FabSwingers.com forum: Watchable American Sit-coms?

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

Well what's it to be...

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

Fox news.

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

Frasier

Seinfeld

Friends

Flight of the Conchords

Roseanne

King of Queens

The list is endless....

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By *oderndaylivesCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

Life in Pieces. It's brilliant

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

Modern Family

Big Bang Theory

New Girl

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

My guilty pleasure.... Will and Grace,,

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

Big bang theory is my firm favourite.

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

Roseanne

Raising Hope

The Middle

Modern Family

Cheers

Fresh Prince.....

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

Arrested development.

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

Big bang theory

Fraser

Cheers

Friends

Everyone loves Raymond

New Girl

How I Met Your Mother

Brooklyn Nine Nine

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

The Office (Miles better than UK version)

Parks and Rec

Fresh Prince of Bel Air

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Brooklyn 99 best show on the telly box.

It's not like we produce any decent sit coms these day's.

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

Try fresh off the boat....it's quite funny

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

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

Soap just took the piss

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

My guilty pleasure was Everybody Loves Raymond.

And not strictly a sitcom but Workaholics is quite good.

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Curb Your Enthusiasm. Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned.

The Larry Sanders Show.

This was an amazing show, a lot of parallels with our own Alan Partridge, if you're a fan of that type of character. Viciously funny with cameos every episode from famous actors/comedians from that era. The beeb effed it up when they showed it in the 90's, always shifting it about in the schedule. Jeffrey Tambour is amazing in it, his character hank is just one of the greatest comic creations.

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

Crazy ex girlfriend

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By *acavityMan
over a year ago

Redditch

My name is earl.

Scrubs

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By *airymagicWoman
over a year ago

goblin city

Omg too many

Friends

Big bang theory

Scrubs

Everybody loves Raymond

The golden girls

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

"My name is earl.

Scrubs"

Loved Scrubs and St Elsewhere

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By *rx1Couple
over a year ago

North of Okehampton, South of Bideford

Think you need to get out more

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By *bwlover1865Man
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

The office (American version)

Friends

My name is earl

The Big Bang theory

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

Ive just got into Outdoor Man these past few days, and really enjoying it.

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By *rp861Man
over a year ago

Notts

Parks and rec

Its always sunny in philadelphia - funniest show i have seen in a long time. Not for the easily offended.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

Big Bang theory

Friends

The Goldbergs

Seinfeld

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

Roseanne is coming back (John Goodman is reprising his role as Dan too!) .. apparently she'll be running a medical marijuana store in the new EPs.. discounting the dreadful last season that jumped the figurative shark, it's definitely up there.

Will and grace.. another revival imminent.

Cybill (it was quirky and there was good chemistry between the cast)..

Friends.. fantastic writing.

Curb your enthusiasm.. not so much comical as cringey.(cunt carwash still makes me chortle)

So many good uns.

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

"Well what's it to be...

None. They're all canned laughter shite

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Not too many.

Seinfeld.

King of Queens.

Frasier.

Larry Sanders.

The Bernie Mac Show.

Modern Family.

That 70s Show.

Can we count southpark?

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

The Big Bang Theory

Modern Family

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

M*A*S*H

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

The Sopranos

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

None of them for me .... I find American humour quite nauseating. ....

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

"My guilty pleasure.... Will and Grace,,

Yesssssss.

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

Everyone loves Raymond.

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

"None of them for me .... I find American humour quite nauseating. ....

HOLY FUCK!!!! We agree on something!

Faints.

Thud.

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By *candiumWoman
over a year ago

oban

"None of them for me .... I find American humour quite nauseating. ....

I tend to agree, especially in the sit com arena. I like SNL and the satire but actual sitcoms are tedious.

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

the only one I really enjoyed and found funny was 'The Ranch'

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

You're the worst.

Try it and see. It's like an Adult New Girl.

Deals with issues such as PTSD and mental health but in a grown up funny way so to speak.

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

"Curb Your Enthusiasm. Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned.

The Larry Sanders Show.

Mr"

Pretty pretty pretty good

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

"Try fresh off the boat....it's quite funny

No one watched this?

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By *rNaughtyNickMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Try fresh off the boat....it's quite funny

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Parks and rec

Its always sunny in philadelphia - funniest show i have seen in a long time. Not for the easily offended."

at bloody last... my two favourite shows

"its always sunny" is a brilliant show!!!

the best comedy shows at the moment are really the political ones....

last week tonight with john oliver

full frontal with samantha bee....

if you want current ones...

Veep is always funny

Black-ish is really good

"mom" with alison janny and anna faris is cool

unbreakable kimmy schmidt is really good as well....

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

American gods

Never seen a man get eaten by a pussy before !!! Well worth a watch on prime

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

"Parks and rec

Its always sunny in philadelphia - funniest show i have seen in a long time. Not for the easily offended.

at bloody last... my two favourite shows

"its always sunny" is a brilliant show!!!

the best comedy shows at the moment are really the political ones....

last week tonight with john oliver

full frontal with samantha bee....

if you want current ones...

Veep is always funny

Black-ish is really good

"mom" with alison janny and anna faris is cool

unbreakable kimmy schmidt is really good as well...."

Yes guys! Parks and Rec every time!

Community is pretty good too!

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

"American gods

Never seen a man get eaten by a pussy before !!! Well worth a watch on prime "

That was one freaky scene!!!

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

"American gods

Never seen a man get eaten by a pussy before !!! Well worth a watch on prime "

Not really a sitcom.

Also - spoilers.

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

Girls, it's on sky Atlantic and on its 5th series now (I think) I love it.

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

You're the Worst

Parks and Recreation

Seinfeld

30 Rock

Community

Atlanta

VEEP

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Master of None

Love

Rick and Morty

Silicon Valley

I probably missed some, but those are the best recent-ish (not) ones

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By *avrick15Man
over a year ago

glasgow

American satire is pish... the end

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

American satire is pish... the end

I'm going to have to disagree with you there. One of the all time great works of satire is created in America.

A work of art that is studied (genuinely) in colleges and which extrapolates complex issues into humourous and simple allegories...

South Park (1997-), Stone, M., Parker, T., et al.

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

Forgot to mention..

A show by the creators of friends that preceded it - "dream on" is also hilarious but in a much overtly adult way .

Not technically a "sitcom" as there's no canned laughter or studio audience but very wryly funny .

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

American satire is pish... the end

I'm going to have to disagree with you there. One of the all time great works of satire is created in America.

A work of art that is studied (genuinely) in colleges and which extrapolates complex issues into humourous and simple allegories...

South Park (1997-), Stone, M., Parker, T., et al. "

Yes! Trey Parker and Matt stone are huge python fans though .. so not necessarily satire spawned from American culture.. but it's probably the most acerbic satire on TV.

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

Broad city

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By *avrick15Man
over a year ago

glasgow

American satire is onvious comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

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By *avrick15Man
over a year ago

glasgow

American satire is obvious* comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

*correction

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By *erfumedpornovampireWoman
over a year ago

Swindon

Good to see some Community love in here, for me it's like they took the best ideas from Friends but with the silliness of Spaced! Dan Harmon is a bloody genius

#sixseasonsandamovie

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

WKRP in Cincinnati....now that was good

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

Taxi! With Danny DeVito ,Andy Kaufman and Christopher Lloyd.. discovered through reruns.

Think it's from the late 70s early 80s?

Funny, pathos - great cast.

classic theme.. https://youtu.be/zuPZ4NaRiv4

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

American satire is obvious* comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

*correction "

Meh. I don't care for the attitude that our humour is so bloody superior to theirs.

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

Friends

Will and Grace

Frasier

Taxi

Sabrina the witch

Baywatch

House of cards

Ahhhh I need to start watching some again lol

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

"Broad city"

That was funny, remember the first series where they cleaned that guys house in their underwear for money!

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By *avrick15Man
over a year ago

glasgow

American satire is obvious* comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

*correction

Meh. I don't care for the attitude that our humour is so bloody superior to theirs. "

Nah not superiority just think it's all a bit obvious and therefore unfunny

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

American satire is obvious* comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

*correction

Meh. I don't care for the attitude that our humour is so bloody superior to theirs.

Nah not superiority just think it's all a bit obvious and therefore unfunny "

I still think that's claiming superiority. Plus why is it that something is obvious, it's not funny? What's wrong with obvious?

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By *avrick15Man
over a year ago

glasgow

American satire is obvious* comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

*correction

Meh. I don't care for the attitude that our humour is so bloody superior to theirs.

Nah not superiority just think it's all a bit obvious and therefore unfunny

I still think that's claiming superiority. Plus why is it that something is obvious, it's not funny? What's wrong with obvious?"

Just lacks original wit and in my view but hey if you like it, crack on

takes all kinds just not for me

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

American satire is obvious* comedy and to compare it with the original and unique monty python is tantamount to sacrilege

*correction

Meh. I don't care for the attitude that our humour is so bloody superior to theirs.

Nah not superiority just think it's all a bit obvious and therefore unfunny

I still think that's claiming superiority. Plus why is it that something is obvious, it's not funny? What's wrong with obvious?

Just lacks original wit and in my view but hey if you like it, crack on

takes all kinds just not for me "

There's plenty of wit in American TV shows, but I suppose it's hard to find it if your mind is closed of to it.

And I never said I liked the 'obvious' shows.

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

Modern Family...all the way

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By *lkDomWhtSubBiCpleCouple
over a year ago

Somewhere / Everywhere /Kinksville

No one said Different Strokes

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

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia counts as a sitcom, right? one of the best ever

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

None, they are all shocking, sorry just my opinion, cant stand canned laughter, says to me that if you have to add laughter, its just not funny??

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

"None, they are all shocking, sorry just my opinion, cant stand canned laughter, says to me that if you have to add laughter, its just not funny??"

Depends on the show. I really enjoy Brooklyn 99, The Goldbergs and Blackish none of which have laughter tracks.

In fact most people's blanket dislike of US comedy is based on a type of show they stopped making (or we stopped buying) 20 years ago.

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

"None, they are all shocking, sorry just my opinion, cant stand canned laughter, says to me that if you have to add laughter, its just not funny??

Depends on the show. I really enjoy Brooklyn 99, The Goldbergs and Blackish none of which have laughter tracks.

In fact most people's blanket dislike of US comedy is based on a type of show they stopped making (or we stopped buying) 20 years ago."

Exactly.

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

The good fight

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Another vote for Frasier here, possibly one of the most finely observed sitcoms ever. It's forerunner Cheers is always worth a watch too.

Honourable mentions for:

Roseanne

Soap

Happy Days

Ellen

Kate & Allie

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

Scrubs. I thought it was very well-written, really funny with some good-looking actors.

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By *rrol.BMan
over a year ago

Wrexham

Community

Parks and Recreation

Better Off Ted

I also quite liked Hung and The Big C.

More darkly comic than laugh-out-loud funny though.

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

Good lord, so much generalisation in this thread "all have canned laughter", "all are obvious and unfunny".

You clearly haven't looked beyond the shite ones that E4 buy.

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By *rp861Man
over a year ago

Notts

"Good lord, so much generalisation in this thread "all have canned laughter", "all are obvious and unfunny".

You clearly haven't looked beyond the shite ones that E4 buy. "

Most modern american sitcoms dont have canned laughter :S

Parks and rec is my favourite so far. Ron Swanson arguably one of the best characters in a TV show

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Just remembered another...

Married With Children

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

"Just remembered another...

Married With Children"

I had a bit of a thing for Peggy.

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

Married with children classic Bundy and hooters

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

"Just remembered another...

Married With Children

I had a bit of a thing for Peggy. "

Kate sagal is great. That red bouffant was some sight.

Christina Applegate as the metaler cheerleader too. Classic?.

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

"Frasier

Seinfeld

Friends

Flight of the Conchords

Roseanne

King of Queens

The list is endless...."

It really, really isnt...

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

It could have been worse, you could have said British and someone answered "The office"

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

If I flick the tv over and 'The Goldbergs' is on I'll sit through it. Its painfully unfunny but the mum in it is so sexy I can't not watch.

Obviously we're both massive 'parks & rec' fans

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"My guilty pleasure.... Will and Grace,,

Isn't that coming back?

I don't know any recent good US comedies

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

"My guilty pleasure.... Will and Grace,,

Isn't that coming back?

I don't know any recent good US comedies "

Yes, it's been recommissioned for something like 8-10 eps. Possibly more depending how the initial short run goes.

Same with Roseanne a all the cast are reuniting for a similar run of EPs, possibly more like will and grace depending on audience response and ratings.

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

"Broad city

That was funny, remember the first series where they cleaned that guys house in their underwear for money!"

Very funny.

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

I don't know if you can call it a sit-com, but braindead (on amazon prime) is excellent - although first episode could confuse and put you off.

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