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Two British comedies that I quite enjoyed recently..


Breeders....with Martin Freeman...the grandad character cracks me up...but I think it's only accessible on sky.


After Life by Ricky gervais...has some great amusing moment. But to be fair, also some quite harrowing moments...it's a 'comedy' about a guy trying to cope after his wife passes away. Is on netflix

Comedy recommendations are super-subjective... but - I really enjoyed This Country. It's not the best thing ever but if you stick with it, it has a nice narrative arc.

Also - Back to Life with Daisy Haggard, two series available on iPlayer. The first one is excellent, the second one merely quite good.

If you don't mind subtitles, Call My Agent/Dix pour Cent is great and on Netflix. More of a comedy/drama/soap, very watchable.

I thought This Country was good, if you don't mind the docu/comedy format worth giving it a try.


I'd second Two Doors Down if you like gentle/observational humour, recently watched the Christmas special so should be available on iPlayer.


Detectorists is in a similar vein, again should be available on iPlayer...

I can second Alma's not normal, but it has a bittersweet quality too


Staged may be available on bbc iplayer-loved it



Alan Medic Wrote:

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> As Duncan wrote, recommendations are of course

> subjective. So far I've watched 3 episodes of

> Breeders and have enjoyed it without being blow

> away. I suspect I won't find anything that will do

> that, but I'll keep trying. Thanks for all the

> suggestions so far.

  • 1 month later...

Yes! I didn't think it would be my sort of thing at all, but I binged after watching one!



Moovart Wrote:

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> This is going to hurt

>

> Not as funny as the book but very moving and

> poignant and exemplifying the staffing problems in

> the NHS and the damage that this can do to

> individuals working under such pressure

The Marvellous Mrs Maisel is great, series 4 just started on Prime. Wouldn?t have chosen it from the description (female comic starting her career in 1950s Mew York) but it?s really funny. 50 minute episodes though so might not meet the ?relatively short? criteria.

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