Comedy

Not a comedy show at the moment Kitspurr but have watched It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World tons of times, and still laugh at it.

There was a film with Lee Evans and a mouse ......!!!

I liked that film, too, grannlyn65

Not to everyone's taste but I love Mrs Browns Boys. My parents
were Irish and I find the accents rather comforting and also the silliness

WE love Mrs Browns boys. We normally hate swearing on TV, but that does not offend us.

Yes it's strange isn't it, I don't find Mrs Brown offensive either, I disliked the programme at first but now makes me laugh out loud. Think we may be in the minority though.
Dave Allan was a favourite and The Two Ronnie. I also think Angus Deayton was exiled rather unfairly, his commentaries were hilarious. Of course there is no one to beat the late great Tony Hancock.

"Mouse Hunt" grannylyn. What a hoot, especially the bit where they were auctioning the house!

Another fan of Mrs Browns Boys here. I also don't find it offensive although perhaps I should. I don't think I have laughed so much since seeing The Bikini Wax episode. So rude and so funny.

I could listen to Jeanne Robertson's stories all day long. I think she's hilarious. here's one of my favourites

Aaaargh! No no no. Mrs Browns Boys leads to a stampede to switch off in our house. Really really can't stand it!
Just goes to show how subjective comedy is. Plenty of choice though. Luckily!

I fail to see the humour in Mrs Brown's Boys. It's all 'feck this' and 'feck that'. Funny? Why?

I've not listened to your programme Kitspurr but I find myself drawn to more comedy this year after sadness. In the early days something with the warning' contains violence/upsetting scenes' found me looking for something else to watch on TV.

Pete and Dud still make me laugh.

I listened to Mark Steel in Hebden Bridge the other day Kitspurr while working in the kitchen. It was hilarious and I was laughing out loud. He's been traveling all over the country apparently and does a show at whichever town he's in. The amount of research he must put in must be formidable and then to make it all so humorous. The man's a comic genius. I fully intend catching up with his travels through the radio 4 podcasts.

Hebden Bridge is a beautiful place, been on a barge lunch a few times there.

hildajenniJ, I stumbled across Jeanne Robertson a while back and thought she was brilliant. I'll have to watch her again.

Rosieroe, you're right, he does a lot of research. He'll be in Kingston upon Thames next week.

There is a lot of good funny stuff on Radio 4, Mark Steel is pretty good, funny, but not cruel.

Many people don't realise that quite a bit of TV comedy programmes actually started on Radio, especially Radio 4

R4's great for comedy and drama. I'm really enjoying Deborah Frances-White Rolls The Dice and Book at Bedtime.

I'm easy to please.

I'm on episode 2 of The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby. It's read by Claire Goose and I'm really enjoying it. I'll have to look up Rolls the Dice once I'm finished. My problem is that I listen in bed and tend to drop off and have to keep rewinding.

Oh - regarding comedy. Is everybody enjoying Cold Feet? I think it's excellent.

Yes to Cold Feet. Just finished watching latest episode. Another for Mrs Brown. Hated it to start with but now I "get" it and laugh out loud. Like Would I LIe to You. Lee. Mack's exchanges with David Mitchell are really funny.

We saw the Aeroplane film again with Leslie Neilson. It was so silly and so funny,.made us laugh out loud. Daft as a brush!!

Mel Books films are funny. Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein spring to mind.
I enjoy QI, Mock the Week, HIGNFY etc.

HIGNFY is splendid - Le Mack is so quick with his of-the-cuff humour.