Name a comedy show you remember but you think no-one else will

Robert Lindsay was picked for Citizen Smith because of his performance in Get Some In.

No-one mentioned Sykes yet? With Eric and Hatti.

No problem

Mothers Ruin - Roy Barrowclough
Relative Strangers - Mathew Kelly

Kudos for the forumite who mentioned the book group it was excellent.

Lazarus and Dingwall- Starred the two men from the carling black label ads it was a kind of cop spoof.

Joking Apart- Story about a guy who was divorced and was doing a stand up routine inbetween scenes like Seinfeld, I think it was written by the guy who did Press Gang.

Neat and Tidy

My Wife Next Door
Hannah Gordon and John Alderton

Liverpool Under Rafa on channel 5 at the min

billy hill 18 Feb 21:40
Neat and Tidy

Was this it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDrwOOBK_WY

"Boys from the bush" was good from early 90s,or Albion Market.

TheBandit
YES

Game On if you could call it comedy (only saving grace was it had Samatha Janus in it).

Dogfood Dan and the Carmathen Cowboy - was about two lorry drivers who were**ging each others wives.
Sunnyside Farm - very poor farm-based comedy. I think it got cancedlled before finishing the first series!

Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni

Me and my Girl.

Richard OSullivan and his gorgeous blonde daughter.

Bill Maynard in The Gaffer
Private Schultz

another prog about a simpleton called HORACE and that was the name of the series too , it was removed from tv after 1 episode cos of its story lines

rosie where he was a copper

Never the Twain, Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies as two rival antique dealers.

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle, 'sitcom' starring Jim Davidson.

Up The Elephant and Round The Castle with James Davidson Esquire.
How I loaughed, problem was nobody else did ( and I didn't really)..

Lovegod: I GENUINELY didn't see your entry a couple of hours ago!:)

No problem mysterious man.

Seems you have the same opinion that Up the Elephant was a classic comedy..........not!!!

Another one... Babes in the Wood starring Karl Howman, Samantha Janus and Denise van Outen.

Gallivanter • February 17, 2010 8:20 PM GMT
Selwyn Froggitt RIP

Rutland Weekend Television  (Eric Idle)

After That, This  (Eleanor Bron)

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (Peggy Mount)

with the late great Hugh Lloyd

My name is Harry Worth, don't know why but there it is. Early comic genius, 1960's I think.

The Climber (Robin Nedwell)

England v Iceland in the Euros.

A more recent one, If You See God Tell Him (Richard Briers and Ade Edmondson) odd and quite dark.

I'm not trawling through that lot to see whether they've been mentioned, or not, but the Paul Hogan Show & Hogan's Heroes, from me.

Probably been posted before. People Like Us, i have both series on dvd, superb.

Feb 18, 2010 -- 12:36PM, cjhornet wrote:

theresbeenagoal 18 Feb 00:52    'Nightingales' with Robert Lindsay, mentioned earlier was absolute sheer and utter brilliance unless my memory is playing tricks  Your memory is fine :)

I'll 3rd this.

Love Thy Neighbour.

Very funny sitcom.
A white couple living next door to a black couple.
No holds barred with the non-PC language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Thy_Neighbour

Another really funny show from way back:

Amos 'n' Andy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQBnmXufIc4

Sledge Hammer! the best cop spoof ever, The Naked Gun stole its thunder...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03Dtu1r6nk

Best 1st epsiode ever!

Sledge's gun invention, The Loudener!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WKM9GDuX0Y

Bonehead

Get Smart , I thought of this daft show earlier as I was catching up with events in Salisbury .

The Rag trade.
The Squirrels.
Only when I laugh.
Three up Two down.

I always liked Teachers on C4 (first few series anyway, till all the original cast left), but I don't know anyone else who did.  Andrew London and James Corden (was one of the pupils) are the only two cast members' names I can remember.

Soap used to be on late on a Friday if I recall correctly. Stared the up and coming Billy Crystal. One of the funniest programs from across the pond.

I've found the first round draw for the worst sitcom ever thread from 2010.
Don't think we ever did get to a winner


Take a letter Mr Jones (John Inman) v Fresh/French Fields   
    Shane (Frank Skinner)  V Duty Free( Keith Barron)       
    Yus My Dear   v  Orrible (Johnny Vaughan)           
  All about me (Jasper Carrott thing)  v     Father Dear Father   
  My Family    v  Yes Honestly           
    Brighton Belles  v     Plaza Patrol           
    Green Green Grass    v  Three up Two Down (Michael Elphick)       
  Never the Twain  v Only when I laugh           
    Elephant and Castle (Jim Davison)   v     No Problem (BBC2 answer to Desmonds)   
    Nearest and Dearest    v  Mind Your Language       
    Grace and Favour v Dont Wait up (Nigel Havers)           
    Slingers Day (Bruce Forsyth)    v Oh Dr Beeching (HI de Hi follow up)   
    Keep it in the Family   v Twos Company (Donald Sinden)       
  Love thy Neighbour   v Come back mrs Noah (Molllie Sugden)       
    Home James (Jim Davison)  v  On the Buses       
    In Loving Memory (Thora Hird)    v  You rang M’Lord (Another Hi de Hi follow up)   
    Dont Drink the Water (Blakey/Pat Combs)   v  L for Lester ( Brian Murphy)
    Bread  v    Terry and June           
    Last of the Summer Wine v The Bottle Boys       
    Big Top (Amanda Holden Circus thing) v May 2 December   
     Sink or Swim (Peter Davidson)   v After Henry (Prunella Scales)   
     The Gaffer   v Kit Curran Radio Show           
     Lame Ducks   v Spring and Autumn           
     Girls on top (Big cast, dire script)  v  Roll over Beethover (Nigel Planer,Liza Goddard)   
     Babes in the wood   v  Nightingales       
     Selwyn Froggatt v The Fosters (Lenny Henry)       
     Hippies (Simon Pegg)   v The River (David Essex)       
     Home to Roost (john Thaw) V  George & The Dragon (Peggy Mount)       
     Mulberry    v A Fine Romance           
     A Present for Dickie   v Kiss me Kate       
     The Nineteenth hole  v Shelley       
     Me and My Girl (Richard o sullivan) v  On the Up

Teachers - Andrew Lincoln

Those knockout threads were great fun mmm.

They were Slippy.
The golden age of chit-chat

Indeed Sir, they were. I can remember getting into a barny with kenny mann about The Shawshank Redemption getting voted best film!

Mar 30, 2018 -- 8:54PM, Lee Ho Fooks wrote:

Teachers - Andrew Lincoln

Sorry - you're right!  I actually know an Andrew London.  That's my excuse.

'orrible - Starring Johnny Vaughn. I think I was about the only person in the country who found it funny!

Yes s.kenbo, I think you probably were mate! I thought it was an absolute heap of you know what

Sledge Hammer was a joy. 

For those who never discovered him, he was basically a spoof on the 'Dirty Harry' type of cop, in love with his gun. To say that Sledge was 'tough on crime' was a bit of an understatement. He believed that the death penalty was too lenient, as it still allowed the possibility of reincarnation.

Mr.Aitch starring Harry H.Corbett

Apologies if anyone has already mentioned it but Mind your Language would have the PC brigade jumping off cliffs now.
English teacher Barry Evans teaching foreign students who are all stereotypical of where they came from. Was actually quite funny.

Bootsie and Snudge

Bootsie, unemployed and penniless and living alone in one episode wins
a million and 27p on the football pools

Mar 30, 2018 -- 11:04PM, alun2005 wrote:

Sledge Hammer was a joy.  For those who never discovered him, he was basically a spoof on the 'Dirty Harry' type of cop, in love with his gun. To say that Sledge was 'tough on crime' was a bit of an understatement. He believed that the death penalty was too lenient, as it still allowed the possibility of reincarnation.

Yep it was brilliant, got everyone at school watching it! shown at 2am in Yorkshire region, but 10.30pm in Tyne Tees, London etc so many people remember it.

The makers (who went onto make The Simpsons) wanted no laugh track for the dvd release, and I had all the episodes recorded off uk tv with no laugh track, ended up sending my tapes to Hollywood and got a thank you credit on the dvd

Dorridoru

Pulling ! On the beeb, good laugh - you can still find it on the web

Officer Dori was a babe too.

Why thank you boys

Misleading Cases , with Mr Haddock , brilliant stuff .

Mister Pastry

Bonehead

Life With The Lyons (what do i win?)

prize of the oldest person here ken circa 1950 that one

Thought so, although I don't remember it from that far back, Tel.I was 1. Probably middlish 50's, along with the other great radio programmes of that era. (Didn't get a TV till '61)

The great "Journey Into Space". Clitheroe Kid, Ray's A Laugh, Round The Horn, etc.

Badass TV with Ice T

Adam and Joe ?

circa 1997, they would do parodies of movies using toys

found the Adam and Joe version of The English Patient

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irEivzvZX9s

don't know anyone who has watched Pulling other than myself so glad to see it in this list - it was ace

One thing that's great about the internet and youtube is looking up old TV themes, that I can kind of remember.
As soon as I listen to one the memories come flooding back, very nostalgic.

I'd cry, but now I know that's verboten for real men

Billy Bunter=1957

the larkins with peggy mount

Just William

"The Bumblies"....

BARNEY MILLER

Ludicrous American cop show...

Looking at the at that list from Kenny, another popular radio show was Educating Archie.

The Archie referred to in the title was Archie Andrews a ventriloquist dummy.
The ventriloquist was Peter Brough, and not one listener ever saw his lips move.   

Most remarkable that.

Wacko  with Jimmy Edwards;an introduction to corporal punishment

Whacko

the job,dennis leary

Mickey Dunn

The Glums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiTsdOeqCkU

I remember Archie, Dr, plus Peter Brough, but only just. I also remember the Billy Bunter series, very good it was too. I appreciated it more when I started reading the excellent Frank Richard's books about the fat owl.

The Arthur Haynes Show with Nickle-Arse Parson .

The Grove Family

The Worker with Charlie Drake.

Yus My Dear with Arthur Mullard

Colin's Sandwich

Watching the footy at the weekend, the commentator's mention of Colin Bell had me remembering a programme from the late 60's called The Dustbinmen. Brian Pringle and Trevor Bannister were in it and I remember characters called Heavy Breathing and Cheese & Egg.

Someone was a massive Man City fan and his proudest possession was a pair of old boot laces that he was convinced were Colin Bell's but probably weren't. I remember it being hilarious but it would no doubt seem pretty mediocre if viewed now.

Curry and Chips with Eric Sykes and Spike Milligan, one thing's for sure....they wouldn't show this anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlB3qEm1gOs

Anyone remember "Lucky fella"? All I remember about it was David jason in a bubble car.

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, and it's certainly not a show that no-one will remember, but I thought Operation Good Guys was a bit of a one-off, and probably a cult favourite. The episode involving the Christmas extravaganza and the chief insisting that all important case work be dropped in order to focus on the best costumes, dance routines etc to be employed in the event, was just pure madness and a joy to behold!

There was a kids programme called Do Not Adjust Your Set im pretty sure there was a very young Eric Idle and a girl called Denise Coffey, the theme song was a Manfred Mann tune, it was like a forerunner to Monty Pythons Flying Circus and I loved it.

Other mentions from this era
Mr Ed (talking horse)
The Beverley Hillbillies ( American )

anyone remember Saxondale ( steve coogan )

I used to love Ron and Eth in The Glums, Dunlaying.
It was an essential part of "Take it From Here" another Jimmy Edwards radio show in the '50s broadcast on Sundays. Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Chelmsford 123.  Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath.

Yes I remember 'Saxondale' mr Punter!

Anyone remember a pre 'Royle Family' sit com, I think it was called 'Mrs Merton' starring Brian Murphy, Caroline Ahern and the one that plays her husband in Royle Family.

How about the sketch show, 'Monkey Trousers' with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

'A sharp intake of breath' (David Jason)

Anyone remember the Northern feel-good comedy 'Great Night Out' from just a few years back? It was excellent but went completely under the radar.

Mongrels. It was the only funny thing I ever saw on BBC3. A show of puppet animals living under a house, I think.