FabSwingers.com forum: Classic comedy

By *lbinoGorilla OP Man
over a year ago

Redditch

I really enjoy listening to a lot of classic comedy on Radio4_Extra, as well as old sitcoms on TV, but some of it really hasn't aged well at all. And some I just don't find funny at all. But I suppose humour is always subjective

Granted topical comedy will only ever have a certain shelf life, but does comedy always become dated or is at least some of it timeless?

For example the Morecambe & Wise Mr Preview sketch never fails to make me laugh, and Porridge was sublime. Yet I can't find anything funny in The Navy Lark. And I didn't understand The League Of Gentlemen on TV until I heard it on the radio and then it somehow made sense.

What does everyone else think, and what are your favourite comedies or comedy moments?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely the Fork handles sketch. I love the Monty Python films too, especially Life of Brian.

Some of Billy Connolly's early stuff is a bit close to the edge but he never means to offend and he's absolutely hilarious to the point that I cry laughing x

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By *asilyled1Man
over a year ago

ogmore valley

Pretty much anything with Ronnie barker in.

Good shout for life of Brian,watched it with an ex and most of it was wasted on her!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't tell him Pike !

Classic

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By *asques and boxersCouple
over a year ago

Ashford and dept16

Fawty trowels aka Fawlty Towers "I've warned you, thats it your going to get a dammed good thrashing"

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

"Definitely the Fork handles sketch. I love the Monty Python films too, especially Life of Brian.

Some of Billy Connolly's early stuff is a bit close to the edge but he never means to offend and he's absolutely hilarious to the point that I cry laughing x "
you should read his book tall stories and wee tales, its brilliant

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Fawlty Towers. The Germans episode when Basil does the funny dance. Always cheers me up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We like all sorts of humour. Obviously I’m of an age though so I still find monty python timeless and love a bit of dark humour like the league of gentlemen. Which I didn’t get the first time around. Or the office. Now I find them hilarious.

I want to subject Lu to life of Brian and similar. But don’t imagine she’ll get it

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Blackadder

Newman & Baddeil

Vic & Bob

The Fast Show

Carry On films

I'm a big League of Gentlemen fan...I liked Psychoville too

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By *lbinoGorilla OP Man
over a year ago

Redditch

"We like all sorts of humour. Obviously I’m of an age though so I still find monty python timeless and love a bit of dark humour like the league of gentlemen. Which I didn’t get the first time around. Or the office. Now I find them hilarious.

I want to subject Lu to life of Brian and similar. But don’t imagine she’ll get it

You definitely need to introduce her to it, and let us know the outcome

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By *lbinoGorilla OP Man
over a year ago

Redditch

"Blackadder

Newman & Baddeil

Vic & Bob

The Fast Show

Carry On films

I'm a big League of Gentlemen fan...I liked Psychoville too"

I liked Psychoville, too, although my girlfriend at the time hated it

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By *nfin8yWoman
over a year ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Some Mothers Do Ave Em

Only Fools and Horses so many classic moments

Fawlty Towers

Phoenix Nights

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By *heMightySpud69Man
over a year ago

Milton keynes

"Blackadder

Newman & Baddeil

Vic & Bob

The Fast Show

Carry On films

I'm a big League of Gentlemen fan...I liked Psychoville too"

What a selection! I think I love you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I allways think Harry Enfield and chums the fat slobs sketch was hilarious the one with Naomi Cambell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or failing that Allo Allo is allways funny

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By *lbinoGorilla OP Man
over a year ago

Redditch

Going down the more obscure route, does anyone remember Human Remains from around the turn of the century? Rob Brydon and Julia Davis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Morcombe & Wise always crack me up.

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By *eyondhornyMan
over a year ago

Edwardsville

Mary Whitehouse Experience

Early Red Dwarf

Not vintage, but Coupling is my go to for fits of laughter.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Fawlty towers is ageless

Blackadder

Phoenix nights

Father Ted

Dear john was very underrated

The office is 20 years old now so that will go down as a classic

Partridge

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Four candles has got to be the funniest sketch ever.

Over lockdown we watched all the Some Mothers do ave them episodes, still very funny.

Faulty Towers

Not so old, but Fonejacker and Facejacker, absolutely brilliant.

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By *lbinoGorilla OP Man
over a year ago

Redditch

I'd forgotten about Dear John, and I used to have a box set of that on VHS

Modern Family I think is good, too, although Frasier was probably the best US comedy series

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Auf Wiedersehen Pet was epic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End is a great price of radio comedy.

John Peel played this during his show in the early 80’s. Viv Stanshall’s writing and performance is unique

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"I really enjoy listening to a lot of classic comedy on Radio4_Extra, as well as old sitcoms on TV, but some of it really hasn't aged well at all. And some I just don't find funny at all. But I suppose humour is always subjective

Granted topical comedy will only ever have a certain shelf life, but does comedy always become dated or is at least some of it timeless?

What does everyone else think, and what are your favourite comedies or comedy moments?"

I like the Navy Lark and Round The Horn. The Men From The Ministry is another, but I don’t find a lot of The Goons stuff that listenable too.

Currently I quite enjoy the one about house mates with Angus Deaton as one of the characters and the one about the three sisters with Josie Lawrence.

The Dads Army ones have a subtle difference when recorded specifically for the wireless as do the Steptoe episodes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I want to subject Lu to life of Brian and similar. But don’t imagine she’ll get it

You definitely need to introduce her to it, and let us know the outcome

I'm game....

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