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recommend me some comedy

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lewis Black
    Back in Black :yes: (you can buy it on dvd so it counts :p)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Anything with Peter Cook. Two Ronnies?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    mighty boosh
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    muse- wrote:
    mighty boosh

    First thing that came to my mind too.

    What about Green Wing?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    muse- wrote:
    mighty boosh

    :yes:

    Or Nighty Night? I love that show.

    Last DVD I bought was Jo Brand's The Best Of Through The Cakehole, though. I almost did a little wee watching it. :p Depends if you like her or not, of course.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Anything with Bill Bailey *nods*

    (Blackbooks is great british comedy)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I can't seem to get into Green Wing but a LOT of people I know (and who usually have impeccable taste in comedy) positively thrive on it, so maybe it's worth a second look. :confused:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    briggi wrote:
    I can't seem to get into Green Wing but a LOT of people I know (and who usually have impeccable taste in comedy) positively thrive on it, so maybe it's worth a second look. :confused:

    I thought it was shit.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The Day Today - its from the same people who did Brass Eye but I think its better.

    If you want something a bit different and you like Peep Show you should buy That Mitchell and Webb Sound on CD.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    scarlettleeds wrote:
    Is that where Alan Partridge originated?

    No, he started on a Radio 4 comedy show called On The Hour (also worth buying). This then changed into The Day Today, which then turned into Alan Partridge and Brass Eye.
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    Waiting
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you like The Office then I'm sorry, I can't actually recommend anything you would find funny. The only time Gervais would be funny is if he was hit by a truck, smearing two miles of tarmac with his face.

    But I digress.

    On CD, I'd buy On The Hour, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, The Mary Whitehouse Experience.

    On DVD I'd buy Nightingales, The Day Today, The Mighty Boosh, Drop the Dead Donkey...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    im not actually that big a fan of the office either :s All my m8s seem to love it, it's kind of amusing sometimes but i don't see what all the hype is.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Spaced!!! and of course Eddie Izzard.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I love The Office, I don't think I'll ever get sick of it. There aren't many characters who balance the laugh/cringe factor as well as Brenty.

    I think the real glory of it is the way it was so beautifully cast. There wasn't a person - not even in a teeny one-off, supporting role - who I thought could've been better cast. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    briggi wrote:
    I love The Office, I don't think I'll ever get sick of it.

    There's no accounting for taste.

    The premise of the Office was done far better with Drop the Dead Donkey.

    Although I am biased because I think Gervais is less funny than being told your daughter's been raped and your son is joining the BNP. The rest of the cast are quite funny though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    scarlettleeds wrote:
    So having loved it so much, I decided with some trepidation to watch the American version, fully expecting to loathe it. And, to my great surprise, I really enjoyed it and I think it's so well done. The Brent character is not just a copy of Brent, but annoying and embarrassing in subtly different ways. The only real disappointments about it for me so far have been the Gareth character, who is alright but nowhere near as funny as Gareth, and the lack of a Chris Finch character, though maybe he arrives in later episodes.

    As an Office devotee, I can heartily recommend it, which is amazing as I truly expected to hate it.

    Well with that glowing recommendation, I'm going to have to check it out! I have heard good things though, which surprised me too, as I expected everyone who loved the original to go into automatic snob mode (as I have often done myself) and tear it to shreds.
    Kermit wrote:
    There's no accounting for taste.

    You are so right there :razz:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    One word:

    Seinfeld
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'll see your Seinfeld and raise you a Frasier, though that's a whole different kettle of fish comedy-wise.
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    Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaced
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