Comedy on TV

[Alan Medic]

I'm often looking for relatively short programmes to amuse me and don't often get past Mock the Week or HIGNFY. Any recommendations for comedy, so I can expand my horizons? Is This Country any good? Currently have Netflix and Prime also.

[TheCat]

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

[ctovey]

Two Doors Down - BBC2

[Sephiroth]

We enjoyed Breeders as well - yes the grandad character is ace but also funny when you realise he was David St Hubbins in Spinal Tap

(and loads more obv - but that is the one many people of a certain age will remember)

[Sephiroth]

Also a TV show on Netflix called Love (NOT the movie of same name) was something we enjoyed. 3 series, half hour episodes. following 2 quite different people in LA

[DuncanW]

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.

[diable rouge]

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...

[Moovart]

The Outlaws

Alma's not normal

Both on iPlayer - brilliant

Also Back to Life - lots of shots filmed in Dulwich

[Sephiroth]

Watching the Outlaws this week. 3 episodes in and loving it and yes some of it very funny

But would I call it comedy? Way too much dark drama for that IMO

[Moovart]

Well if you're willing to go out for comedy....Ben Elton at the Harold Pinter Theatre... Hilarious

Finishes on 30 December

[Sephiroth]

Another recommendation from us is "This Way Up"

Strong Irish bent, starring Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan. 2 seasons of 30 min episodes. Funny - but again leans into the drama and some serious issues. But you'd have to have a heart of stone to not be warmed

[Alan Medic]

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.

[Castleton]

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.

[Huggers]

I love ?Mandy? - 15 minute episodes devised by and starring the brilliant Diane Morgan.BBC iplayer

[Laddy Muck]

Not strictly comedy, but I do end up laughing...COLUMBO on 5USA!

Happy New Year Doc!

[maxxi]

Another vote for Alma's Not Normal

- also Young Offenders (iPlayer)

[Moovart]

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

[Castleton]

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

[WomblingFree]

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.