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[Oct. 8th, 2008|10:51 am] |
hey... another newbie!
favourite british tv series?
The IT Crowd
Father Ted
Mighty Boosh
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python
Yep, I love everything that Graham Linehan does.
Literature? Movies? overall british gorgeousness? Stephen Fry. |
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| Another newbie |
[Oct. 8th, 2008|10:37 am] |
'ello all,
Thnks LJ for putting this community in the spotlights!
Obviously I'm a Britcom fan, so interested to see the discussions here.
So far I haven't seen anyone mention 'The Fast Show' yet (but I haven't read all the way to the end). Any other takers? |
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[Oct. 8th, 2008|01:00 am] |
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Peep Show, The Office BBC version of course!...As a matter of fact I like pretty much anything that Ricky Gervais and Stephan Merchant do. Little Britain, Montey Python. I am now convinced that British Comedy is far better than anywhere else in the world. The only show I even like in the states is Seinfeld and that is only in re runs. |
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| Not a newbie. |
[Oct. 8th, 2008|03:05 pm] |
I've never seen so much action on this community before...it's great.
I've been a member for yonks, and also have loved British Comedy for ever.
I used to watch Monty Python...but it wasn't my favourite. I hated Benny Hill...and I've noticed that so far no one has mentioned, Men Behaving Badly. That show was a hoot, and should NEVER have been remade in the States.
I also love, The Vicar of Dibley,
My Family,
Haimish McBeth, (a dark comedy)
As Time Goes By
Are you Being Served (that's an oldie)
My Hero
Keeping up Appearances
Ab Fab
Damn, I can't remember the name of this one...where the guy finds a portal and ends up in the 1940's, during the Blitz in London. Can someone enlighten me?
Red Dwarf
I'm sure there are more... |
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[Oct. 7th, 2008|10:59 pm] |
Hi I'm Kate and I am a Britaholic, it's been 2 minutes since I have seen anything British... : ) I love all things British!!
Top Gear, Gavin and Stacey, The Mighty Boosh, Nevermind the Buzzcocks, QI, Peep Show, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Mock the Week, Would I lie to you, Not going out, The IT Crowd, Ross Noble, Russell Brand, Monty Python (of course I don't think you can say you like british comedy without listing Python) |
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[Oct. 8th, 2008|12:52 am] |
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I also love Monty Python but also love Keeping Up Appearances, Are you being Served?, Fawlty Towers, Little Britain and Benny Hill. I also enjoy some of the newer stuff on BBCamerica. That channel is always on in my house. |
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[Oct. 7th, 2008|07:10 pm] |
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from the Institute of Going-a-Bit-Red-in-Helsinki."
But seriously:
I can't believe I didn't see and/or join this community sooner! Thank goodness for LJ community spotlights.
Anyhow, hello all. I have been a fan of Britcoms for roughly 20 years now - I was a fan before I really knew there was a classification for these wonderful programs. My first exposure to British comedy came from PBS. My mother and I would watch "Are You Being Served?" together and I adored the comedy and the characters.
( My list of favorites behind the cut... )
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I knocked out this little Father Jack banner (suitable for lj profile pages) and thought I'd post it here. Feel free to snag if you want. *g* ( Read more... ) |
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| hello hello |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|06:18 pm] |
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Greetings! I saw the spotlight on this community and....well, glad to be here.
Favourite shows?
Monty Python
Black Adder
Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin (anyone recall that one?)
Fawlty Towers
Mr. Bean
Absolutely Fabulous
Wallace & Grommit
and
Benny Hill (BUT only late at night and after blazing a fattie ;-)
Cheers, nice to be aboard! |
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| Long time fan! |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|08:40 pm] |
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I've been a British comedy fan well... forever it seems. Watched Monty Python in high school and drove my teachers crazy trying to re-enact the skits every Monday in school with my friends. I love so many of the shows: Butterflies, To the Manor Born, Fawlty Towers and many more. One of my favorites seems to be one of the most obscure. I've hardly ever met anyone who even heard of this show, let alone saw it. Anyone out there know Mulberry? |
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[Oct. 7th, 2008|07:44 pm] |
Hey All!
Just wondering if any one knew where I could get Tim from The Office Icons? Or David ones?
Thanks in advance! |
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| Greetings to all the new community members! |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|07:35 pm] |
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I've noticed that a bunch of you (bunch of you?? That can't be proper grammer!) list Monty Python as a favorite British comedy. Are you aware that there might not have been a "Monty Python" if it weren't for a radio show on the BBC that started over 15 years earlier? The Python's have admitted that the "Goons" were a big inspiration on their style of comedy. I have a lot of Goon episodes, those are hilarious! Cheers to Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers... "The Goons"...
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| The Mighty Boosh |
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Have The Mighty Boosh made it across the Atlantic yet? I think they're the Python for the 21st century. |
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[Oct. 7th, 2008|05:20 pm] |
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And I just HAD to say that I am a HUGE fan of RED DWARF :)!
Who else out there is?? |
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[Oct. 8th, 2008|01:06 am] |
Good morning, I'm Richard, another newbie on this site; I saw this community in the spotlight and thought it looked like a good place to start things off.
I've been gorging myself lately on the latest releases of Drop the Dead Donkey, which I vaguely remember my parents watching, and occasionally allowing me to stay up. I could similarly watch forever Yes, Minister, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Father Ted, The Day Today, The League of Gentlemen, The Armando Iannucci Shows, The Thick of It, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I'd probably fight to death to defend Steptoe & Son from anyone who defames it. Excitingly (at least for me), I saw the first routine of Jerry Sadowitz I've ever been able to catch. His Total Abuse show has been floating around on Google, and his fusion of magic, sleight of hand and filth is joyful, particularly when dealing with hecklers.
I also saw Coming of Age on BBC3 the other day, and the shame still hasn't washed away. |
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| Yay for British Comedy!!! |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|07:53 pm] |
I'm a newbie! I love Monty Python (of course) seen like every episode. I also love Fawlty Towers, Vicar of Dibley, Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearance, The Office, and I'm just getting into Little Britain lately.
Thanks for the awesome community! |
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| Of course, I have an advantage |
[Oct. 8th, 2008|12:13 am] |
Being British and living in Britain! I've been to a few recordings of QI, and have tickets for a recording of Never Mind the Buzzcocks in a couple of weeks.
I'm old enough to have watched Python when it first came out -- it was what is now called "Water Cooler TV": one had to watch it, because everybody would be talking about it at school the next day (as was The Goodies). |
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| How Horrid . . . |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|04:13 pm] |
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An American version of AbFab? Please let it not be like the adaption of Coupling . . . that was hideous!
dlisted.com/node/28640
Pretty well put by dlisted . . . |
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[Oct. 7th, 2008|09:21 pm] |
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Yay for britcom! i'm a fan of quite alot of things, but here's a few if ya interested:
♥Saxondale
♥The IT Crowd
♥Never Mind the Buzzcocks (i know it doesn't really count but i find it funny as pie)
♥QI (same as the above [=)
♥Jack Dee Live at the Apollo
♥Blackadder
♥Fawlty Towers
♥The Young Ones
♥Vicar of Dibley
♥Only Fools and Horses
♥Absolutely Fabulous
♥My Family (when Nick was in it)
♥Harry Enfield's Television Programme
♥ Peep Show
♥Green Wing
♥Gavin and Stacey That's about all i can really think of off the top of my head. Anyone else like any of those? how can you not really. |
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[Oct. 7th, 2008|04:28 pm] |
Hi, I'm Hilary and I'm yet another newbie to this community. I'm from Northeast Pennsylvania, and I love British comedy.
Favorites are always Monty Python (duh!) and Doctor Who.
How much does it frustrate you when you make a Monty Python joke and NO ONE in the room gets it? I was in History class and the topic of the day was the Spanish Inquisition. You can probably guess what I said, and nobody got it. Not even the teacher. It was very sad. |
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