BBC comedy?

No Miranda wasn't funny (in my opinion).

W1A was brilliant. DD, who worked for the BBC for nearly 10 years, couldn't watch it as she said it was too close to what working for the BBC was really like.

In Fleabag it felt like she had a list of offensive/unpleasant topics that don't usually crop up in comedies and talked about them using the same formula of directly talking to a viewer as Miranda. I never found Miranda funny in the first place and at least she didn't go on about anal sex or burst into the toilet where someone was having a miscarriage for example. Funny? Not even slightly.

The last TV comedy that actually made us laugh out loud was "W1A". Before that, we did love "Outnumbered", particularly the early episodes where the children were not necessarily scripted...

What about Just a Minute and Sorry I haven't a clue? love them..

Mr P and I are great fans of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"

When Humph died, wondered how it would fare, but Jack Dee does a very good job.

And oh yes...Upstart Crow is brilliant.

The cute Irish priest was the best thing about Fleabag.

Agree with Dragonfly46.
I love Lee Mack...and Not Going Out always makes me laugh. Good old fashioned situation comedy.
He is also very clever and quick witted.
I think Warren is actually really offensive.
Ghastly old fashioned stereotypes consisting of a nasty misogynistic man and his stupid wife, who is too dim to protect her sons from his abuse. Why Martin Clunes accepted the role I don’t know.
I do love the new Alan Partridge though.
Steve Coogan is a genius.

Radio 4 comedies range from being dire to mildly amusing. The six thirty slot in the evening can be embarrassingly awful.

BBC TV comedies are usually dated and farcical.
There are only so many times you can watch repeats of The Good Life, Dad’s Army and other similar programmes. American shows are so superior now with slick scripts and great acting.

Never watched Fleabag - I'll have to do a catch-up on it.

Another vote for Fleabag. Both comic and sad with brilliantly drawn characters. Also love Upstart Crow for its clever script and acting and WILTY especially when Bob Mortimer is on.

OO, thanks NanKate for the heads up about the latest Charles Paris - I love Bill Nighy and that series!

The only TV comedies that I find funny are the re-runs of Dad’s Army - no offensive language and just good old-fashioned humour.

So many of the so-called comedies are just dire, and I have no idea why Martin Clunes should want to be involved in Warren.

I wish they'd do a new series of Clare in the Community - R4. Deliciously un PC, it used to crack me up. But IMO Sally Phillips is always brilliant.

I agree. Dinner ladies is superb and WILTY is a must see. I gave Warren a try and was very disappointed, Mrs. Brown’s Boys is getting old and tired. QI is still excellent and I will always watch As Time Goes By. There is too much anger and angst in humour today. A sign of the times! Oh, and Upstart Crow is a must!

Did anyone watch Home. This made me chuckle out loud a couple of times. Even, impossible to please, DH enjoyed it.

The only thing I ever laugh anymore at is QI..... I defy anybody not to find this funny and Quite Interesting. If I can’t find it on tv anywhere i’ll hunt it down on Netflix. Most tv progs are dire now ... thank goodness for Netflix and also for their ,own- made shows. By producing their own stuff they show off the superior quality..... also you cannot beat the documentaries made by Ken Burns.... if it weren’t for Ken and QI .... I wouldn’t bother turning the box on.

dragonfly46 I love Would I lie to you, it is the only show which makes me laugh.

Fleabag is first class. But not for the easyily offended. Deserves an award. Some of radio 4’s comedy are throwbacks to the 40’s and 50’s!

Mustn't forget only fools and horses. which I still watch and find funny. But I agree nothing on BBC funny now.

How I miss Victoria Wood! I could watch Dinner Ladies over and over again and still find something funny I've missed before

Agree the Beeb have nothing much to offer in the way of comedy. Agree Lee Mack is funny and works well opposite David Mitchell. Have gone off HIGNFY, Merton and Hislop have become a bit smug IMO. The Americans seem to have made a better fist of comedy without swearing since Friends, Frasier, Becker. All three generations at Peardrop Castle do enjoy Modern Family.

For perfect timing and dead-pan comedy you will not beat Dad's Army. It never ages, is always funny and is true British humour.

Comedy is all about timing and being dead-pan. "Modern" comics think that laughing at their own jokes is what a comedian does. Take Michael MacIntyre, he has not got a clue about timing or dead-panning, yet audiences love the guy as he laughs at himself...or is he actually laughing at the stupid audience that he is taking money from? He would not get a bit part 25 years ago. The female comics are worse than the men. They think it is the in-thing to be more foul mouthed and offensive than the men, Think Jo Brand for starters.