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njf520 · 11-23-2004, 10:43 PM

i just finished watching all of the episodes of "the office" and found it to be the funniest thing i have ever seen on tv. i loved it for the wonderful british humor and for the very good, very real, very honest story.

i am not a big fan of the canned laughter and unbelievable stories of the US sitcoms.

but, other than "the office" i know *nothing* about britcoms. can someone recommend another series which i can get ahold of (on DVD for example)?

i found that i liked the humor of the office, the tone and the fact that many of the characters were about my age (29).

help?

thanks.

EdwardHitler · 11-24-2004, 03:18 PM

'Bottom' is absolutely amazing, Adrian Edmonson is Edward Elizabeth Hitler and the extraordinary Rik Mayall is Richard Richard, they have a rare chemistry between them, having worked together since college and having also produced another great BritCom entitled 'The Young Ones', which I'd also highly recommend. I have a defective cxopy of season 1 of The Office, which interupted the flow of things quite a bit and prevented me from getting much of an appriciation for the show, but what I could watch was, for my own taste, far beneath Bottom and The Young Ones. Ripping Yarns is an absolute scream too, very British and somewhat dry, brilliantly written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python circa '75, highly recommended too. Oh, and Absolutely Fabulous is great too. The best of the BritComs are just so well conceived and written it's amazing.

njf520 · 11-24-2004, 07:01 PM

excellent. thanks much. anything since 1995 (when Bottom ended) that you'd recommend?

thanks.

njf

EdwardHitler · 11-24-2004, 08:31 PM

Hmmm, not really off the top of my head, actual British people would likely have an idea. Good question, makes me wonder if there's any younger comedians emerging.

Mickey · 11-24-2004, 09:52 PM

Little Britain is the funniest thing I've seen in years. Not a sitcom though - it's a sketch show. It's heading for BBC America, with a potential DVD release in the States, so that's one to keep an eye out for. I don't know if it's been tested on foreign audiences yet. Might just be something that works in the UK!

Keep an eye out for Worst Week Of My Life, too.

njf520 · 11-24-2004, 10:27 PM

wow, thanks for the info.

worst week of my life started in march 2004 and ended in april 2004??? how many eps were there?

Mickey · 11-25-2004, 05:21 AM

Err... *thinks* was it six or seven? One for every day leading up to the main characters' wedding.

breadguy · 11-25-2004, 09:14 AM

some of the best sitcoms

mr.bean
the blue line
are you being seved?
favor and grace
last of the summer wine
absolutely fabolous
black adder
the good life
monty pythons flying circus
coupling

11-23-2004, 10:43 PM	#1
njf520 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 29, 2003 Posts: 136	need some help from britcom fans i just finished watching all of the episodes of "the office" and found it to be the funniest thing i have ever seen on tv. i loved it for the wonderful british humor and for the very good, very real, very honest story. i am not a big fan of the canned laughter and unbelievable stories of the US sitcoms. but, other than "the office" i know nothing about britcoms. can someone recommend another series which i can get ahold of (on DVD for example)? i found that i liked the humor of the office, the tone and the fact that many of the characters were about my age (29). help? thanks.

11-24-2004, 07:01 PM	#3
njf520 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 29, 2003 Posts: 136	thank you excellent. thanks much. anything since 1995 (when Bottom ended) that you'd recommend? thanks. njf

11-24-2004, 09:52 PM	#5
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Little Britain is the funniest thing I've seen in years. Not a sitcom though - it's a sketch show. It's heading for BBC America, with a potential DVD release in the States, so that's one to keep an eye out for. I don't know if it's been tested on foreign audiences yet. Might just be something that works in the UK! Keep an eye out for Worst Week Of My Life, too.
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11-24-2004, 10:27 PM	#6
njf520 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 29, 2003 Posts: 136	brilliant! wow, thanks for the info. worst week of my life started in march 2004 and ended in april 2004??? how many eps were there?

11-25-2004, 09:14 AM	#8
breadguy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: south carolina Posts: 112	britcoms some of the best sitcoms mr.bean the blue line are you being seved? favor and grace last of the summer wine absolutely fabolous black adder the good life monty pythons flying circus coupling

11-24-2004, 03:18 PM	#2
EdwardHitler Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2004 Posts: 64	'Bottom' is absolutely amazing, Adrian Edmonson is Edward Elizabeth Hitler and the extraordinary Rik Mayall is Richard Richard, they have a rare chemistry between them, having worked together since college and having also produced another great BritCom entitled 'The Young Ones', which I'd also highly recommend. I have a defective cxopy of season 1 of The Office, which interupted the flow of things quite a bit and prevented me from getting much of an appriciation for the show, but what I could watch was, for my own taste, far beneath Bottom and The Young Ones. Ripping Yarns is an absolute scream too, very British and somewhat dry, brilliantly written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python circa '75, highly recommended too. Oh, and Absolutely Fabulous is great too. The best of the BritComs are just so well conceived and written it's amazing.

11-24-2004, 08:31 PM	#4
EdwardHitler Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2004 Posts: 64	Hmmm, not really off the top of my head, actual British people would likely have an idea. Good question, makes me wonder if there's any younger comedians emerging.

11-25-2004, 05:21 AM	#7
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Err... thinks was it six or seven? One for every day leading up to the main characters' wedding.