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Phil_aka_Pip · February 2018

crunchman said:

Some good ones already mentioned. I'll add Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister

New Statesman wasn't bad either

Phil_aka_Pip · February 2018

Sassafras said:

Simpsons and South Park are the best of the American stuff.

Best American stuff I saw was Phil Silvers in Sgt Bilko. That, and the Muppets.

fob · February 2018

New: The Good Place

Old: 15 Storeys High

Older: The Beiderbecke Affair

english_bob · February 2018

mudslide73 said:

My "sick movie" was the directors cut of Almost Famous ("Untitled")

I *love* that film. The commentary track with Cameron Crowe and his mum is well worth a listen.

mudslide73 · February 2018

english_bob said:

mudslide73 said:

My "sick movie" was the directors cut of Almost Famous ("Untitled")

I *love* that film. The commentary track with Cameron Crowe and his mum is well worth a listen.

Yes indeed. There are some great bits. I particularly love Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Lester Bangs... fantasic stuff.

Apologies for the derail OP... carry on!

english_bob · February 2018

mudslide73 said:

english_bob said:

mudslide73 said:

My "sick movie" was the directors cut of Almost Famous ("Untitled")

I *love* that film. The commentary track with Cameron Crowe and his mum is well worth a listen.

Yes indeed. There are some great bits. I particularly love Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Lester Bangs... fantasic stuff.

Apologies for the derail OP... carry on!

It is a funny film....

english_bob · February 2018

Ravenous said:

"Spaced" is great, probably worth a watch if available. (Various cheeky cultural references etc in the usual Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost manner.)

Wouldn't swear to it, but Channel 4's on demand service has a lot of their older stuff available on it. Spaced may be there.

fields5069 · February 2018

Young Offenders on iPlayer is pretty good. Completely traditional, gets laughs mainly because they're Oirish and pretty disgusting.

zepp76 · February 2018

Detectorists, best series in recent years.

axisus · February 2018

mudslide73 said:

Saxondale, even Upstart Crow is good if you like a bit of word-smithery ..

Saxondale! I really liked that. It was so much like an old pal of mine. I do really like Upstart Crow as well, but it's a terrible title for a show, too much up its own arse. I think they needed a much more obvious shakespeare related title

EricTheWeary · February 2018

Ooh, the mentions of Upstart Crow and C4 on demand have brought me to Raised by Wolves. Not hilarious but I loved it, although I'm a bit of a Caitlin Moran fanboy.
New series of Upstart Crow in 2018, my only objection to it is the Ricky Gervais type character - just a bit too obvious.

not_the_dj · February 2018

english_bob said:

Ravenous said:

"Spaced" is great, probably worth a watch if available. (Various cheeky cultural references etc in the usual Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost manner.)

Wouldn't swear to it, but Channel 4's on demand service has a lot of their older stuff available on it. Spaced may be there.

It is, plus all of IT Crowd, Black Books and loads of stuff. Also Comic Strip Presents.

BigBearKris · February 2018

axisus said:

I never liked Senfield at all. I didn't like ANY of the characters. Peep show is just too uncomfortable most of the time.

How can one not like Kramer??

mudslide73 · February 2018

EricTheWeary said:

Ooh, the mentions of Upstart Crow and C4 on demand have brought me to Raised by Wolves. Not hilarious but I loved it, although I'm a bit of a Caitlin Moran fanboy.
New series of Upstart Crow in 2018, my only objection to it is the Ricky Gervais type character - just a bit too obvious.

I like the Gervais character for a bit of relief but I am easily pleased mainly. I generally enjoy anything with Mark Heap in it too.

Sassafras · February 2018

Any of the 70s sitcoms that featured casual racism and its hilarious consequences.

Sporky · February 2018

Toast of London.

Marvellous stuff.

Ravenous · February 2018

Sassafras said:

Any of the 70s sitcoms that featured casual racism and its hilarious consequences.

Oh boy - I won't go into details but to us puerile-minded little boys in the '70s, "Love thy neighbour" was popular then. I wouldn't watch stuff like that today!

themeinside · February 2018

mudslide73 said:

Upstart Crow is good if you like a bit of word-smithery .. a real return to form for Ben Elton imo. Like a Shakespearean Blackadder.

I agree! Went to a recording on Tuesday, marvellous stuff. Ben Elton was very funny indeed.

SteveRobinson · February 2018

Two Doors Down is very funny.

BigBearKris · February 2018

BigBearKris said:

axisus said:

I never liked Senfield at all. I didn't like ANY of the characters. Peep show is just too uncomfortable most of the time.

How can one not like Kramer??

Answering my own post.
Apologies for another Seinfeld related one but I've put 'Kramer funny' and this came up.

I must say I'm shocked.

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