Where would we be without humour?

The Fast Show, Mrs Merton, Last of The Summer Wine are all old favourites. Have seen John Bishop live and he was brilliant

Billy Connolly and Mickey Flanagan my favs

Humour is an essential ingredient of life. It is essential to be able to laugh while watching telly shows, stand up comedians, funny stories or whatever makes you laugh.

I count myself very lucky that me and my wife often laugh together about the most silliest of things. It makes life much better.

I liked “Here we go” with Alison Steadman as the nutty granny ,especially the episode where they lost the dog in the park and were calling “Lord Sugar” ( the dog’s name ) all over the place! It was so clever and so funny.

Just caught up with this thread and there are so many comedians and TV programmes that have had me in stitches. Favourites are Blackadder (brilliant), Morecambe & Wise (watched with my parents & children), The Two Ronnies, Monty Python, Yes Minister, The Good Life, Fawlty Towers, Victoria Wood (saw her live in Brighton, also in Selfridges when she gave me a smile - such a huge loss 😢).
Currently I enjoy Bob Mortimer (such a lovely man), Peter Kay, Jack Dee, the TV programme Would I Lie to You, plus some BBC Radio 4 programmes with David Mitchell. There are more ………….

Reading this thread is a great way of reminding ourselves how lucky we are, I don’t think anywhere else in the world has such a brilliant sense of humour as the British do.

And who could I forget Blackadder

I grew up with Dave Allen and then Billy Connolly. Porridge and The Goodies. Moved onto to edgier The Young Ones, Yes. Minister and the US comedies Cheers and Friends. Victoria Wood is a master of her art and then comedies Father Ted, Vic and Bob. I adored Sean Lock and I think Jimmy Carr is very clever. More recent The Inbetweeners and modern classics The Detectorists and Ted Lasso But Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade on last one laughing is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. And if you like naughty Scouse humour Gwed has some great young actors in it.

Too many to name, but recently caught the lovely Larry Grayson on YouTube and had a binge, he never really told a proper joke, but was just funny saying nothing and giving a look.

I don’t like watching comedy on my own, but my sister recommended Amandaland and I’ve been drawn in and enjoy it.

I love him amd Kathy Burke as toddler Harry and baby Lulu...

Witzend

Some of the Harry Enfield sketches still crack me up, ditto the Mitchell and Webb.

I never really ‘got’ Morecambe and Wise, and couldn’t stand Ken Dodd, but The Two Ronnies, OTOH….

Oh, and Yes Minister/Yes, Prime Minister, and the MUCH ruder but IMO two hysterical political series whose name I can’t remember, but one was about the run up to the 2012 Olympics….

I remember watching an interview with Harry Enfield and he said that some of his characters were based on real life people he had met, albeit extremely exaggerated. He was referring to the: 'You don't want to do it like that....' character.

Woollywoman

Green Wing was very funny… as well as many of the people and progs mentioned here. Off to look up Sean Lock and the YouTube recommendation…

The Green Wing lot have got together again I believe, but it’s for a short audio series. Another series I need to rewatch. It was on Ch 4 catchup…must check if it’s still on.

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All of those, Cossy.

I would add ISIHAC, Sarah Millican’s observational comedy, Joe Lycett (his letters of complaint crack me up), Miles Jupp, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer fishing (and Bob on WILTY), Richard Ayoade, Henning Wehn. I miss Sean Lock.

Someone I find very funny, although not a dedicated comedian, is Hugh Grant especially on Graham Norton’s show. Some great clips on YT with Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson.

I can’t watch any repeats with Sean in as it upsets me too much. I’m going to rewatch my box set of the IT crowd. I only have to say to myself ‘have you turned it off and turned it back on again’ and my mood lifts immediately. The weird thing is when I was working I often used to have to phone up the IT helpline and the guys on it, sweet as they were, were totally humourless. But I guess that’s part of the humour of it. I never liked Sarah Millicam when she appeared on various tv shows but I caught one of her old stage shows on tv late one night and it was brilliant.

Micky Flanagan is hilarious. Katie Hopkins is political but funny

JaneJudge

Oh I like Micky Flanagan too

“Out, out”

I like Mark Steel as well

I like all of the ones you mentioned, Cossy. On the radio, I like The News Quiz And Dead Ringers. Also the episodes of Yes Minister. For sit coms I l find the IT Crowd and also The Big Bang theory funny.

I really liked 'The thin blue line', but haven't found too many people who have even heard of it.

Oh I like Micky Flanagan too

Micky Flanagan is one of my favourite comedians.

Growing up I loved silly black and white slap stick from US and here Laurel & Hardy Buster Keaton Harold Lloyd.

I love Lucy (named my daughter after her) MASH Fawlty Towers.
Tommy Cooper Norman Wisdom and Benny Hill. My very favourite even the repeats Would I lie to you. Not a comedy but I could watch Mortimer and Whitehouse fishing trips 24/7.

I forgot This Country - that was really funny. I laugh to myself regular about him setting fire to the scarecrows and Kerry at the tidy tip. We binged watched it on a very rainy holiday to Wales

I loved Lee Evans. It's a shame he retired

Witzend

Some of the Harry Enfield sketches still crack me up, ditto the Mitchell and Webb.

I never really ‘got’ Morecambe and Wise, and couldn’t stand Ken Dodd, but The Two Ronnies, OTOH….

Oh, and Yes Minister/Yes, Prime Minister, and the MUCH ruder but IMO two hysterical political series whose name I can’t remember, but one was about the run up to the 2012 Olympics….

Re my pp, I just remembered that ‘The Thick Of It’, was one of the political satire series. Apparently one of the characters was based, not very loosely, on Alastair Campbell.