BBC comedy?

Think Martin is worth better thought doc Martin was about as far as he should go.tried warren liked the first episode then waned off after second. No. Not for me.

dragonfly46

Great choices, seconded.

Upstart Crow is the best comedy BEEB have put out recently.

Me too dragonfly!!

It’s not just comedy that’s going wrong for me. I don’t like Lauren Laverne on Desert Island Discs either.

Agree with dragonfly46 - Lee Mack is a must for me. David Mitchell usually good too. New Alan Partridge show has been very well reviewed but I was somewhat underwhelmed.

We watched Warren the other day and I thought it was dire, we deleted the series record.
I think there is so much you dare not mention on TV in case you cause offence that they have removed every ounce of humour.
We have resorted to watching old box sets like 'allo 'allo.

Mrs.Brown's Boys . it should read.

Well it's all subjective, isn't it. What suits one doesn't suit another. Personally Mrs.Brown's Boys makes me laugh more than anything else on. And I love HIGNFY and WILTY.
And anything with Lee Mack. I did love Mum and hope they do another series.
I'm a bit disappointed with Warren as I usually enjoy Martin in anything.

Tried Derry Girls a couple of nights ago and did not see a single funny thing in it. What is wrong with me? There are some good films on after 9pm on various channels. I also like watching the country music and Irish music channel until midnight, very relaxing.
Hardcore Pawn can be very funny. Its about a family run pawn shop in Dallas. Some of the customers are unbelievable!!! Apparently its all true.

I loved Nish Kumar's 'Mash Report' and hope they will bring it back for another run. We need good satire in these days of political tomfoolery.

I never 'got' Monty Python.

I used to love the IT Crowd!
Downloaded the lot of them from iplayer introduced them to my 16 yr old dd who absolutely thinks they are so funny. We often watch them together. Most of my colleagues, the ones a bit younger than myself have never heard of it... oh well their loss!

Liz08 - you're right about "The Unbelievable Truth" - that is one I DO enjoy!

I enjoy Not Going Out and Would I lie to you but then I love Lee Mack.

Re TV, you're right Jane10 Warren is awful, Mrs Brown's Boys is a 70s throwback, Fleabag isn't funny... but I also think that even "format" shows like Mock the Week and QI are tired and dull.
I think they are trying too hard for a younger audience- that they won't attract.
My adult children barely watch TV. Everything they watch is streamed it seems.

I've been enjoying 'Cuckoo' on iplayer.

Disappointed with 'Warren' as I love Martin.

I didn't mind Fleabag although I haven't bothered with the second series yet.
I haven't tried Derry Girls but I'll give it a try. I don't watch much UK comedy now and I agree about things like Mrs Brown's Boys. I just don't get it.

Radio 4 have many programmes I like to listen to as podcasts.
For a bit of learning with humour try:
The Unbelievable Truth, The Museum of Curiosity, The News Quiz.
Also there's a weekly podcast by the QI Elves called "No Such Thing as a Fish" at qi.com/podcast. There are dozens of back episodes to download. They are all interesting, funny and a bit sweary.
This portable entertainment that I can summon up anytime I want, all makes the dreaded housework much more bearable for me - I remember wishing for this exact scenario over 40 years ago when I was a new housewife

Neither could I, I didn't find The Goons very funny either and I was the 'right' generation for both of those

I think comedy has to resonate with your life to work and the current comedies on the beeb are aimed fair and square at people under 50. Our life view is different so we don’t find them funny.

Most of the comedy we view with nostalgia was from when we were younger too. My parents couldn’t stand Monty Python ?

21c comedy,there are exceptions, appear to rely on the F word to get laughs
Mrs B's Boys I find very funny but does it need the constant use of F which I consider irrelevant and shows when we see reruns of past comedy how popular they were and still are without the use of this 'word' ?

Radio4 comedy in the 6.30 slot is generally dire I think. Some of the old shows are ok (I don't mind "Just a Minute" though it's fairly flabby - and The News Quiz sometimes raises a smile) but mostly I sigh and switch over to Radio3.
I can't think of much I've enjoyed on the radio - but plenty I haven't. Saturday Night Fry, Ed Reardon's Week, 28 Acts, Bridget Christie, The Now Show... All very dull in my opinion.

Man about the House was always my favourite. Those great fashions and the lovely Richard O'Sullivan.

I liked Mrs Browns Boys when first shown but don't ant to keep seeing them.
It's a mystery why no one seems able to produce funny, non offensive comedy. We had so much to enjoy in the 70s/80s.
I caught the end of Warren the other evening, what on earth possessed Martin Clunes to takes part in that drivel?

I rarely watch the BBC or ITV now, only a few things I like. The radio is getting as bad, used to have 5Live on all day but now the presenters seem to like to only voice their own opinions and spend the time shouting down others. The woman on in the mornings is terrible for asking a question and then pulling the speaker/answer to pieces if she doesn't agree with them (often shouting over them) and in the afternoon a chap called Nihal, bangs on about race issues and how hard done by the people of ethnic minority are treated.