Entertainment For Lively Minds
What about critically-reviled TV comedy?
Posted by Joe Muggs on 28 February 2009 - 11:48am.
I like 'My Family'. There, I've said it.
Kris Marshall's gurning aside, I think it's an excellent British sitcom in the tradition of domestic fear-and-loathing that gave us Hancock, Steptoe, Rising Damp, Alf Garnett and co. People seem to think it is somehow "cosy", but sit down and watch a whole episode and you realise it very often reaches right into the dark heart of family life.
Anyone else care to join the tv bad taste confessional?
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Harry Hill is just a genius and makes it the best programme on the telly in my opinion. However, I used to think it was great even when it was presented by Jeremy Beadle and that woman off Coronation Street.
I like it too. Though I disagree with
comparing it to the greats you mentioned. Another one I really like it Not Going Out - though I think it could be still better.
I laughed out loud in last nights episode
When it was it was said someone he knew had taken steroids and grew a penis on his back.
"Anabolic?"
"no, just a penis."
Oh it's not as good as them
just in a similar vein to them...
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Sorry...
...but I really liked Swiss Toni.
new
Do old ones count cos "Never The Twain" was excellent. And Brush Strokes was also good but I'm a painter so I'm biased and its always good to see actors trying to pretend they are tradesmen and making a fucking balls of it. I include that new Nicholas Lynhurst sitcom as well, although its crap
The Brittas Empire
I always though this was under-rated, possibly because it was on BBC1 before 9pm.
Two other which don't seem to have reached dvd are Simon Nye's 'Is It Legal?' and Stephen Moffatt's (I think) Chalk.
George and Mildred
bloody excellent! Brian Murphy is a funny man.
I particularly remember an episode in which the Ropers were going to donate some stuff to their local church for a jumble sale. The vicar takes the wrong boxes and ends up with George's collection of jazz mags. Comedy gold!
Doc Martin
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Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive...
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