What made you fall in love with comedy?

Greyduster

Would that be Mike Harding, 62Granny?

Yes it was I googled him after I wrote that. 😂

What an odd question, comedy is so subjective. As a child basil brush and crackerjack made me laugh . As a teen it was Monty Python. As an adult it was father Ted, fawlty towers , porridge , only fools and horses. I prefer situation comedy rather than stand up.
The comedian who really made me laugh was Edna Everidge . I saw her live .
I’ve seen a few comedians live in big venues like the O2 and was disappointed. IMO comedians are better in small venues .

Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and the Young Ones. QI and Have I Got News For You take that place now.

My family. Irish. Gatherings were spent rolling around with laughter.

Spike Milligan. 1959, (I was 4) his book of Silly verse for kids, follows by all his other books and of course The Goons and Telegoons. My whole family share his clever sense of humour.

Fawlty Towers, Black Books, Father Ted, Not the nine O’clock news, The Life of Brian.

I love sharing humor, in conversation and chat with friends etc. I used to love comedy on TV and Radio, most of it now is so juvenile as in Radio4,s 6.30 slot or it is full of swearing and sexual references and just makes me shudder. So I've always loved it, but now I've fallen out with it in 'entertainment'.

living in Edinburgh for two years, the fringe is fab, seeing comedians before they were famous

Lemonred

Spike Milligan. 1959, (I was 4) his book of Silly verse for kids, follows by all his other books and of course The Goons and Telegoons. My whole family share his clever sense of humour.

I think we had that book, too.
Maverick Prowells had rumbling bowels that thundered in the night.
They shook the bedrooms all around, and gave the folks a fright.

I have never cared for the kind of comedy being discussed here.

Comedies as opposed to tradgedies in the straight theatre, opera and ballet, I usually enjoy, but equally enjoy tragic or satirical theatre.

Mr Pastry although he was rather frightening at times.

I don't know about falling in love with comedy but I have always enjoyed good comedy and, sadly, there has been very little of it in recent years. I remember the very first episode of Dad's Army that l watched, aged eight. None of us could have realised realised thàt the episode we were watching for its first outing the episode with the German u-boat crew, would go on to be the most iconic in the programme's history. Another sketch that, to this day never fails to make me laugh despite having seen it many times since I was a child and knowing exactly what is coming next, is Morecambe and Wise with Andrě Previn - "Mr. Andrew Preview."

My family. Irish. Gatherings were spent rolling around with laughter.

I have to say that Irish humour is infectious. Last year, on a trip to Northern Ireland, DD and I stood in a bus shelter on Rathlin Island with fourteen other people who were all soaked to the skin. There was a family of four adults and some children who started up some banter with each other but before long we had all been dragged into the conversation and everyone - even DD who is reticent in company - was laughing heartily. It lifted our spirits on one of the wettest days I can remember.

So many,
Monty python, which my Mum thought was crude & vulgar,
Morecambe & Wise, which we watched as a family,
Tommy Cooper, one of a kind,
Dave Allen, I watched some of his sketches on YouTube recently, still hilarious.
Porridge
Father Ted, brilliant
Fawlty Towers
The Young Ones
Jasper Carrot
Eddie Izzard
French & Saunders - sad that the rest of these are men, but nowadays plenty of good women comedians - Sarah Millican, Sarah Pascoe, Diane Morgan.
Humour is individual and, I suppose as we get older we will have a favourite era, but there is still lots of talent about.
I have been going to Edinburgh Festival Fringe for over 20 years now, and have seen some great, usually not famous, comedians & comedy theatre.

i don't think i ever fell in love with comedy, i like billy connolly kevin bridges, rab c nesbit, when i was younger i enjoyed love thy neighbour (not pc now), don't like american comedy. i think if something makes you laugh then great, i spend 99% of my time on my own so i watch a lot of youtube, funny children, funny pets, job fails, they are all funny in different ways. if anything makes you laugh then brilliant.

Me too.

Yes! Mawmac also a fan of Jasper Carrott.

The Goons. I used to listen to the Goon Show with my Dad when I was little

The late Dave Allen. Very wry and sharply observant - even if Dad raged against him because he was irreverant about the Pope.

Whitewavemark2

I think humour is innate.

Look at how babies laugh.

I agree. Whitewavemark2: Part of a baby's charm is that if you tickle them they laugh and if you go boo or make faces they see the joke right away and laugh.

I don't remember a specific point when I "Fell in love with comedy." Like most people, I just grew up with it.

This is another opinion survey style thread.

My Dad ! Hilarious!

I don’t find all ‘ comedy ‘ funny, but have some favourites. I found the Only Fools and Horses episode with the blow up dolls very funny. Dave Allen could be wryly very funny. Faulty Towers episode with O’Reilly the builder made me laugh. The Scottish Still Game series was definitely funny - the Methadone Mick episode in particular. I never watched Monty Python, but after resisting a friend’s suggestion of going to see Spamalot for some time, I finally gave in and loved it.

Mike Harding is from Lancashire, not Yorkshire! 😳
He was brilliant - look up his songs on YouTube. My favourites are ‘Napoleon’s Retreat from Wigan’ and ‘Crumpsall Kamikaze Cubs go to Camp’. He could also sing folk songs.
I don’t think anyone has mentioned Peter Kay! He’s the only comedian who has me in tears of laughter before he’s even opened his mouth! His facial expressions say it all.
The best comedians are definitely from Lancashire!

Best non-Lancs. comedians:-
Bill Bailey - very talented
John Cleese
Michael Palin
Tim Allen (American - Home Improvement) I don’t usually like US humour, but that show was brilliant.
John Le Mesurier
Tony Hancock
The Two Ronnies
Morecambe & Wise (Lancs./Yorks!)
Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave)
Billy Connolly (apart from the language)
Dave Gorman (Life is Goodish)

NOT funny -
Sarah Millican
Alan Carr
Michael McIntyre
James Acaster
Josh Widdecombe
Joe Lycett (creepy)
Basically most of the new generation of ‘comedians’ who think that they have to swear and be crude to get a laugh.

Watching Steptoe and Son on the tele as a child with Mum.and Dad in the living room.

As soon as l heard the theme music.
I loved Harold and Albert and Hercules the horse. Hilarious.