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    timid rabbit
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      on the buses
      rising damp
      robbins nest
      mars
      adamds family
      bless this house
      george n mildard
      Porridge
      Only Fools & Horses
      Just Good Friends

      #1112730
      General Lighting
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        All of those plus:

        • morecambe and wise
        • kenny everett
        • benny hill
        • Mind your Language (that would never get shown in Britain today, but amazingly is popular still in loads of foreign countries!)
        • Two ronnies

        then by the 80s

        • The Young Ones
        • Ben Elton (the way he fought and broke Benny Hill (finishing off his career) is an interesting episode in how ruthlessly competitive “comedy” actually is)
        • Spitting Image
        • Hardwicke House (pulled from TX after first few episodes)

        also the “Kids TV crossovers” which were aimed at “kids” but had a lot more subversive humour then so when you were 15/16 you hadn’t grown out of them, not like the shite they make for kids these days..

        • The Tomorrow People (although a sci-fi show there were pure comedy moments in it, such as 70s disco space cowboys being sprung from a Met Police station by the aliens setting bees loose to chase the cops)
        • Gilbert the Alien
        • Marmalade Atkins (and I thought she was quite fit too but it was OK to think this when you are 12)
        • Roland Rat (ultimate London/Essex wideboy character)
        • Your Mother Wouldn’t Like it
        • Round the Bend

        I personally think that you need to put more effort into pre-watershed comedy as you can’t get away with swearing but have to be more subtle about being subversive…

        #1133016
        General Lighting
        Moderator

          All of those plus:

          • morecambe and wise
          • kenny everett
          • benny hill
          • Mind your Language (that would never get shown in Britain today, but amazingly is popular still in loads of foreign countries!)
          • Two ronnies

          then by the 80s

          • The Young Ones
          • Ben Elton (the way he fought and broke Benny Hill (finishing off his career) is an interesting episode in how ruthlessly competitive “comedy” actually is)
          • Spitting Image
          • Hardwicke House (pulled from TX after first few episodes)

          also the “Kids TV crossovers” which were aimed at “kids” but had a lot more subversive humour then so when you were 15/16 you hadn’t grown out of them, not like the shite they make for kids these days..

          • The Tomorrow People (although a sci-fi show there were pure comedy moments in it, such as 70s disco space cowboys being sprung from a Met Police station by the aliens setting bees loose to chase the cops)
          • Gilbert the Alien
          • Marmalade Atkins (and I thought she was quite fit too but it was OK to think this when you are 12)
          • Roland Rat (ultimate London/Essex wideboy character)
          • Your Mother Wouldn’t Like it
          • Round the Bend

          I personally think that you need to put more effort into pre-watershed comedy as you can’t get away with swearing but have to be more subtle about being subversive…

          #1112737
          Linz
          Participant

            Faulty Towers….:you_crazy :you_crazy

            Some mothers do av em:laugh_at: :laugh_at:

            Both classics tht remind me of when I was growing up cuddled up on the sofa with my mum….:love: (peeing my pants with laughter!)

            #1133023
            Linz
            Participant

              Faulty Towers….:you_crazy :you_crazy

              Some mothers do av em:laugh_at: :laugh_at:

              Both classics tht remind me of when I was growing up cuddled up on the sofa with my mum….:love: (peeing my pants with laughter!)

              #1112747
              feedyourheadspace
              Participant

                Red Dwarf comes to mind

                #1133034
                feedyourheadspace
                Participant

                  Red Dwarf comes to mind

                  #1112740
                  timid rabbit
                  Participant
                    Linz wrote:
                    Faulty Towers….:you_crazy :you_crazy

                    Some mothers do av em:laugh_at: :laugh_at:

                    Both classics tht remind me of when I was growing up cuddled up on the sofa with my mum….:love: (peeing my pants with laughter!)

                    f/t yes but s m d a e . i hated tjhat show, as much as i hated basil brush……but thats a differnt topic:laugh_at:

                    #1133026
                    timid rabbit
                    Participant
                      Linz wrote:
                      Faulty Towers….:you_crazy :you_crazy

                      Some mothers do av em:laugh_at: :laugh_at:

                      Both classics tht remind me of when I was growing up cuddled up on the sofa with my mum….:love: (peeing my pants with laughter!)

                      f/t yes but s m d a e . i hated tjhat show, as much as i hated basil brush……but thats a differnt topic:laugh_at:

                      #1112732
                      quietRIOT
                      Participant

                        :love: laurel an hardy …

                        porridge

                        some mothers do av em

                        livabirds (spelt wrong)

                        bazil brush:love:

                        #1133018
                        quietRIOT
                        Participant

                          :love: laurel an hardy …

                          porridge

                          some mothers do av em

                          livabirds (spelt wrong)

                          bazil brush:love:

                          #1112733
                          quietRIOT
                          Participant

                            red dwarfraaa

                            #1133019
                            quietRIOT
                            Participant

                              red dwarfraaa

                              #1112742
                              tarifa
                              Participant

                                butterflies

                                #1133028
                                tarifa
                                Participant

                                  butterflies

                                  #1112743
                                  Bogey
                                  Participant

                                    as a young kid i would laugh uncontrollably at the “GOODIES” . good fun!:laugh_at:

                                    #1133029
                                    Bogey
                                    Participant

                                      as a young kid i would laugh uncontrollably at the “GOODIES” . good fun!:laugh_at:

                                      #1112728
                                      Techno Viking
                                      Participant

                                        Benny hill

                                        #1133014
                                        Techno Viking
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                                          Benny hill

                                          #1112731
                                          General Lighting
                                          Moderator
                                            phogeyman wrote:
                                            as a young kid i would laugh uncontrollably at the “GOODIES” . good fun!:laugh_at:

                                            oops, I forgot that one! top stuff

                                            just as funny in audio alone – I still listen to “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” when its on..

                                            #1133017
                                            General Lighting
                                            Moderator
                                              phogeyman wrote:
                                              as a young kid i would laugh uncontrollably at the “GOODIES” . good fun!:laugh_at:

                                              oops, I forgot that one! top stuff

                                              just as funny in audio alone – I still listen to “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” when its on..

                                              #1112734
                                              quietRIOT
                                              Participant

                                                benny hill
                                                the goodies …
                                                citizen smith


                                                knew id missed some …:love:

                                                i like …my family …

                                                #1133020
                                                quietRIOT
                                                Participant

                                                  benny hill
                                                  the goodies …
                                                  citizen smith


                                                  knew id missed some …:love:

                                                  i like …my family …

                                                  #1112741
                                                  timid rabbit
                                                  Participant
                                                    timid rabbit wrote:
                                                    on the buses
                                                    rising damp
                                                    robbins nest
                                                    mars
                                                    adamds family
                                                    bless this house
                                                    george n mildard
                                                    Porridge
                                                    Only Fools & Horses
                                                    Just Good Friends

                                                    alf garnet
                                                    likely lads
                                                    the good life

                                                    #1133027
                                                    timid rabbit
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                                                      timid rabbit wrote:
                                                      on the buses
                                                      rising damp
                                                      robbins nest
                                                      mars
                                                      adamds family
                                                      bless this house
                                                      george n mildard
                                                      Porridge
                                                      Only Fools & Horses
                                                      Just Good Friends

                                                      alf garnet
                                                      likely lads
                                                      the good life

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