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amosc100
sjdavis posted:
Similarly, there was a good comedy (but without the canned laughter nonsense), a number of years ago now, on Friday nights - starring Emma Wray.

* Does research on Google *

Jeepers - it was TEN years ago. It was called My Wonderful life and used the theme tune to Alisha's Attic "I Am I Feel" - that I can remember.

Also, in my unstructured post - does anyone remember that Hardware sitcom, which included the ex-Corrie actor Reg Holdsworth - that was appalling.

In my view, ITV has always been better at comedy dramas than comedy, and to be honest I prefer this type of programme, as it's actually believeable. Obviously I understand that straight up situation comedies are there for escapism more than anything, but nowadays there's rarely a joke I don't expect in them.

Finally, to complete this randomess - The Sketch Show - starring Tim Vine, Lee Mack, Ronnie Ancona and a few others - this was hilarious. I adored it, and this was one short comedy sketch show that ITV screened was was worth watching.


Firstly I wrongly put Hardwood when I meant Hardware - so thankyou for correcting me on that point.

I enjoy Emma Wray - ever since she was in Watching and always try tyo watch anything she is in! - again my shame in not remembering My Wonderful Life.

The Sketch Show - wasn't this the original, and best, version of All Star Comedy Show and Monkey Trousers?? Again the shame in forgetting.

I feel the problem is that BBC comedies get repeated ad infinitum, whereas ITV comedies just seem to get one airing and then shelved until being shown on ITV3 - hence reason as to why people seem to rmemeber many more BBC comedies rather than ITV comedies and I feel that it isn't purely down to the content of the show - could you really imagine My Hero on BBC as it does seem to be more ITVish than BBC - although it was a BBC shown programmed.
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tightrope78
amosc100 posted:
tightrope78 posted:
'Conjugal Rites' with the late Michael Williams and Gwen Taylor was IMO one of the best ITV comedies of the past 15 years or so.


I completely forgot about that one!! - oh the shame and I used to watch it religiously as it was funny!!!!


I think it's the best ITV comedy of the 1990's after 'Outside Edge'. I love Gwen Taylor as a rule, we don't see enough of her these days.
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tightrope78
What about 'A Bit of a Do'? Does it quite qualify as a comedy? I think it's one of the best shows ITV ever made, and had one of the best ensemble casts ever on TV.
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Put The Telly On
I remember Conjugal Rites as a kid - had a quirky theme tune as well if I remember. Also, Paul Merton in Galton & Simpsons.. (The Blood Donor) etc - originally Tony Hancock. Very funny.

Of course if we're talking ITV comedies - the highlights for me have to be the original Mr Bean series and The Sketch Show and.... The GRIMLEYS!
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amosc100
tightrope78 posted:
amosc100 posted:
tightrope78 posted:
'Conjugal Rites' with the late Michael Williams and Gwen Taylor was IMO one of the best ITV comedies of the past 15 years or so.


I completely forgot about that one!! - oh the shame and I used to watch it religiously as it was funny!!!!


I think it's the best ITV comedy of the 1990's after 'Outside Edge'. I love Gwen Taylor as a rule, we don't see enough of her these days.


Gwen Taylor is on every week at the moment in that sit-com set in the 60's (for the last 13 years!!!!!) - Heartbeat - she effectively replaced the Greengrass cahracter
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amosc100
nok32uk posted:
I remember Conjugal Rites as a kid - had a quirky theme tune as well if I remember. Also, Paul Merton in Galton & Simpsons.. (The Blood Donor) etc - originally Tony Hancock. Very funny.

Of course if we're talking ITV comedies - the highlights for me have to be the original Mr Bean series and The Sketch Show and.... The GRIMLEYS!


B***** HELL - I completely forgot about The Grimleys - IMHO THE BEST COMEDY of the late 1990's

Btw does anyone seem to remember an ITV comedy called Haggard (or something like that) with Reece Dinsdale
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davidhorman
Jeeves and Wooster (on ITVx most weekends)

David
RM
Roger Mellie
amosc100 posted:
tightrope78 posted:
amosc100 posted:
tightrope78 posted:
'Conjugal Rites' with the late Michael Williams and Gwen Taylor was IMO one of the best ITV comedies of the past 15 years or so.


I completely forgot about that one!! - oh the shame and I used to watch it religiously as it was funny!!!!


I think it's the best ITV comedy of the 1990's after 'Outside Edge'. I love Gwen Taylor as a rule, we don't see enough of her these days.


Gwen Taylor is on every week at the moment in that sit-com set in the 60's (for the last 13 years!!!!!) - Heartbeat - she effectively replaced the Greengrass cahracter


Further to ^ Gwen Taylor started on Heartbeat a couple of years ago, to replace Vernon Scribbs (Bernie's half-brother), Vernon had originally replaced Greengrass himself.

Vernon had tax troubles.. so he faked his own suicide by the coast, watched 'his' funeral in Aidensfield then he left the village by train, by disguising himself as a woman Rolling Eyes Laughing

With nobody to bully David Stockwell or think up hare-brained schemes, Gwen Taylor was introduced to fill the role. Her character was intoduced as David's Aunt Peggy (recently widowed), who had heard that her nephew was living alone and had perhaps inherited some money from the 'late' Veron Scripps-- so Peggy came into Aidensfield to ostensibly look after David.
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nwtv2003
The Sketch Show was fantasitc, probably the funniest programme ITV have produced in this decade at least, it help put people like Lee Mack on screen and showcased Tim Vine's humour as well.

I remember the first series was always moved around the schedules to the News (the series was shown around 9/11) and then the second series appeared somehow, but again this was pushed round and it ended up that ITV didn't bother showing two episodes of this series, although Paramount did, but the repeats on there have stopped.

I liked Mike Basset: Manager that was on last year, not the funniest thing ever, but it was good for ITV standards, as was Dead Man Weds, same again, not the best but good for ITV.
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amosc100
nwtv2003 posted:
The Sketch Show was fantasitc, probably the funniest programme ITV have produced in this decade at least, it help put people like Lee Mack on screen and showcased Tim Vine's humour as well.

I remember the first series was always moved around the schedules to the News (the series was shown around 9/11) and then the second series appeared somehow, but again this was pushed round and it ended up that ITV didn't bother showing two episodes of this series, although Paramount did, but the repeats on there have stopped.

I liked Mike Basset: Manager that was on last year, not the funniest thing ever, but it was good for ITV standards, as was Dead Man Weds, same again, not the best but good for ITV.


Again, shows which I have inadmissably forgot - especially the last as the title of it is actually based upon a headlines banner from The Bolton Evening News a few years ago!!!
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Put The Telly On
The urinal sketch from the Sketch Show is an internet hit. Its everywhere.

8 days later

:-(
A former member
nok32uk posted:
The urinal sketch from the Sketch Show is an internet hit. Its everywhere.
along with The Grimleys,

ITV does have good comdays But No one seem to remember them why not?

everyone seem to forget about the good one and only remember the flops!

it just a shame there never kept the sketch show

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