Kings & Queens of Comedy

With Victoria Wood back on BBC1 look at the best TV sketches I'd thought I'd bring up the subject of TV Comedy!

I used to remember laughing out loud at the TV years ago, now I only seem to laugh at Graham Norton, Victoria Wood & dare I say it Michael Barrymore. Even sitcoms have gone down hill. The days of decent comedy such as Fawlty Towers and the like are long gone. Carlton provides dire shows up and are no way near the standard of Thames... what do u lot think?

There are plenty of good sitcoms about, Coupling is excellant, and other above average sitcoms from the last year include, The Royle Family, Kiss Me Kate, Two Pints, Perfect World, My Family, Ab Fab and My Hero, no to everyones tastes but I think they are all pretty good. Carlton have closed their comedy department anyway and joined Granada in not having a comedy department. Things always seam to get worse if you look back at things in shows like that(although I missed it and am annoyed!).

(Edited by Mich at 10:03 pm on Oct. 25, 2001)

Del Boy is the king of comedies. Only Fools And Horses is such a good comedy.

YTV and LWT were the kings of producing comedies in the 1970s and 1980s along with the BBC. They produced thousands of them.

And on the Only Fools topic.. yes have to agree. But I don't want it to be brought back. It might not be as good (like some sitcom revivals) and would spoil that hilarious last episode shown in 1996.

I would rather watch a good bit of 80s comedy on G. Plus than most of the weedy recent stuff... most recent comedy shows (except the excellent Royles & BBC2's new Kumars) just ain't as funny. Then again, some of the surreal stuff (like Attention Scum) is good too, and being a music fan I have to big respect to PLAYuk's music show / sitcom hybrid 'The Dave Saint Show' with Jon 'Fast Show / Cold Feet' Thompson as a rock-loving local radio DJ. Check it if you can...