best comedy shows of all time

[Mart]

Radio was responsible for one of the most surreal "comedy" acts.
Ventriloquists e.g. Peter Brough and Archy Andrews. There's a story that Peter Brough once turned up for a radio show, unable to perform because he'd left Archy in a cab.
Anyway, my nominations: The Likely Lads, Dear John (the UK original) and to prove I'm not un-American (please note, Mods) Malcolm in the Middle and Six Feet Under.

[Wink Wink]

MFTM - Richard Murdock & Deryck Guyler were in the one's that I remember.

Does anyone remember "Sykes" with Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques & Deryck Guyler.

A young Peter Sellers popped up in one once.

[steve56]

eric wrote various scripts for the goons as well,saw him in the 70s up notting hill gate,also met spike in 68 coming back from shepherds bush market.

[Marblehead Johnson]

Too much to choose from as usual, but from the US, The Larry Sanders Show - "Hank's Sex Tape" was hilarious and also the episode where Larry let Dana Carvey guest host the show and then got paranoid that Dana was better than him and was going to take it over. I also rate Seinfeld highly.

From the UK, "Porridge" was very good, probably Ronnie Barker's best performance (and an excellent supporting cast) but I still have a soft spot for the spoof Roger Cook investigative programmes "This Is David Lander" and "This is David Harper" (with Stephen Fry and Tony Slattery respectively). The episode about the criminal Billy "Paving Stone" Adams was especially funny.

[steve56]

i agree mart,but bbc 2 didnt keep up the repeats did they just 1 here and there.

[buttsie]

Harking back to my childhood I seem to remember some quaint little comedy shows like

F Troop,Get Smart & Gilligans Island

Still hold there own today IMO

Is it just me or does Steve56 resemble Gilligan?

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[steve56]

wasnt gilligan jim backus from mr magoo?seem to remember it vaguely mentioned on the d.l.t.show in the 70s.

[buttsie]

Bob Denver I Think?

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[steve56]

ive heard of denver pyle?

[tony blair]

the chris morris stuff, day today.jam and the of course brass eye. ohand the phil silvers show (aka sgt bilko)