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| View Poll Results: Best British Comedy? | |||
| Benny Hinn |
   
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19 | 10.44% |
| The entire 'Carry On...' series |
  
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9 | 4.95% |
| Monty Python's sketch shows |
  
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45 | 24.73% |
| The Goodies |
  
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32 | 17.58% |
| One Foot In The Grave |
  
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15 | 8.24% |
| Brittas Empire |
  
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11 | 6.04% |
| Some Mothers 'ave Them |
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27 | 14.84% |
| Dads Army |
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17 | 9.34% |
| Mr. Bean |
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52 | 28.57% |
| Entire Alan Partridge Collection |
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3 | 1.65% |
| Believe Nothing (with Professor Adonis ****) |
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3 | 1.65% |
| Bottom - Young Ones - (General Rik Myall) |
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31 | 17.03% |
| Enitre Black Adder Series (or stipulate your favourite) |
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46 | 25.27% |
| The Vicar of Dibley |
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15 | 8.24% |
| Goodness Gracious Me |
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4 | 2.20% |
| Extras |
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7 | 3.85% |
| The Office |
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31 | 17.03% |
| The League of Gentlemen |
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8 | 4.40% |
| People Like Us |
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2 | 1.10% |
| Spaced |
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4 | 2.20% |
| Coupling |
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12 | 6.59% |
| Black Books |
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29 | 15.93% |
| Father Ted |
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21 | 11.54% |
| The I.T Crowd |
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12 | 6.59% |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace |
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6 | 3.30% |
| The Mighty Boosh |
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6 | 3.30% |
| Big Train |
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4 | 2.20% |
| Little Britain |
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48 | 26.37% |
| Bromwell High |
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8 | 4.40% |
| Ali G |
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55 | 30.22% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 182. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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11-12-2006, 02:26 PM
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Girls! Drink! ****! ****!
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We've had the poll about the Americana comedy. Now the real comedy, straight from the Queen's Country in the Queen's English and onto our screens.
I've tried to put together a broad spectrum of comedies over the years of television.
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11-12-2006, 02:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Benny Hill, Billy Conolly, Ali G
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11-12-2006, 02:36 PM
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I would agree 100%, so many great comedies over the years have come out of the UK....... where do you start,
Fawlty Towers, Benny Hill, The Young Ones, Bottom, On the Buses, Porridge, Open all Hours, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Cowboys, Man about the House, Morcombe and Wise, The Office, The Two Ronnies, George and Mildred, Some Mothers Do Ave Em, Steptoe and Son.......to name but a few that come to mind. One of the latest ones that has come out in recent times which continue this tradition of very funny British comedies is "The IT Crowd", don't know if you've seen it but it's an absolute scream. |
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11-12-2006, 02:43 PM
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Fawlty Towers and Red Dwarf are missing from the list.. 2 classics that I will watch over and over again.
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11-12-2006, 02:48 PM
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Girls! Drink! ****! ****!
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You guys are right, I've missed out on too many Gold comedies. Thanks Ford Forums with your maximum 30 Poll options!
I don't like your 30 maximum options! Personally Fawlty Towers and Red Dwarf are great comedies that heavily enjoy, but alas forgot. REMEMBER multiple choices are allowed in this Poll of Polls and yes I'm a e-series member.
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11-12-2006, 02:56 PM
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Where is Keeping up appearences?
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11-12-2006, 03:01 PM
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dude your Forgeting RED DWARF man lol.......
Edit...My bad... should of read posts lol. awe well.....
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11-12-2006, 03:04 PM
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Teachers.
As good as any and better than most. |
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11-12-2006, 03:12 PM
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Girls! Drink! ****! ****!
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Oh for god's sake, another gold comedy I have not included in the list.
Keeping Up Appearances Red Dwarf Fawlty Towers On the Buses Porridge Open all Hours It Ain't Half Hot Mum Cowboys Man about the House Morcombe and Wise The Two Ronnies George and Mildred Steptoe and Son Men Behaving Badly Absolutley Fabulous Goodnight Sweetheart Smack the Pony Nighty Night Small Potatos Thin Blue Line Linda Green The Royale Family TLC Brass Eye Kiss Me Kate Wild West French and Saunders
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11-12-2006, 03:21 PM
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obviously..Fawlty Towers should have been the number 1 choice.
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11-12-2006, 03:29 PM
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Top Gear!!!!
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11-12-2006, 03:43 PM
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Red Dwarf, One Foot In The Grave, Father Ted...bloody classics!!
Oh but you forgot the most popular British comedy series ever (officially): Only Fools and Horses!!
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11-12-2006, 04:04 PM
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I don't find Benny Hinn funny at all - a little scary if anything
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11-12-2006, 05:19 PM
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Cobblers!
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I couldn't vote for Benny Hill, as some religious guy was there instead.
Red Dwarf and Black Books are my favourites, however One Foot In The Grave was a classic I remember from the early 90's. I still prefer Aussie comedy however. Long Live IMT and Kingswood Country.
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11-12-2006, 06:23 PM
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Has Black Book's been mentioned yet? Bill Bailey is a legend.
Red Dwarf Fawlty Towers A League of Gentlemen (first couple of seasons) Father Ted Blackadder(s) Brittas Empire Coupling (first couple of seasons) Carry On (mainly due to the political incorrectness) Absolutely Fabulous (Early seasons) Can you tell I'm an ABC baby? Lumpy
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You forgot Shameless, best british black comedy ever.
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"couldn't possibly get away with making a show like that these days, everything being so serious and politically correct etc blah blah blah" Classic show, "Eddie Booth = LEGEND" |
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My vote goes to Young Ones, pure Ben Elton madness
 Close second has to be Blackadder, the series when he was sevant to Prince Regent (Hugh Laurie). |
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Blackadder, Little Britain and Young Ones all score highly. Alexi Sayle is ok. What's the Rick Mayall one with Alan Bstard called ??? He's an MP or something...
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What about Allo Allo??? or Hale and Pace???
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for me the best 1 is Hale and Pace
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I.T Crowd by FAR. That is one of the funniest things I have ever watched.
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The Goodies and Love Thy Neighbour
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Benny Hill is NOT Benny Hinn you blubby iriot. If you want to se who Benny Hill is watch 7 comedy show on Saturday night with Russell Gilbert.
When I was a litle kid, I used to love MIND YOUR LANGUAGE and LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR. I am a third generation racist you see. |
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Ali G FTW!
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Amongst others you missed Pete Cook & Dud Moore, they were hilarious & outrages. Oh yes the Goons...... As a matter of fact the whole bl**dy list were as funny as.
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Most funny United Kingdom comedy series.
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