British/American comedy

Hi,

This thread is like it's predecessor, music, but with TV/film. List some of the most FUNNIEST comedy shows/fims from Britian and the USA, ie makes you p1ss yourself. May also want highlight your fav in bold with the character. I'll start:

Britain:

'Allo! 'Allo! <<<< Herr Flick 
Have I got news for you <<<< Paul Merton!
QI <<<< Alan Davies!
Mock Of The Week <<<< Bill Bailey!
My Family
Hot Fuzz <<< Nick Frost!!
Shaun Of The Dead <<<< Simon Pegg!!
Run Fat Boy Run

US of A

Borat <<< OMG So funny
Everybody Loves Raymond
Third Rock From The Sun
The Simpsons
Family Guy <<< LOLOLOLOL
Futurama
Friends
Epic Movie
Meet The Spartans
Date Movie
Pirates of The Carribean 1-3

Borat is actually played by an English guy, Sacha Baron Cohen. My favourite British comedy is "Still Game". I'm sorry to say I haven't actually got any favourite American comedies, although I used to watch Frasier years ago.

I know Borat is potrayed by an English actor, but the film is by an American Company

Forgot to add, Top Gear, regulary shown on BBC2. Really funny!

I know Borat is potrayed by an English actor, but the film is by an American Company

It was written, produced by, and stars the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, and that makes it British comedy in my book.

Not to mention the character was developed on The 11 o'Clock Show (British), was spun off to a successful series (British), that was then shifted to co-production with HBO.

As for best comedies, a short list of TV shows.... (my full list is about three pages long and forms the basis of my dissertation!):

Only Fools and Horses
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
Friends
Seinfeld
Coupling (UK)
Red Dwarf
I Love Lucy
King of Queens
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Hates Chris
The Cosby Show
Desmond's
I'm Alan Partridge (actually, the entire Partridge trilogy)

The Three Stooges
I Love Lucy
Welcome Back Kotter
The Office

Two Words...

Father Ted.

Best comedy programme EVER.
lol

English - The Royle Family, The Inbetweeners, Peep Show
US - The American Office (so much better than the UK version)

'My Family' is, in my mind, the least funny show ever made in the history of the world.

And Borat is TOTALLY English!


Vicky

'My Family' is, in my mind, the least funny show ever made in the history of the world.

It is certainly up there. (And created by an American, produced in an American style, and using American writing processes.)

Ok, I'll play. 

UK
Shameless
Peep Show
Father Ted (I so agree with you, racheeeee...lol)
Anything to do with Gordon Ramsey (not one particular show of his)
Little Britain
The Office (only bits and pieces here and there but the few are quite funny!)

U.S.
The Office
Various silly shows involving the cast of Jackass
Chapelle Show
Seinfeld

Hmm..I'm sure there are more but I can't think of any right now. 

US - The American Office (so much better than the UK version)

No way!  The British version is much better, IMHO.

And Borat is TOTALLY English!

Agreed. The film company may be US based, but the mindset of the film is totally not American.

No way!  The British version is much better, IMHO.

Absolutely!! While it's still pretty funny, the US version misses out on the subtleties of the British one.

Ok, I'll play. 

UK


Little Britain

LOL!! Who else watches this? Absolutely funny!!!! Good on ya!

Ok ok, Borat is an English film. Important thing is, it's funny 

I don't watch a lot of TV so rather than doing tv shows, I'll go with proper comics instead...

American
Nick Swardson, Patton Oswalt, Michael Ian Black, Dave Attell

British
Dylan Moran, Frankie Boyle, Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr