Am I without humour if I can't see why a lot of 'new' comedy is funny?

I loved Julie Walters (especially in Acorn Antiques), Steve Coogan, Michael Macintyre and Caroline Aherne.
Though not professional comedians, the characters and their comments on Gogglebox often make me laugh out loud.

I have always been a bit reserved in my choice of comedy programmes, preferring silly, verbal jests to the more modern swearing for effect jokes. However, with the lack of any alternative to sports viewing, I turned to catch up TV and binge watched Still Game, a Scottish comedy by two very talented writers. It was Hilarious. I am re-watching them now with my husband and I have also bought the box set!! It is not for the faint hearted, but it does show real life characters at their best. I don't think I have ever laughed so much, a real tonic.

As I keep saying when we watch various quiz/panel shows these days - "is everyone a comedian nowadays"? Far too many of these 'unknowns' are not in the least bit funny IMHO.

Don’t see much humour nowadays like you said mostly just a lot of f words which isn’t all that shocking now or funny!

Can't stand that shouty Canadian woman who did the jewellery competition programme and has been on Taskmaster. Can't remember her name, I'm pleased to say!!!

I have yet to watch that. I saw it advertised and thought would look on catch up at some point.

I used to love Dara O'Brien in stand up but haven't seen him for ages although he still chairs Mock the Week. Clever humour I always thought. Also loved most things that the late Caroline Aherne wrote. The Royal Family was in my mind utterly brilliant.

I enjoy QI with Sandy Toksvig and Alan Davies and a variety of guests but, again, conversations always turn crude which dislike

I very much enjoyed the recent repeats of Fawlty Towers on BBC1. So funny, great acting and brilliant timing. Nostalgia-inducing: I doubt the series would get made now. On the other hand, I've never entirely got Morecambe and Wise, though I enjoyed some of their guests such as Andre Previn and Angela Rippon.

Charlie Drake, Bennett Hill and my very best favourite Norman Wisdom. I think I'm a slap stick fan. I guess it depends what you grow up watching and I'm a child of the 50's.

That should read Benny Hill

Perhaps as we get older we get less shockable which makes swearing and jokes about bodily functions boring? Some of the so-called humour I've come across just sounds like 'being rude in the playground'!

I like humour with a bit of brain involved.

Some comedians we switch off immediately if we don’t like them, Sarah Millican, who used to make me laugh so much, is one of them. They include acts with unnecessary swearing, crudity and making sneering remarks about famous people - lazy IMO. However Rowan Atkinson and Steve Cougan come to mind as comedians we don’t watch but are excellent as serious actors, eg in Maigret and Philomena. One or two I disliked years ago, eg Tommy Cooper, I now find funny so maybe I appreciate their craft more. A bit of nostalgia too, I expect.

I have just finished all of Keeping Up Appearances and now on Not Going Out and I find them funny, comedy sitcoms aren't the same anymore. The only ones I like nowadays are Mock The Week and Would I Lie To You.

I absolutely loved the comedy series The Windsors. I’m going to buy it on dvd when I can.
I thought it was hilarious.

I’m a funny one I don’t really like comedians they don’t make me laugh with the exception of Harry Hill and years ago Russ Abbott
I hated the likes of benny Hill and Dick Emery

as I have got older, my sense of humour is now "dry" takes a lot to make me lol.... but inside, I smile a lot at people, and the use of language.. in everyday life..

I never found Monty Python even remotely amusing. For me it was just silliness.
I did enjoy (with everyone else, surely?) the 'four candles' sketch, and lots of other Two Ronnie sketches.
I'm not a fan of modern comedy, except for perhaps 'Not going out,' which has some really funny episodes, although some are just too contrived.
Swearing isn't necessary in humour, but it may be be just my old fashioned views.

Im very much in your camp.
Todays comediennes are quite vulgar.

I used to love the News Quiz on Radio 4 - find it so unfunny now - can't listen to it. Of modern comedy I love I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and WILTY. Don't mind a bit of smut but canned laughter when anyone says anything rude about any celebrity is just IMO but what do I know - I'm just an old woman!

Joan Rivers - brilliant ?

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I absolutely loved the comedy series The Windsors. I’m going to buy it on dvd when I can.
I thought it was hilarious.

It’s amazing isn’t it? So funny and so clever too

JaneJudge Jo Brand also did an outstanding ‘sitcom’ about geriatric care called ‘Getting On’
But I must admit that she was the worst stand up I have ever seen, my mate and I walked out.
I’ve seen hundreds of stand ups live.
Izzard (in his early 90s pomp) and Dara O’Brien were probably the best; but I wouldn’t cross the road to see Eddie now!

I liked Dick Emery "Honky Tonk" and his frustrated lady with dark hair and glasses trying to get into a prison, that is so funny its on you tube. I never liked Norman Wisdom he just left me cold.
There isnt any new comedians that I like really. I did like Eddie Izzard but he/she has become very political. I liked French and Saunders when they took the rise out of films and plays.
Anyway I make myself laugh most of the time. Oh and Victoria Wood when she did Brief Encounters everyone was good in that even Michael Parkinson.

I think Michael McIntyre (sp?) is brilliant. Very much observational comedy and not much swearing. Also David Mitchell is such a great writer and actor - particularly Upstart Crow (Shakespeare) and Back on Channel 4.

I can't understand why Mrs Brown's Boys is so popular.