FabSwingers.com forum: Best british sit com of all time

By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

For me Fawlty Towers OFAH and Blackadder . Whats yours??

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

Open All Hours. Not the new one.

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

Fawlty Towers makes me laugh every time, just brilliant!

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

"Open All Hours. Not the new one.

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

Porridge. Blackadder. Whatever happened to the likely lads. "I'd offer you a can but Ive only brought 6..."

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

Only Fools and Horses for me

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By *hubaysiWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Hi de hi

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By *awksBoyMan
over a year ago

Colchester

Blackadder (sans Series One which was just utter bobbins).

Aside from Not Going Out, there aren't many great UK sitcomes at the moment sadly.

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

Dad's Army, Only Fools and Horses, Porridge, Phoenix Nights.

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

Rising Damp,closely followed by Porridge

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

"Open All Hours. Not the new one.

Ronnie Barker was a genius. Fork handles gets me every time.

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

I think we’ve covered them all. Thread closed.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Toast of London is amazing,very fond of Father Ted as well

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

Still game

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"For me Fawlty Towers OFAH and Blackadder . Whats yours??"
Oh and I forgot Goodnight Sweetheart I loved that

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

Rising damp 4 me leonard rossiter and richard beckinsale made that 4 me

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

Brexit

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

Blackadder

Young Ones

Bottom

Filthy, Rich and Catflap

Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps

These are my favourites

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

League of gentlemen

Monty pythons flying circus.

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

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???"

Because they’re shit

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???

Because they’re shit

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A perfect summary

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

"Only Fools and Horses for me"
agreed

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

It's got to be only fools and horses

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

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???"
because of the fakeness of it all.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Also what about best British comedy films . I'll accept any opinions on those too

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

I really enjoy Two and a Half men. American I know but often with reference to UK.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???because of the fakeness of it all."
Yes I agree . All seems a bit forced

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

"Only Fools and Horses for meagreed

Me too, I prefer the earlier ones tho, the later ones not so much. I preferred Rodney in his camouflage jacket and half masts than his suit and mac but it has to be the best of all time for me.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Not necessarily the best sitcom but, the best ever episode that always perks me up is

Fawlty Towers - the Germans

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

Peep Show

I'm Alan Partridge

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By *occerstar579Man
over a year ago

Harrogate

"Also what about best British comedy films . I'll accept any opinions on those too

Inbetweeners...both sit coms and film

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

Dinnerladies

Absolute classic

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By *uckymooMan
over a year ago

Mid-Cheshire

1 Only Fools

2 Royale Family

3 Dads Army

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Not necessarily the best sitcom but, the best ever episode that always perks me up is

Fawlty Towers - the Germans

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Deffo and the classic " What do you expect to see out of a Torquay hotel window "

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

"Hi de hi "
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Ho Di Ho

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By *uckymooMan
over a year ago

Mid-Cheshire

So does my mrs

Me my mate and the midget from next door

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

"Not necessarily the best sitcom but, the best ever episode that always perks me up is

Fawlty Towers - the Germans

Deffo and the classic " What do you expect to see out of a Torquay hotel window "

Just don't mention the war!!

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By *wesomeSauce!Man
over a year ago

Brighton

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???"

Have to disagree there!

Garth Marenghi's Dark Place

The IT Crowd

Gavin & Stacey

Black Books

The Office

Extras

Life's too short

...to name just a few.

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By *layful HarlequinMan
over a year ago

iver heath

"Fawlty Towers makes me laugh every time, just brilliant! "

I agree faulty towers all the way hard to believe there was only 12 made I think may be 13

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By *layful HarlequinMan
over a year ago

iver heath

Oh just thought

How about the young one!!!!!

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

Wow,best of all time?

There are so many,porridge,just good friends,dads army,the good life,Reggie perrin,but the best of them all,by a country mile has to be only fools and horses.

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

Black Books. No contest.

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

"Peep Show

I'm Alan Partridge"

You have no idea how long it took me to realize Alan Partridge was a fictional persona.

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

Steptoe and son.

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By *pforfun1234562016Couple
over a year ago

leamington spa

Old ones the best look at peoples chioices dads army only fools rising damp fawlty towers porridge all at least 30 odd years old and still funny

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

My Top Ten (Alphabetical Order)

Are You Being Served?

Blackadder

Dad's Army

My Family

Only Fools and Horses

Open All Hours

Porridge

Red Dwarf

Steptoe and Son

Vicar of Dibley

Honourable Mention: BSM "SHUT UP" Williams

"Oh Dear, How Sad, Never Mind"

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By *ohnboy500Man
over a year ago

ottery st mary

Got to be ello ello

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

I have already committed myself with ' OFAH,but another worth a mention would be Still Game,particularly the early seasons

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By *hubaysiWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???"

Benidorm??

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

"Still game"

I agree and it's still current

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

Early only fools and horses, later episodes became less funny

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???

Benidorm?? "
Tbh I've never watched it so I can't say ??

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

The Good Life

Dinner Ladies.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

As a few others have said, it's got to be Still Game.

Also loved League of Gentlemen

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

"Still game

I agree and it's still current

Last night's episode was brilliant

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

Dad's army, Fawlty towers, porridge. Fletcher sent Godber to the library to fetch the sun newspaper and something to read!!!

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By *ammers43Man
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Current sitcom that i love is not going out, reminds me a little of just good friends of the 80s ( my dad told me about it honest

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

I really liked spaced

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

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???"

Probably because all TV companies are "risk averse" and don't nurture comedy writing teams anymore. What rubbish they do churn out is always produced in such a way that it's "acceptable" for an American audience.

Nearly all great british sitcoms of the past were a big risk when they were first aired and some certainly upset a few people. In my mind that is what sitcoms should be, something that shakes up our comfy normal life. I know it was of it's time but, "Till Death Us Do Part" is a good example of sitcom risk taking. Like it or loath it, it certainly shook things up a bit

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By *ave38ukMan
over a year ago

haverhill

Allo allo

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

Open all hours, classic

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

Gimme, Gimme Gimme

Auf Wiedersehen Pet

but I have to agree with some comments above with Only Fools and Horses

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

Porridge

Are you being served

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

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

"Fawlty Towers, obviously.

But also Two Pints, The Inbetweeners, My Family, Vicar Of Dipley & Outnumbered. "

Dibley even.

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

Men Behaving Badly

The Royale Family

THE Vicar of Didley

Birds of Feather

'Allo 'Allo

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

Red Dwarf and Blackadder for me!

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By *rouble1110Woman
over a year ago

Cleveland

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???

Love thy Neighbour as well

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

Almost forgot:

Keeping up Appearances - loved it x

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By *LFB.Woman
over a year ago

Farnborough.

Gimee Gimee Gimee

Dinner ladies

birds of a feather

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

"'Allo 'Allo "

Feel rather ashamed that I forgot about 'Allo 'Allo...in the words of Captain Alberto..."What a mistake-a to make-a!"

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

Butterflies

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

Fawlty Towers

the three stooges

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

OFAH followed by Fawlty Towers,

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

OFAH

Still Game

Vicar of Dibley

Not Going Out

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

In recent years ‘Outnumbered’ is the only one that has had me crying with laughter

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

Porridge and Only Fools and Horses : but the earlier episodes of OFAH. It lost its way towards the end.

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

"Still game

I agree and it's still current

Last night's episode was brilliant

I missed the first half through phone call...but that undertake had my new leather coat on

Will catch up tonight

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By *hubaysiWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"As a few others have said, it's got to be Still Game.

Also loved League of Gentlemen "

League of Gentlemen - loved it!

I like Inside no 9 on similar dark theme.

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

Father Ted.

Alan Partridge.

Peep Show.

Early Doors.

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By *uciyassMan
over a year ago

sheffield

"Father Ted.

Alan Partridge.

Peep Show.

Early Doors. "

Father ted. Irish !

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

The good life.... Just for the totty.

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

Blackadder. Except, oddly enough, the first series. When Edmund and Baldrick switched roles, it rocked....

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

No one has mentioned "the office"... surely that's got to be in there somewhere?!

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By *wesomeSauce!Man
over a year ago

Brighton

"No one has mentioned "the office"... surely that's got to be in there somewhere?!"

...I did...

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

An underrated couple of series,

Time Gentlemen Please.

Al Murray, Pub Landlord

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

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???"
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I thought the first series of not going out was hilarious

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By *lovisMan
over a year ago

Twickenham

Porridge

I pretty much know every episode word for word and I still watch them and still laugh

A comedy masterclass

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

Fawlty Towers from my childhood

Only Fools & Horses from later

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By *abmummy27Woman
over a year ago

up north

I used to enjoy on the buses and dads army with my dad lol

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

Tough call. One foot in the grave or the good life.

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By *uckymooMan
over a year ago

Mid-Cheshire

Some mothers do av em

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By *uckymooMan
over a year ago

Mid-Cheshire

Oh and Alf Garnet til death us depart

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

Fawlty Towers

Blackadder 2, 3 & 4

Mrs Doyle's Tearooms

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over a year ago

Pulling

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over a year ago

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

"Blackadder (sans Series One which was just utter bobbins).

Aside from Not Going Out, there aren't many great UK sitcomes at the moment sadly."
Not going out is brilliant!

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over a year ago

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By *xhib12Man
over a year ago

Blyth

Not in any particular order:-

Till death us do part

Dads army

Outnumbered

Not going out

Only fools and horses

Blackadder

Steptoe and son

Porridge

Dads army

Fawlty towers

Open all hours

Porridge

Auf vedersein pet

Vicar of dibley

Some mothers do av em

Mr bean

On the buses

Butterflies

The good life

Still game

The young ones

Father ted

Benidorthe inbetweeners

It ain't half hot mum

Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps.

Think I might have watched a bit too much telly!

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

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

"Another side issue on this subject is why are no modern British sitcoms any good ???

Have to disagree there!

Garth Marenghi's Dark Place

The IT Crowd

Gavin & Stacey

Black Books

The Office

Extras

Life's too short

...to name just a few."

Some of your list I agree with, C4 comedy is much better than BBC these days. However anything with Ricky Gervais is an instant no for me anyone who takes the piss out of mentally disabled people isn't funny. The only funny thing he did was chocking in the concert for Diana because he couldn't think of anything funny!

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over a year ago

"As a few others have said, it's got to be Still Game.

Also loved League of Gentlemen

League of Gentlemen - loved it!

I like Inside no 9 on similar dark theme."

Are you local?

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By *wesomeSauce!Man
over a year ago

Brighton

"However anything with Ricky Gervais is an instant no for me anyone who takes the piss out of mentally disabled people isn't funny. The only funny thing he did was chocking in the concert for Diana because he couldn't think of anything funny!"

To be honest, I have never thought he actually took the piss out of disabled people - more that he is taking the piss out of people that really do, by showing how distasteful it is. It is really painful to watch some of his quite unsavoury characters, and his standup takes it a bit further.

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