My Top 5 British Comedy TV Shows (Everyone Should Watch)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 19. 04. 2021
- Today I'm sharing my top 5 British Comedy TV series I think everyone should watch! Some of them have been my favorites for a very long time, some of them I just recently started watching. As a big lover of films and TV series this is a topic I truly enjoy talking about.
Let me know what your favorite British Comedy TV shows are in the comments :)
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So glad you included Detectorists in this, i have watched it twice and will watch it again someday. It is warm and beautiful, poignant and hilarious. So well written and acted too.
I'm so glad you like Only Fools and Horses - such an oldie but goldie
Red Dwarf, Father Ted and The IT Crowd are my favourite comedy shows, I can watch them endlessly.
I think in my house someone quotes "have you tried turning it off and then back on again?" at least 4 times a week. LOL
Those 3 with Blackadder and Porridge are mine. Open All Hours is decent too.
Feck is a father Ted quote.
The money was just resting in my accountđđ
Your description of Only Fools and Horses is spot on. I also used to like Red Dwarf, and Faulty Towers of course.
"Dinner ladies" always floats my boat. Written by Victoria Wood of course. An English treasure sadly lost to us in 2016.
Never forget the total gut-punch that Blackadder ended on. One of the best endings ever. Comedy to absolute heartwrenching sadness in seconds.
Well I haven't seen that... must do! I'm American, and have only seen a few episodes. I'll be living in Britain this summer, perhaps I can binge watch it then?
@@darasandland7353 It's not only the best ending to any comedy series in history - it's the best ending to any TV series in history.
Technically, it wasn't the end. That was Blackadder: Back and Forth. I know exactly what you mean though. The end to the standard series was incredibly sad on many levels.
Every one must watch the Black Adder Goes Forth final.
It is but I prefer the sketch were lieutenant George asked what they should do if they step on a mine? âLeap 200 ft into the air and scatter your body parts over a wide areaâ was his helpful reply!
So glad you mentioned the detectorist, zen comedy at it's best
Hi, if you haven't come across "Yes, Minister" and the follow up "Yes, Prime Minister" yet you are missing out big time.
Good choices. Father Ted is one of the greatest comedies ever. I can watch every episode time and time again. it never gets old :-)
Red Dwarf too
Yeh every time i watch father ted its like im watching it first time. Its great!
Classic Farther Ted, I hear heâs a racist now.
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Father Ted just so different. Just, so..funny. The cows are smaller because they are far away! Then Graham Norton knocks the caravan over dancing. I just cry laffin at that.
each to his own, mr W. a conceived device put up by the irish state/church to conceal the filth that appertained at the time. not remotely funny, btw.
Falling through the open pub counter flap is the funniest scene ever made.
It's just a slapstick standard, but it is set up and delivered so brilliantly.
@@RichardBlakey .. It was thought at the time that it was an accident because the timing was so perfect.
The chandelier episode was one of my favourites.
Fawlty Towers, This Country, 'Allo 'Allo, The Good Life, Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army, Little Britain, Till Death Us Do Part... so many good ones I could go on and on.
These are great choices.
Also Open All Hours my favourite.
@@malcolmbrown7683 Yeah another good one! Last of the Summer Wine in its hayday was great too.
I love The Detectorists so much I've watched it right through 3 times. It's a shame that it's hard to find people who have seen it so I can talk to them about it.
It's the sort of show you'd expect 2 men in a field to be discussing, once the've done critiquing last night's University Challenge.
There's a whole Facebook group dedicated to it. facebook.com/groups/DetectoristsSeries
Great list. Definitely check out Fawlty Towers.... itâs old but absolutely genius
I had to stop your video just to go and hear the theme to the Detectorists again, such a good tune.
Great list, agree with all of them. I am glad you included Detectorists, which is not so well known
Vanessa sneezes. Without even realising what I'm doing, I say "bless you, dear"
Well thank you Michael đ
A few others to consider if you haven't seen them, IT Crowd, Father Ted, Black Books and Green Wing. Green Wing is one of my all time favourites and well worth checking out, it's got Olivia Coleman in it so you're bound to like it!
Dads army,fawlty towers
Both from the 1970s, but both were huge hits in their time. "Fawlty Towers" and "The Good Life". Fawlty Towers is just side-splittingly funny - to me the funniest TV show I've ever seen. I lived in the US for over 12 years and "Seinfeld" was also very good, but Fawlty is the best. The Good Life is also very funny in a more gentle way. When watching it, you get a real sense of how much the actors really liked working together (they truly did). The problem with both of these series is that a few of the jokes or puns might reference people or events of the 1970s and may not be understood as much today.
However, I would be gobsmacked if you didn't fall in love with both of these series.
As an American I agree that Seinfeld was funny (particularly back in the day) but Fawlty Towers is all time classic. Just hilarious! Such a shame that only a few episodes exist, but so nice that we can watch them on YT!
@@darasandland7353 I suppose having only 12 episodes renders each episode more memorable.
@@ukmark62 yes, each is a classic. But I do love the German one and the rat one...
Some of my absolute favourites there, great choices. Detectorists is so good, as are the others.
I like those you mentioned. Great choices. Here are my favourites: 1) Rising Damp. Leanord Rossiter is brilliant as the stingy landlord. Very funny. 2) Dinner Ladies. Written by and starring Victoria Wood a great and gifted comedienne. 3) Fawlty Towers. Classic. I own the box sets of each and they always make me laugh.
If nobody's already done so, I highly recommend Father Ted. It only did 3 series and one of the main cast sadly died a few years after but it's still probably the best comedy on the planet beside Fawlty Towers which I'd also recommend :)
Dermot Morgan - who played Ted - died the day after the last episode was filmed. đ
From yearsssssssssss ago, I always loved The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. It perhaps would be better described as the fall, rise, fall, rise, and fall via regular bouts of anguish and repeated self-destruction. What's not to laugh at? :-)
I love Martin Clunes, and will watch pretty much anything he is in. Have you seen Warren on Amazon Prime? A dark comedy of his that reminded me of One Foot in the Grave. Just brilliant.
Yes,brilliant,I didn't get where I am today without watching Reggie Perrin !
I still use some of the catch phrases from Reginald Perrin - "I didnt get where i am today without ......" or "My wife, Mrs CJ said to me CJ, you need to....... " and it's funny to see millenials stare at me blankly wondering if i've lost my marbles.
Iâd have Detectorists and Blackadder, certainly, but Iâm older than you so Iâd also have some from my youth that have stuck with me. Gentle comedy, The Good Life; the really sharp Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister; and my favourite, Porridge. Classics all.
Yes Minister/Prime Minister are the ultimate satirical comedy, they're so funny 'cos they're so true.
Painfully true đ©
I'm a big fan of The IT Crowd, Spaced, Black Books... (I'll stop now to let some others have a go ;) )
As mentioned elsewhere, Afterlife with Ricky Gervais will have laughing and sobbing with the story line, watch from the first episode which sets out the background to the series.
Hi Vanessa! I'm so glad you included Only Fools and Horses! It's my favourite comedy of all time. Also, The IT Crowd, Peter Kay's Car Share, Not Going Out and Motherland are all brilliant as well. Great list by the way!đ
One Foot in the Grave and Miranda are my favourite comedies... one is quite dark/sarcastic and the other slapstick humour. Love them both!
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@@marcweir9204 it's like the British version of I Love Lucy.
Congratulations on your well deserved success! Some of my favorites are, 'Last of the Summer wine', 'My Hero' and, 'Keepin up appearances'.
Great selection. You're right... Detectorists is an absolute gem.
"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", the British TV series, is well worth the watch. "Red Dwarf" also. "The Guardian" newspaper is always good for a laugh.
Congratulations Vanessa on reaching and passing the 10K milestone. For me The Good Life and Dad's Army were two of the best series ever.
Thank you Stephen and thanks for the suggestions!
As an Austrian how come you talk with a septic accent, I would like to see your comments on Killing Eve, keep posting I enjoy what you do
Problems with living in the USA first ...
Congrats on 10k subscribers, it's your command of language , tone and how so professional your vlogs are that has done that đđ
Thank you so much! đ€
Absolutely agree about Detectorists, a stand out, clever show, brilliantly acted - I liked it so much I bought the DVDs :-) Congrats on the 10k too :-)
Thank you! :--)
You deserve so many more subscribers! Love your videos they bring me such joy and your naturally fantastic vibe and personality shines through glad there are still people like you in the world! :)
Thank you so much Alfie! :)
@@vanessatalks1 You're most welcome Vanessa, I hope I one day get the chance to meet you :)
Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge is my fav.
Congratulations on 10k Vanessa, love your videos and the way you present them. Onwards and upwards! Love Father Ted, Outnumbered and no doubt lots more, I'm sure 5 was hard to narrow it down to.
Thank you so much Susan! â€
Vanessa is great therapy if your feeling down during covid. Such a beautiful smiley face.
Great selection and some great further inputs from your subscribers. I love a comedy that also has some drama and emotion that can have you laughing and crying so would add After Life and Gavin and Stacey as brilliantly written and acted pieces. Then also Porridge, One Foot in the Grave and for sure Vicar of Dibley. Congrats on 10k subscribers - love your freshness. Cheers!
Detectorists is the best ever - its so funny so banal and so relaxing........will love it forever
in fact I am wearing my Danebury Metal Detecting Club T-shirt today
Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers!! :)
Thank you! :)
Not going to lie, as a Brit, I was rather dubious clicking the link, but really good list! Nice one.
Congrats on the 10k!
That's a pretty good list, I don't know how you kept to 5 though.....
Omissions would include Red Dwarf, Father Ted, Fawlty Towers, Bottom, Phoenix Nights, The Thick of it, The Office, Inbetweeners, Men behaving badly, Gavin and Stacey, The Young Ones, IT Crowd, Royle Family, Alan Partridge, Black books, Derry Girls and probably a few more I've missed.
I genuinely believe Boris Johnson has made his entire career out of playing Steven Frys character in Blackadder Goes Forth.
Red dwarf, Father Ted, The Office and Extras..Watching Extras now through my cringing fingers..Brilliant video..Fantastic editing
I always like the last of the summer wine. The earlier ones with late great Bill Owen in.
Not watched the Detectorists, but will now. Love your blog. Best wishes. X.
The editing on your videos is great
Can never go wrong with only fools and horses never. A must have on ur list has to be red dwarf. Amazing british comedy đđâ€ïžâ€ïž
@@Skiltra dam I feel old now I remember it first starting but I was a kid đđđđ
I'm glad you chose only fools and horses as this has to be the best iconic comedy of all time!
Enjoyed the vid cheers, Detectorists is a real gem
Loved the Detectorists, I have watched the whole thing three times and I'm probably going to watch it again :)
Take a look at ââSome Mothers Do Ave Emâ but be warned you might just wet yourself laughing.
Blackadder is perfect and has provided so many favourite lines.
I regularly assess bad plans as âlike fitting wheels to a tomato; time consuming and entirely unnecessaryâ!
You may like to try some older comedy shows like rising damp or porridge!! Classic 70s stuff but you will recognise some of the characters who began there before being huge stars in their own right in the eighties in things like only fools and horses and blackadder!
Check out One Foot In The Grave. David Renwick is a brilliant writer and leads you right up the garden path with his stories which suddenly twist around and take you somewhere you never expected to go. Laugh out loud moments, pathos, empathy and situations that will make you share poor old Victor Meldrew's cry of "I don't believe it".
Agreed. It was very clever. It greatly helped that Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie were such competent actors, and played the parts fairly straight as a fairly normal older married couple. The chaos mainly plays around them, their reactions express the understandable frustration with so much of modern life. Things even get a bit surreal and even dark from time to time, but the writers manage brilliantly to get the humour out of them - and the sadness, too, sometimes.
OMG why did I subscribe?? - can't stop watching now
Impressed by the love for the detectorists in the comments and so pleased you included it. If I was making a second video, it would include Fawlty Towers which despite being from 1970s the jokes are timeless and hilarious... Currently on the Iplayer too. Also, Peter Kay car share, the simplicity of its format is genious and full of hidden jokes. I'd also put Royle family in there as a wild card, it takes some watching but is very funny.
Excellent choices but as you say so many choices.
Some British golden oldies, Butterflies, The Good life and Fawlty Towers.
Started the Detectorists today on your advice. Loving it so far. Right, episode five...
So glad you like it Martyn!
I'd missed Detectorists, I shall check it out based on this =]
Also Peep Show is just amazing.
NO TURKEY?!
Also his name is Robert Webb, not Andrew Webb xD
Your paying to have that snake dry cleaned.
So many good suggestions in chat for comedy series, "Keeping Up Appearances" I would add to the list too, so typically British Street life.
Very good :) you need to try Red Dwarf, series 1 is a bit slow but builds to comedic genius
Have you ever watched 'One Foot In The Grave' or 'The Royale Family' ? Both are very well written. OFITG is very well crafted and dark at time but just hilarious too.
The Royale Family is VERY British and follows the life of a northern family in their house. Both are comedy gold.
Love the channel...you are a breath of fresh air...I recommended you to my friend in Graz...best wishes
Thank you Andrew! Best wishes to you too
5 of my favourite comedy shows
the young ones
bottom
red dwarf
blackadder
only fools & horses
I'm relieved you mentioned "Blackadder", because as a lover of British TV shows - and I am not British - and esp comedy, I can watch some scenes from the aforementioned over and over, and still laugh out loud ... (such as anything featuring Queenie, or Lord Flashheart, or Edmund's visit from his executioners)
For me, "Upstart Crow" is up there in my ever-expanding list of favourite Brit comedies. I think having all episodes written by the same writer (Ben Elton) helps maintain the very high script standards ... (apart from the recent 2021 Xmas special, which was for me a bit below par.)
Love your videos đđ» love from Birmingham uk.
They're 5 of my all time favourites too, I watch the first scene of the first episode of Fleabag quite often, it never fails to make me laugh and the mix of comedy and shock factor is genius! Lots of great recommendations on here, I'd also suggest you check out 'The Trip', 'Nathan Barley' and 'Butterflies'
Not The Nine o'Clock News is another classic
Are You Being Served is my all-time favorite!
Stoned. Black Books. Green Wing. Try those. Brilliant :) Great show :) x
Ricky Gervais comedies like Derek and Afterlife will have you crying and laughing in a space of a few minutes.
Afterlife is just brilliant, like you say, one moment you are laughing out loud and the next sobbing your heart out. I saw online yesterday that Ricky Gervais has just started recording the 3rd series đ
My sister raved about the pub-based comedy Early Doors and she was right about it. It's like being an onlooker in a quiet pub. Still Game has been a great blast, a laid-back character based comedy. It started off as a stage show for the Edinburgh comedy festival where Sean Connery happened to be in the audience. He approached them and said that if it ever made it to TV he'd like to play the part of Winston. Sadly he didn't even get a guest spot.
1, Love thy Neighbour 2. Some mother do ave them 3. Rising Damp 4. Young ones. 5. Hancock's half hour.
I always loved 'One Foot in the Grave' Vanessa, not sure if you have ever seen any episodes but they are so funny and again genius writing as well. I also love The IT Crowd and was gutted when it ended. đ
Wow. You have picked some of my all-time favourites. Only Fools and Horses, Black Adder, Fleabag and the Detectorists. Wonderful stuff. Strangely I never tried the Peep show. Will give it a go. Other shows include Porridge (oldie), Ted Lasso (new show), IT Crowd, Derry Girls... the list goes on :-)
Isn't Ted Lasso American? Apple TV, American lead actor, American writing team, American producers...... but it is set over here. If It's funny (I haven't seen it) I guess that doesn't really matter :)
@@corleth2868 it is American produced but set in the UK. Cultural clash between Brits and Americans. It is very very funny and moving at times.
Thank u for all the advices u give .. it's very helpful :)
Hiya(!) Vanessa. I discovered your channel 11 videos ago when I stumbled across your reaction to Peter Kay's misheard lyrics; 90 mins later I've just watched this one. The only reason I'm commenting now is that you have to watch 'Green Wing' (if nobody else has recommended it). Not only is it genius, but it's also got a character played by Olivia Coleman so you're kinda obligated. Right, gotta go :-P
Good choice with Peep Show and Blackadder (ah, on that point, and as an ex--English teacher, I have to point out that, at 6:21, it says "Blackaddar"...sorry, but spelling errors attract me like I have OCD...or CDO, to put the letters in their correct, alphabetical, order). Other great comedy series that I'd recommend would be Black Books, Spaced, IT Crowd, Father Ted, Green Wing and, especially, because his character is one of the best examples of snobbish Englishman ever, any of the Alan Partridge shows (played by Steve Coogan), especially his parodies of chat shows in Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge. Another great video, btw!
Finally some love for Detectorists
Heya Nessa, im so glad i found you on your channel You have swept the sadness out and replaced my smile of old Thank y.ou X
Thank you Tim!! So glad you like the videos x
@@vanessatalks1 Not only did i enjoy the videos I enjoyed the joy they gave you and you have a wonderful smile the like i havent seen for a long time, not even on instagram. Stay safe
Hi Vanessa;
check out this episode of Only Fools And Horses, Season 5, Episode 7, âTea For Threeâ, the part when Rodney gets his own back on Del Boy, and encourages him to fly on a hand glider, itâs so funny .
If you haven't already, you must give 'Green Wing' a go.. All series on 4player .. it's so uniquely British, surreal, eccentric and funny, with a great cast.. ( Olivia Coleman's in it ) 'IT Crowd' is another awesome show to try out, too..đđđŒ
I love Green Wing, this reminds me it's due for a re-watch! Kind of the UK Scrubs, but darker...
One of my favourite comedies is Fawlty Towers, it's so iconic. I also really enjoyed Green Wing, I would highly recommend it! Also, if you like skit shows some great ones are The Two Ronnies, That Mitchell and Webb Look, and The Catherine Tate Show. (That Mitchell and Webb Look and Green Wing both feature Olivia Colman, so I'm sure you'll like them!)
Vanessa, Fawlty Towers is a classic British comedy and well worth checking out. I also highly recommend the Irish comedian Dave Allen, who was one of the highest rated comedians on British TV. His description of Adam and Eve from the Bible still makes me laugh now, over 30 years from when it was first broadcast
I remember just ramdomly discovering Being Human, I was hooked, I loved it.
A couple of worthy mentions; Fawlty Towers - The Germans, Open all hours, Porridge, On the busses, steptoe and son
If I had to list my favourite comedies I think I'd have to split them between old (1960s-1980s) and new (1990s-2000s):
Old classics would be Steptoe & Son, Porridge, Only Fools and Horses, Hi-De-Hi & Allo Allo.
New classics would be Spaced, Phoenix Nights, Phone Shop, The IT Crowd & The Inbetweeners.
I forgot about The Detectorists thank you for reminding me.
Hi, congrats on 10k, have you seen the Young ones /Bottom/Red Dwarf to name a few. Where did you get that accent cos it wasnât đŠđč
I have a friend whoâs ex girlfriend had a problem, in that the only thing she would watch on TV was only fools and horses. Like morning, noon and night. Go from satellite channel to satellite channel and when she couldnât find the programme, sheâd get the DVDs out. Every evening for him was Only fools and horses night. He chucked her for it in the end, told her she needed help. So I canât stand it anymore, either.
Best of all time has to be Fawlty Towers.
Bloody brilliant.
It's amazing to think there were only ever 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers made. Every episode is an icon in TV. So much so that it seems like 4 or 5 times as many episodes were made.
Excellent list. The Brits do comedy so well. Anyway, hereâs my top 5 list of comedies that I highly recommend:
Keeping Up Appearances
One Foot in the Grave
Porridge
Yes, Minister
Some Mothers Do âave âem
I know thereâs a few oldies in there, but theyâre definitely classic British comedy.
Take care!
A little remembered comedy series from the 90's was The Brittas Empire, and another sitcom with Rowan Atkinson was The Thin Blue Line.
Not a resident of the UK myself, so I have only experienced a few select british tv shows. But to me, I would list the following tv shows (not comedies necessarily): The Darling buds of May, Allo Allo, Dr. Who and Poirot / Agatha ChristieËs Poirot. And I must not forget: Keeping Up Appearances.
detectorists was so good. Just gives a goof feeling watching it.
"Not The 9 O'clock News" was excellent too..
The IT Crowd and/or Toast of London deserve a shout too tbf. Brilliant comedy series, the both of them. đđœ
Hi Vanessa, another great video and bless you! Great choices here, some all time classics. As you like the detectorists may I point you in the direction of This Country. Itâs similar in a way itâs set in rural small town life but itâs one of the funniest tv shows of recent years, watch it and tell me you donât like Kurtan, heâs a brilliant idiot, trust me youâll love it.
I recommend Nightingales, a comedy from the early 90s. It's about some security guards - headed by Robert Lindsay and James Ellis - doing the night shift in an office block somewhere in England.
There were only four TV channels in those days, so there wasn't much choice when it came to what was available to watch. I remember sitting in front of the TV with my older brothers who for reasons known only to themselves, detested Robert Lindsay. They only allowed it to be watched on the basis that whoever was the first to laugh at it, would be subject to a good kicking. Within minutes, everyone was howling.
It might not be everyone's cup of tea; it's really surreal at times, but that's one I definitely recommend.