Sitcoms/Sketch shows I have never seen Page 2

All rather depends on your sense of humour, but here are my thoughts on most of them:

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After You've Gone

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Yes, if you like My Family etc.

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The Army Game

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Yes.

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Beggar My Neighbour

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Not familiar with this myself. Do you have a source?

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Bless This House

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Similarish to My Family etc, but cheekier. Sid James is of course joyous to watch.

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Butterflies

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Depressing.

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Don't Wait Up

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S'alright, but not really anything special IMO.

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Drop The Dead Donkey

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Do you like HIGNFY? It's the topicality of that condensed to the purest, funniest bits, and presented within a sitcom story. Definitely recommended.

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Fonejacker

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Incredibly tiresome incredibly quickly.

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The Goodies

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The early BBC series are definitely worth trying.

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In Sickness and In Health

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Yes. I've only seen the first 2 series, and they can be very funny.

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The Inbetweeners

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Definitely.

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Love Thy Neighbour

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Not if you're easily offended or suffer from middle-class guilt, political correctness, etc. Otherwise, it is at very least an interesting study of attitudes and society of the era.

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The Likely Lads

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Yes, yes, and thrice yes.

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On The Buses

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The first 4 or 5 series are surprisingly witty and laugh-out-loud funny. It's very much like other comedies of the era though, so depends on whether you like that kind of stuff.

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The Thick of It

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Yes Minister without the charm. I'd say yes, as you've already noted The Office and Extras.

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Terry & June

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Very homely, warm-feeling comedy. Not as riotous or risqué as Are You Being Served?, but I tend to associate the two reasonably closely.

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To The Manor Born

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Yes.

Thanks Aaron, I plan to try several of them. However might give shows like On The Buses and After You've Gone a miss.

Sounds fair. Although, ITV3 do repeat On The Buses relatively frequently, so actually I would recommend checking out an episode or two on there - but wouldn't go buying the DVDs or anything if you don't know you like them first.

Oh ok I didn't know that. I'll keep my eye out. Just ordered Nighty Night, if its crap I'll just sell it on ebay.

ITV3 and Comedy Central X (I think) show lots of classic British comedies. Always worth a dip-in to see if anything takes your fancy.

Watch The Thick Of It! Quick!

Before it becomes un-topical?

Watched In The Loop recently. Very good.

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Black Books
Big Train

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Two of my favourite shows.

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15 Storeys High

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I have also never seen this, but really want to.

You should, it's brilliant.

Secondededededed.

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Just a list of some perhaps well known shows I have never seen. Let me know whether you recommend any of them highly:

After You've Gone
The Army Game
Beggar My Neighbour
Black Books
Big Train
Bless This House
Butterflies
Citizen Smith
Don't Wait Up
Drop The Dead Donkey
Ever Decreasing Circles
Fonejacker
The Goodies
In Sickness and In Health
The Inbetweeners
Ideal
Love Thy Neighbour
The Likely Lads
Nighty Night
On The Buses
The Thick of It
Terry & June
To The Manor Born
15 Storeys High

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I havent seen most of them except Fonejacker and after you've gone but they are pretty shit so I wouldnt bother

Everybody should see 15 Storeys High. A minor classic, and a perfect outlet for Sean Lock's humour.

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ITV3 and Comedy Central X (I think) show lots of classic British comedies. Always worth a dip-in to see if anything takes your fancy.

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Both Comedy Central and Comedy central Extra show quite a bit, and G.O.L.D., although nowhere near the quality of their early 1990s scheduling, have improved recently.

Another Big Up for Big Train. This show is rapidly approaching old age, but the sketches still stand up today. V. good!

Butterflies is well shit though gangsta.