What is your Favorite All-Time Comedy?

Created by Meetz1064 Created 07-27-09 Updated: 08-10-09
There have been a number of comedy shows on television over the years…and it’s really hard to find a place to start listing any of them. The Honeymooners, The Carol Burnett Show, and Laugh-In were some of the earliest shows that just had audiences—on air and at home—roaring with laughter.
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  • Porridge

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    klu9 - Aug 10th 2009, 11:44
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    Career criminal Norman Fletcher ('Fletch') is doing 'porridge' at Slade Prison. Inside he tries to avoid trouble while scoring 'little victories' over the authorities and dispensing wise words to the other prisoners, especially his young cellmate Godber.

    Porridge remains one of the definitive British sitcoms - still vital and funny enough to get primetime re-runs 25 years after its first transmission. Most successful sitcoms portray a world in which characters are thrown together in situations they cannot escape - Porridge proves this in the most literal sense; there really is no way out for Fletch (Ronnie Barker) and his mates.

    Porridge

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  • Arrested Development

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    quinnquinn12 - Aug 9th 2009, 01:02
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      Psychoteev - Aug 10th 2009, 00:05 Show

  • The Simpsons

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    Psychoteev - Aug 9th 2009, 23:57
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    Longest running animated series, had it's ups and downs but is totally the best comedy show of all time. The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional city of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society and television, and many aspects of the human condition
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  • South Park

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    doug - Aug 9th 2009, 09:58
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    South Park is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become infamous for its crude, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics. The ongoing narrative revolves around four children—Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick—and their bizarre adventures in and around the titular Colorado town.
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  • Monty Python's Flying Circus

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    Azhrei - Aug 9th 2009, 10:58
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    The original sketch show, and to this day one of the funniest. So successful, that several films were released to take advantage of the crew's popularity. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and the late, great Graham Chapman came up with some of the funniest pieces to ever grace television. Who could ever forget the dead parrot sketch, or the Lumberjack song, or the Vikings in the Spam Café? And then there are the films, with classic characters like Mr. Creosote, the Black Knight, Sir Lancelot, the aged prisoner hanging on the wall... fantastic stuff.

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  • Seinfeld

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Jerry Seinfeld, playing himself, surrounded himself with some…odd…friends, and there was always a laugh, no matter which way you turned. George or Kramer were especially good for the unintentional laughs…
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  • Wonderfalls

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    rodrigo - Aug 9th 2009, 15:06
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  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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    kmye - Aug 9th 2009, 05:36
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    It's "Seinfeld" on crack.
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  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

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    RedRaiderG - Aug 9th 2009, 11:57
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    A guy forced into a rocket ship into space is part of an evil experiment that forces him to watch the worst movies of all time and monitors his mind. He lampoons the films with the help of his robot friends.
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  • The Office (US)

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    kmye - Aug 9th 2009, 05:39
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    A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium.
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  • Married... with Children

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    klu9 - Aug 10th 2009, 19:06
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    Married ... with Children is a show about the life of the Bundys. They always seem to have bad luck in every episode. They include Al, a lowly women's shoe salesman, Peggy, the wife who sits and watches TV all day, Kelly, an empty-headed but attractive blonde, and Bud, a smart, short, and weird little boy. They also have a dog named Buck, who sits and makes perverted jokes. The sitcom represents a distinct departure from the saccharine-sweet television families viewers had known.

    Bearing absolutely no resemblance to real life and doggedly avoiding sentiment and "very special episodes," Married...With Children was not exactly everyone's cup of treacle

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  • Fawlty Towers

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    Azhrei - Aug 9th 2009, 10:47
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    One of the British comedy greats, and some of John Cleese's finest work. The everyday frustrations of the hapless Basil Fawlty having to deal with stupid customers, the hopeless Spanish waiter Manuel, and his all-knowing wife. At times so funny, that it becomes difficult to watch.

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  • Spaced

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    kmye - Aug 9th 2009, 06:17
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    The adventures of Tim (Simon Pegg) and Daisy (Jessica Hynes)who rent a room in Marsha Klein's house under the pretense that they are a couple.
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  • Extras

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    Kirby - Aug 9th 2009, 09:11
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    A great show made about the entertainment industry in Britain through the eyes of a lowly extra who has plans for greatness. There are many famous cameos designed for the exclusive purpose of making these big names look bizarre.
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  • The Office

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    Kirby - Aug 9th 2009, 09:05
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    The original comedy about working at Wernham Hogg. A very different comedy to it's US spin-off. At times it can be uncomfortable to watch.
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  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

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    TheJerm0034 - Aug 9th 2009, 09:36
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    He's got it all: a loving wife, good friends, a successful career, a great home..what could possibly go wrong for Larry David? Seinfeld co-creator Larry David stars as himself in this hilarious, off-kilter comedy series that presents an unflinching, self-depreciating depiction of his life.

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      flangle - Aug 10th 2009, 14:33 Hide
      Long balls Larry.

  • Trailer Park Boys

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    killerasengan - Aug 9th 2009, 13:24
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    Trailer Park Boys is a popular Canadian mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focused on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in a fictional trailer park located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The television show premiered on the Showcase television network in 2001. The final season ended in 2007, and the final episode, "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys", premiered as a special on Showcase on December 7, 2008, ending the series. A second film, Countdown to Liquor Day, is scheduled for release on September 25, 2009.
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      killerasengan - Aug 9th 2009, 14:52 Hide
      this is "hands down" the funniest show you will ever see in your life!!!!!!

  • Blackadder

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    klu9 - Aug 10th 2009, 12:46
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    Despicable anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and repulsive & moronic sidekick Baldrick scrape through the dilemmas history throws at them by means of cunning plans that never fail to fail.

    With Rowan Atkinson as the various incarnations of Edmund (from the 15th century to the 1st World War) and just about everyone else in the history of British comedy and acting as supporting characters over the centuries: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Brian Blessed etc.

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  • Mr. Show

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    oddmoniker - Aug 9th 2009, 05:40
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    Mr. Show with Bob & David is a sketch comedy show that ran for 4 seasons on HBO, from 1995-1998. Sometimes referred to as the American equivalent to Monty Python, Mr. Show episodes flowed seamlessly from sketch to sketch.
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  • The Bob Newhart Show

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Bob Newhart, a psychologist , was one of those whose jokes were from being surrounded by friends who didn’t realize that they were truly goofball AND by his impeccable timing.
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  • Scrubs

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    epmatsw - Aug 9th 2009, 08:54
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    The series follows J.D., his friends and his co-workers, as they try to survive both their personal and professional lives. In every episode J.D. has many comical daydreams as well as many "situation comedy" style lines, which are often a result of improvisation. A complete script is written for each episode of Scrubs; however, actors are given opportunities to improvise their lines during the shooting process.
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  • The Big Bang Theory

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    Quorlan - Aug 9th 2009, 08:40
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    Chuck Lorre does it again with The Big Bang Theory, a show about 2 geeky physicists living across the hall from a beautiful blonde. Never have geeks been so hilariously funny!
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  • The Newhart Show

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    furrydad - Aug 9th 2009, 07:58
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    Bob Newhart's second successful sitcom is an absurdist comedy about a big-city professional buying a Vermont country inn and their strange interactions with the locals - it features perhaps the best finale ever.
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  • The State

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    stuwanker - Aug 9th 2009, 11:01
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    Fantastic sketch comedy show on MTV from 1993 to 1995.
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  • How I Met Your Mother

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    linus - Aug 9th 2009, 04:49
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  • M*A*S*H

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    linus - Aug 9th 2009, 04:50
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  • Father Ted

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    Azhrei - Aug 9th 2009, 10:32
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    One of the funniest shows ever made, yet it is not well known outside Ireland and the UK. It's a hilarious look at the lives of three priests - Father Ted, clueless Father Dougal and violent alcoholic Father Jack - sent to live on Craggy Island for their various misdeeds.

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  • I Love Lucy

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    A red-headed nutcase married to a Cuban bandleader, mixed in with a couple of nosey neighbors makes for a lot of interesting episodes…It took everything you had to not fall over laughing some nights…
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  • Till Death Us Do Part

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    klu9 - Aug 10th 2009, 13:07
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    Bigoted East Ender Alf Garnett rails against the world in endless arguments with his family: his "silly old moo" wife Elsie, their daughter Rita, and her "Scouse git" husband Mike.

    (Americans might be familiar with the US remake "All in the Family".)

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  • Roseanne

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    Roseanne is a comedy about a working class american family in the midwest. The family struggles with many difficult issues including poverty,unemployment and obesity. The family was average looking which led to it's realistic appeal.
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  • Mary Tyler Moore

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Ahhh. Mary Tyler Moore, the journalist—the one who was breaking the barriers for women as professionals. But, her boss, Lou, could easily get so many things to go right over her head, it was truly hilarious…
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  • Carol Burnett

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Carol’s comedic timing was classic, especially when combined with Harvey Korman, Tim Konway and Vicky Lawrence. Playing to the live studio audience, the reactions were hilarious, and no one at home could stop laughing, either.
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  • Malcolm in the Middle

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    tuor - Aug 9th 2009, 13:46
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    An offbeat, laugh track-lacking sitcom about a bizarrely dysfunctional family, the center of which is Malcolm, the middle of the two brothers who still live at home. His eldest (and favorite) sibling, Francis, boards at military school because his parents believe it will reform him and keep him out of trouble.

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  • The Golden Girls

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    kjtnyc - Aug 9th 2009, 08:40
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    The Golden Girls, which ran from 1985-1992, is based on the lives and interactions of four older women whom have all been divorced/widowed and are now roommates. Bea Arthur's (Dorothy) main goal during the series is to find a companion she can relate to, while her mother Estelle Getty (Sophia) adds her comical outlook and frequent 'Picture it...' stories. Betty White's (Rose) St. Olaf-ness makes her a little corny but lovable. One thing that changes nearly every episode is whom Rue McClanahan (Blanche) is courting. She's a little too promiscuous for her own good...

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  • The HoneyMooners

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Jackie Gleason and Art Carney were great at playing off each other, as well as others. All you can do is watch and enjoy…
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  • Friends

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    Quorlan - Aug 9th 2009, 08:39
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    A 90's sitcom about a group of 6 friends who spend an inordinate amount of time in a coffee shop in NYC. Not many shows on TV have ever been as funny as the first few seasons of Friends.
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  • The Odd Couple

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Felix Unger and Oscar Madison (played by Tony Randall and Jack Klugman respectively) was the truly odd couple. Felix was a straight-lace, like-everything-in-its-place guy. Oscar on the other hand, was simply a slob, who rolled his eyes at Felix whenever Felix got on his case.
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  • The Cosby Show

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    OK, who can forget this show? Based around a doctor, his lawyer wife, and their five children, things are bound to happen—and they definitely did! Of course, it helped that the father was played by Bill Cosby, one of the Kings of Comedy…
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  • Coupling

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    kmye - Aug 9th 2009, 06:00
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    "On average, men and women think about sex every six seconds. Shorten that to every second, and you've got Coupling." -IMDB
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      furrydad - Aug 9th 2009, 07:51 Hide
      This is easily the most brilliant comedy of the last 20 years (except for the 4th season, which sucked). Incredibly well written and acted, never degrading into stupid impossible situations, it is amazing. Just watch the very first episode and you'll be completely hooked.

  • Laugh In

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    One of the earliest comedy shows around, Laugh-In brought in a variety of different celebrities to do different things and to get the laughs.
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  • Full House

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    Meetz1064 - Jul 27th 2009, 16:59
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    Based around a father, his three daughters, his friend and a brother, the hijinks are up! The mother is out of the picture, and it’s up to the three men to raise the three girls……
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