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

Oh, and The Detectorists - very gentle humour. Also Outnumbered

Can’t stand Mrs browns boys, love Sarah Millican, Mickey Flanagan, Peter Kay, loved Dave Allen, and The two Ronnies

Such a subjective issue. Some great names mentioned above. I used to love The Fast Show, Harry Enfield and Chums, Fawlty Towers in its day, Blackadder. Nowadays I would add James Acaster and Canadian one-liner Stewart Francis. Have to concentrate with them as their delivery is so fast and seemingly random though if you follow they usually come full circle by the end. Not to everyone’s taste but love Catherine Tate too. Have laughed at her “ nan” sketches until I’ve cried “aint it *** hot in here” ??. And Jasper Carrott!! Still doing the rounds now with a comedy/60’s music show. A national treasure who we as a family have always loved. Billie Connolly? Of course. Finally, Frankie Boyle and ( would you believe it) old Jethro from the Des O’Connor days. Both of them foul, filthy, sweary, and desperate. Yuck!

You are not without humour. When people have to resort to toilet humour and gutter language it means they are not clever enough to be really funny. That takes talent. Even on radio shows I hear women in particular frequently referring to their bodily functions. It's just comes across as gross, embarrassing and gratuitous, and feeds into the belief that women are not funny, which of course is not true.

I used to love radio comedies such as The Goon Show, Hancock's Half Hour, and Round the Horne. At school the next day my best friend and I would recite lines we remembered from the programmes until we were laughing helplessly. I still love radio comedy - The News Quiz, I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue.

I loved early TV comedy such as I Love Lucy (Lucille Ball) and The Golden Girls. Also loved The Two Ronnies and their clever "word" sketches and musical finales. I think Victoria Wood was the most talented performer of all. I can watch tribute shows to her endlessly and still laugh every time. I saw her live on stage - she had such a range of talent and so much energy.

Current favourites are Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, though these can vary depending on the guests in a particular programme. When I can't face another dire news programme or another gritty drama I turn to comedy recordings - never needed comedy as much as in the last 18 months.

Yes I love ''would I lie to you' but does anyone know why Bob Mortimer isn't on it now? I also like Bill Bailey. IT crowd and Father Ted.

Forgot Bill Bailey.! Really funny guy and totally overlooked by me till recently.

Lizzie44, a lot of those classic old radio shows are available on
Radio 4 Extra.
i find i appreciate them more now.

JaneJudge I didn't know that so 'googled' it and found this .....

"But what she didn’t tell him was that she once peed on the passenger seat!"

I loved "Rising Damp" and George and Mildred but they are no PC these days. I loved Les Dawson too but you don't see re-runs of his

If you haven't watched Taskmaster on Dave channel, give it a try. Wont appeal to all, but it does to me, though some groups who participate are more entertaining ( and surprising) than others!

Does anyone remember Al Read on the radio many years ago?

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Ken Dodd was the best. ❤️❤️❤️

Although.....he did used to hold his live audiences captive!

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Does anyone remember Al Read on the radio many years ago?

Yes, unfortunately am old enough to ?
Old radio shows that I thought were funny ( and still are IMHO) are Round The Horne, and the comedy with ‘Ron and Eth’) Take It From Here?
I think Kenny Everett was pretty amusing too, and the two man writers and actors in Stella Street ( one was John Sessions.) Their take offs of Mick and Keef ( Rolling Stones) who are grocers at the corner shop is epic.

lemongrove - you are right !
He was famous for overrunning, everyone missed their bus to go home !

I always say, "if you take all the swear words out of today's comedian's show, you would be left with 10-15 minutes of comedy". I like Michael MacIntire and Peter Kay type comedy, easy going and funny because the things they talk about, we do the same. Usually the sweary comedians are mainly slagging someone off.

I’m not a fan of comedy, I often just don’t seem to get it, or just find it too insulting and sweary.
Lemongrove mentioned The Detectorists, that I did enjoy, it was lovely.
My youngest daughter and I can never have enough of One Foot in the Grave, her children think it’s awful.

I remember Al Read. Laughing my head off Sunday lunchtimes about 60 years ago. I have his cd from about 6 years ago. The driving test, the daughter in law, getting home after the pub etc.

I’ve never liked Sarah Millican’s style of comedy. Stand up wise I love observational comedy like Peter Kay, Michael Macintyre and Ed Byrne. Would I lie to you is very funny and Lee Mack seems much better in an Ad Lib situation rather than a script.
Recently I’ve been following some new comedians on Tic Tok, definitely worth looking on there.

I absolutely hate comedians banging on about their sexual orientation. I do not care what they do in the privacy of their own home... but why spell it out. I don't care - just get to the f...ing punchline!! And an f bomb is sometimes effective but not if it's every second word! Gross!

Remember when Derek Nimmo passed away? I'd watched a modern comedy which was ok but not hilarious, then during the news a short burst of "All Gas and Gaiters" was shown - which was funnier than the previous programme. I laughed more during that three minutes than in the previous half-hour. It just shows that comedy has moved with the times but isn't necessarily funnier.

I absolutely love Sarah Millican and my ten year old also does, swear words and all!! I absolutely love Joe Lycett - I was completely unaware of him until Sewing Bee and now I watch lots of clips of his shows. Also I’m watching lots of Peter Kay and Michael McIntyre clips. I went to watch Tom O’Connor somewhere as a child, Cilla was on too.

No, you’re definitely not without humour. Different things make different people laugh, visual humour, slapstick, sit cons, stand up, sketch comedy, all different - I like lots of modern comedy, many do not swear

I am considered strange in my household because I just didn't find Fleabag funny. Load of rubbish I thought.

Growing0ldDisgracefully Oh, me too. I think it's a generational thing. I watched the firstfew minutes of the first episode of Fleabag and immediately realised that it wasn't for me. I'm not normally a prude, but the 'f' word in just about every sentence wasn't funny and wasn't necessary - in fact, it becomes just plain boring.