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What I'd love to see again now is 'Filthy Rich & Catflap'. It was panned at the time and maybe never repeated but I liked it at the time.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 01:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

Has anyone mentioned Phil Jupitus yet?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 09:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

the young ones arnt really dated. its simple and absurd and i laugh and laugh when i watch. i like when neil is a cop and when vyv goes to narnia.

― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 09:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

sadly Chris Rock - i blame the movies,

Sadly Eddie Murphy - i blame the ladyboys

― james (james), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 14:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Victor Lewis Smith was fantastic when he first started out - his inserts for Radio 4's "Loose Ends" were wonderful (though I didn't hear them at the time, I now have a bunch of mp3s of them) and his "Buygones" bits for the otherwise lamentable Channel 4 prog "Club X" (which we discussed here about a couple of months ago) were very funny. But then he seemed to get supersceded (sp) in the blink of an eye by Chris Morris, who did sort of the same thing (in fact, Morris was basically a carbon copy of Lewis-Smith at first) only much more highly advanced. By the time Lewis-Smith got his own TV series in 1993, he was starting to get in a rut, recycling his material and making endless poor puns. He's really detoriated now, but for a few years he was "the shit", as they say.

The Young Ones still holds up mostly, I think. A lot of people say it's dated, which is true in certain points (the references to Thatcher, etc) but there are loads of moments that are just plain silliness which continue to be enjoyable today - as Chaki said. Vyv going to Narnia, the whole thing in "Bambi" where the entire cast are amoebas or something which get eaten by an elephant, Rik writing to the lead singer of Echo & The Bunnymen because he thinks MPs are facists... and there are character-based lines which are just fantastic (Neil: "Open uuup, it's the piigs"). I love the exchanges between Rik, Vyv and Neil. But it's true those Alexei Sayle bits are pretty awful, except certain times when he's sticking to the script ("Oh no, some bastard broke your chair!" - the delivery of that is hilarious to me, for some reason).

Blackadder IV, though, is terrible drivel. They were repeating themselves by that point. The whole thing is just really lame.

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 19:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

The Mind of A Married Man - HBO
Everybody Loves Raymond - so not funny, fucking annoying
Howard Stern - not anymore
Capitol Letters - NPR show

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 19:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

the criticism of Blackadder IV is harsh, only i cant really defend it now...other than to say i quite like the 'theatrical' aspect of it, enjoying the cheesiness even - and Steven Fry was excellent. its just one of those series that seems great when you're younger (like Fools & Horses and Harry Enfield) but you reach a certain age and it does seem not as good/funny i guess

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 19:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

i like how mike and vyv are like buisness chums

― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 20:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

I always thought the Alexei Sayle bits were the best, and I enjoyed the show generally.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 21:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

"I always thought the Alexei Sayle bits were the best, and I enjoyed the show generally.

-- Martin Skidmore"

Surely a keeper for the DVD boxed-set cover blurb?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 30 January 2003 00:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

Edward fucking Gorey

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 30 January 2003 00:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

gary shandling is hilarious!

― cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 16 January 2005 22:22 (nineteen years ago) link

LOL@TV not being funny

― MY FAVOURITE LIGHTER IS CHEESEBURGER (trigonalmayhem), Sunday, 16 January 2005 22:25 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Spaceballs.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 27 September 2006 01:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Dane Cook

― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 01:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Global Poverty

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 01:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 01:59 (seventeen years ago) link

yah. Whadd'ya Know is way funnier! Except Tom Bodett the Motel 6 guy is funny1!!#@@!#@!

― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:13 (seventeen years ago) link

otm with spaceballs

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me is funny sometimes, like maybe 10-15% of the time or something. It's inoffensive enough at all other times that it makes ok weekend listening if I have to make a long drive for an errand or something.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Bill Simmons

― nate p. (natepatrin), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:37 (seventeen years ago) link

FAMILY GUY.

― grady (grady), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:40 (seventeen years ago) link

grady on the motherfuckin' money.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:43 (seventeen years ago) link

WWDTM was where I first heard the story about Vladimir Putin stealing the N.E. Patriot coach's Super Bowl ring, which is VERY fucking funny.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Drawn Together

― nate p. (natepatrin), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 03:02 (seventeen years ago) link

OTM

― Lazy Comet (plsmith), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 03:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Ok, now, Prarie Home Companion, not funny.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 03:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Guillermo - the now very prominently featured "HAHAHAHAH IT'S FUNNY CUZ HE'S MESSICAN" character on Jimmy Kimmel Live

― ath (ath), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link

also yeah nate p. OTM: DRAWN TOGETHER what the shit is this shit? i finally get cable back last weekend after not having it for a great many months and i find out THEY GIVING IT A NEW SEASON??? IN ADDITION to some stupid ass new cartoon show about freaks or something that are freakishly physically deformed?

― ath (ath), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 04:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Ditch the fake news and the Chappelle reruns and Comedy Central is amazingly terrible*.

*disclaimer: 2 times outta 3 South Park is more irritating than funny to me

― nate p. (natepatrin), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 05:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Arrested Development

(just accept it.)

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 05:24 (seventeen years ago) link

MIND OF MENCIA

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 05:32 (seventeen years ago) link

JAY MOHR

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 05:32 (seventeen years ago) link

French & Saunders

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 05:55 (seventeen years ago) link

family guy

― beverly sills ninja (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 05:59 (seventeen years ago) link

family guy

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 06:19 (seventeen years ago) link

METALOCALYPSE

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 07:06 (seventeen years ago) link

doug benson

― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 07:08 (seventeen years ago) link

belgian's tragger happy *barf*

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 07:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Little Britain
most BBC Three shows
Modern Toss
Jon Culshaw
Justin Lee Collins

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 09:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Jonathan Ross
Dermot O'Leary
Dara O'Briaiaiaiaiaian
Nick Hancock
Vic Reeves
Sean Lock
Dave Spikey
Russell Brand
Ross Noble
Life Begins
Time Trumpet
Rob Brydon
Extras
Kath & Kim
Will & Grace
Ant & Dec
Alan Carr
Graham Norton
Ariaiairaiaral O'Hanlon
My Family
Last Of The Summer Wine
All "comedy" plots in EastEnders

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 09:24 (seventeen years ago) link

I saw some of Ant & Dec's show the other week and they actually made me chuckle a couple of times. This makes them officially as funny as Extras, with Kath & Kim slightly above. Brand and Brydon rely on external sources too much to prop up their occasional funniness.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 09:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Rod Stewart: "YOU CALLIN' MY DAUGHTER AN EXTERNAL SOURCE SONNY BOY?!!!"
R Brand: "b-b-but gibber gibber guv"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 09:43 (seventeen years ago) link

People who don't find Family Guy funny are people who want "plot-lines" in their comedy as opposed to jokes.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:26 (seventeen years ago) link

no we just want better jokes

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:29 (seventeen years ago) link

i only saw (a bit of) 'arrested development' for the first time on sunday. it was ok but not the yuck-fest i'd been promised. by louis jagger.

― EARLY-90S MAN (Enrique), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:33 (seventeen years ago) link

which one is my family? OMG it's not that one that is really unfunny with that carrot dude in it??!!?!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:36 (seventeen years ago) link

i laugh at Arrested Development and am often in awe of it. i've been wanting to change my posting name to The Itsy Bitsy IRA for the last few days and may still do this.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Or this:

― Your Prosta-ticular (Haberdager), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i might give it another crack of the whip. most US network tv is so fugly is part of the problem.

― EARLY-90S MAN (Enrique), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:42 (seventeen years ago) link

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