British "humour"?

[Moo Moo]

Growing up here in Australia, we got many British shows, including comedies. My favourite was The Goodies.

My son loves Top Gear and The Grand Tour - part car show / part comedy. I also love Little Britain, The IT Crowd, The Inbetweeners, and The Office (British version is a different take on Michael Scott).

 

[Fishinfool]

I kind of got hooked on "Doc Martin". I guess maybe I can identify with the lead character...

Larry

 

[UncleEd]

I kind of got hooked on "Doc Martin". I guess maybe I can identify with the lead character...

Larry

Most excellente series.

And check out Martin Clunes' "Men Behaving Badly."

In "Doc Martin" his disdain for dogs is wonderful. In
real life, Clunes has traveled to Yellowstone to study
wolves among other dogs of the world.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

When Punch Magazine folded in 1983 or so one newspaper editorial noted that to get it you had to have half a brain in your head and know something about what was happening in the world. I found "The Two Ronnies" in the late '70s very funny, their topical humor was, as our British cousins would say, spot on, later they became rather vulgar.
"Dad's Army" was very slapstick, like "Hogan's Heroes", 20 years later they could laugh at it, at the time it wasn't that funny.

 

[soFlaNative]

Not sure but I think All in the Family was inspired by a British series.
Sometimes hard to watch Mr. Bean is a blast as his attempt to paint a room will show.

 

[djohns6]

Doc Martin , and Fawlty Towers .

 

[fordson]

Another vote for “Doc Martin”. We’ve started our third viewing of the series. And would like to add “As Time Goes By” ……. Not hard laughs but a very nice and gentle series.

 

[UncleEd]

Yes, yes, "As Time Goes By."

And for anyone who knows pretentious
people, there's Mrs. Bucket (pronounced
Boo-kay) in "Keeping Up Appearances."

 

[histreenut]

We watched many of those on PBS.growing up, and the non-affiliated independent TV station growing up. My Dad was a big fan of Benny Hill & Dave Allen at Large.
My older brother and I liked Yes, Minister & Yes, Prime Minister very much as well.

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[UncleEd]

My Dad was a big fan of ....Dave Allen.....

Dave Allen targeted many things including religion and
even the U.S. Marine Corps.

 

[yaktamer]

Are You Being Served? and Benny Hill.

Best Benny Hill joke:

Q: What's the hottest part of the sun?
A: Page three.

 

[MRB1]

Take away our canned laughter and we'd be in the same humor-free situation.

 

[cmdrcody]

Are You Being Served? and Benny Hill.

Best Benny Hill joke:

Q: What's the hottest part of the sun?
A: Page three.

Loved the page three girls. When we were in refit at Holy Loch we would get fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, you were the winner if you got page three.


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[LVSteve]

Take away our canned laughter and we'd be in the same humor-free situation.

Canned laughter ruined M*A*S*H for many. It wasn't necessary.

 

[NFrameFred]

I may have missed it if it’s been mentioned, but there was one called, I believe, “As Time Goes By “ with Dame Judy Dench. The wife is half British and she like watching those old Brit comedies on the local PBS station on Saturday mornings back when they used to run them.

 

[arjay]

Allo,Allo was pretty good too

 

[oldbrownhat]

Yes, yes, "As Time Goes By."

And for anyone who knows pretentious
people, there's Mrs. Bucket (pronounced
Boo-kay) in "Keeping Up Appearances."

And her long-suffering husband. Splendidly awful!

 

[arjay]

British "humour"?

She was frightening and since my name is Richard …[emoji33][emoji23]

 

[oldbrownhat]

Have you checked out any of the Carry On films? David Niven and Hattie Jacques along with a long list of other actors from the ‘60’s and ‘70’s.

Which contained a lot of "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" lines, as I recall. Just enough to keep the censors' brows furrowed without invoking an actual infraction and howls of outrage from Mary Whitehouse.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Loved the page three girls. When we were in refit at Holy Loch we would get fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, you were the winner if you got page three.

I was wondering if someone was going to give the game away about the (in)famous Page Three Girls