goes By
5) Black Adder (various incarnations)

 

[trampledamage]

dinnerladies!

I haven't the brain at the moment to work out the other four, but dinnerladies counts as one of my favourite shows of any type.

 

[Trekker4747]

I don't think any of us are ready to admit that show skews to our age group just yet.

Hell, I'm 32 and I love it. Loved Golden Girls, too. Yeah, I said it.

Well. I mean. Betty White.

:steps back slowly:

 

[Mr Awe]

My top 5:

Fawlty Towers
Father Ted
Chef!
Red Dwarf
Coupling

Lots of honorable mentions but these are the top.

Mr Awe

 

[Canadave]

Big Train

Big Train! How did I forget that one?

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUm-2x-2dM[/yt]

 

[Captain Shaw]

Phoenix Nights
Only fools and horses
Red dwarf
Black Adder
Father Ted

 

[ITL]

Spaced
Big Train
Look Around You
The League Of Gentlemen
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

And many, many more...