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DanaC · 05-10-2004, 03:49 AM

My current favourite comedies/comedians are
The Office ( english version), Eddie Izzard, BillBailey, BlackBooks,Spaced ( couple years old but still funny) Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith, Little Britain ( very very funny) DarkPlace ( only 4 episodes long but had me laughiong out loud) ....there sa bunch of other uk comedians whose names now escape me but who will no doubt spring t mind while I am trying to concentrate on work....Much of the really good comedy in th UK is to be found on BBCRadio4 though, rather than tv....Most of the really good tv comedy started life as radio. ( Have I Got News For You for instance)

I think Will and Grace is a damned good show, it just goes to show that if you censor tv heavily, comedy gets very good at double entendre. I know it has a very staged feel to it, but I like that , it observes certain comedic conventions very well and has the feel of theatre to it at times. Most of the really good American comedy seems to be in the form of cartoons. South Park is one of the cleverest and funniest programmes I have seen yet. Especialy the later series which have been ( imo)more overtly political and satirical.

05-10-2004, 03:49 AM	#42
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	My current favourite comedies/comedians are The Office ( english version), Eddie Izzard, BillBailey, BlackBooks,Spaced ( couple years old but still funny) Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith, Little Britain ( very very funny) DarkPlace ( only 4 episodes long but had me laughiong out loud) ....there sa bunch of other uk comedians whose names now escape me but who will no doubt spring t mind while I am trying to concentrate on work....Much of the really good comedy in th UK is to be found on BBCRadio4 though, rather than tv....Most of the really good tv comedy started life as radio. ( Have I Got News For You for instance) I think Will and Grace is a damned good show, it just goes to show that if you censor tv heavily, comedy gets very good at double entendre. I know it has a very staged feel to it, but I like that , it observes certain comedic conventions very well and has the feel of theatre to it at times. Most of the really good American comedy seems to be in the form of cartoons. South Park is one of the cleverest and funniest programmes I have seen yet. Especialy the later series which have been ( imo)more overtly political and satirical.