Favourite UK Comedy

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My favorites are Keeping Up Appearances and Mr. Bean.

Monty Python * Blackadder * Red Dwarf * As Time Goes By * Butterflies * Solo * Good Neighbors * Father Ted * Vicar of Dibley * Waiting For God * To the Manor Born * Yes Minister * My Hero * Fawlty Towers * No Place Like Home * There are more, but can't think of their names. Grew up watching Britcoms on PBS all the time, eventually I could understand & appreciate the humor & cleverness. Much prefer these versions over most U.S. sitcoms.

Hey, I was about to say that. But I also really like Black Adder and Faulty Towers, too. And of course Benny Hill.

And for sentiment, I enjoy As Times Goes By and Monarch of the Glen.

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and what about Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em? Frank Spencer is soooo aspie!

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Red Dwarf!! !

If Monty Python doesn't count, I vote for Fawlty Towers

Lots of other favorites, though-I'm with Belfast-Brit humor is way better, I grew up on PBS britcoms as well.

I believe Fawlty Towers is not only the funniest Britcom ever, but the funniest sitcom ever. I would have voted Vicar of Dibley as the second favorite on the list, but One Foot in the Grave was a close third. If Red Dwarf was listed, it would be near the top. I loved the characters on Vicar.

The Keeping Up Appearances character Hyacinth Bucket is a funny character, but I found her too annoying to enjoy watching. She seems to me to be (in one way) the ultimate NT. She was obsessed with doing ANYTHING necessary to be seen in a favorable light by society.

well, call me strange, but I liked Absolutely Fabulous...

Only Fools & Horses and Blackadder.

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Father Ted episode where Father Dougal's milkfloat had a bomb on board. Upon getting off, the immortal words, "You forgot your brick, Ted!" I hope you know what I mean

Is it me, or are those in the list doubled up? The same thing twice?

From what I have seen of British television, I would move there just for it.
I'd have to cast my votes for Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, and (I'm not sure if one could consider this a sitcom, but oh well) Jeeves and Wooster.

I think the poll options that WooYayHooplah provided are the same as the top 10 of the 'British Best Sitcom' vote that aired on the BBC about 3 or 4 years ago... Red Dwarf was somewhere around 25, I think.

But Blackadder and Red Dwarf are my two favourites... I like both for being satire, where one is aimed at the past and the other at the future (or rather sci-fi).

I haven't seen British comedy in a while now; around the time 'My Family' started airing, I felt as though it was in a slump, while American comedy was getting a bit sharper where once it had been either mushy or blunt.

I did enjoy 'Extras', with Ricky Gervais. And if you'd ask me what my favourite sketch show is, I would have to say 'Smack The Pony'. I thought 'Smack' was funnier than 'The Fast Show', which I also liked. 'Fast Show' was sometimes repetitive and pointlessly absurd; 'Smack The Pony' was smarter, and better-paced in my opinion. And the parodies of contemporary pop music videos and songs were spot on and a nice interlude in-between sketches.

My favorite UK shows would be "Red Dwarf" and "Vicar of Dibley".
However, I absolutely LOVE "Father Ted" and own the whole series on DVD.
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I havn't seen any of the other shows, but I think Fawlty Towers is a work of genious. There are only 12 episodes, but every one of them is brilliant.