TV Comedy
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. The situation comedy, or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humourous situations. Since the early 1950s with "I Love Lucy" in the US and "Hancock's Half Hour" in Britain, sitcoms have always had a special place in the hearts of viewers and gathered highly devoted followers, as the familar characters often become beloved. Below you may scroll though time to your fondly remembered telly programs. For Alice's motherlode of Television, stay with "Television Shows".
Pictured: Ricky Gervais as The Brentster in the BBC's brilliant 'The Office'.
Burying Brian (2008)
5.5/10
Director: Peter Burger
Starring: Shane Cortese, Jodie Dorday, Craig Hall, Rebecca Hobbs, Joshua Leys, Ruby Love,...
Four ordinary New Zealand women, closely connected by shared history and friendship, meet regularly to drink and talk. One night, the women rail again... Read more
Butterflies: Series 2 (1980)
7.2/10
Director: Various
Starring: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague, Andrew Hall, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Bored housewife Ria (Wendy Craig) is still frustrated with her mundane life and her platonic relationship with Leonard is proving more problematic tha... Read more
Butterflies: Series 3 (1981)
7.2/10
Starring: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Andrew Hall, Bruce Montague
In the third series Ria (Wendy Craig) remains frustrated by her mundane life with her successful, though dull, dentist husband, and two glib teenage s... Read more
Californication: Season 1 (2007)
8.3/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Rachel Miner, Madeleine Martin, Madeline Zima...
A raunchy (and controversial) show about family, career and everything else that can go wrong. David Duchovny received a Golden Globe award for his po... Read more
Californication: Season 2 (2008)
8.3/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeline Zima, Madeleine Martin, Pamela Adlon...
In Los Angeles, famed novelist and former New Yorker Hank Moody (David Duchovny in his Golden Globe-winning role) is struggling to get his career back... Read more
Californication: Season 3 (2009)
8.3/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Embeth Davidtz, Kathleen Turner, Natascha McElhone, Peter Gallag...
David Duchovny stars as novelist Hank Moody, who struggles to help raise his teenage daughter while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend. His... Read more
Californication: Season 4 (2010)
5.6/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Pamela Adlon, Evan Handler
Season 3 ended with bad-boy novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) being hauled off to jail for assaulting the boyfriend of his troublemaking, underage,... Read more
Californication: Season 5 (2012)
8.3/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Jason Beghe, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Meagan Good,...
Hank returns to LA from his new home in New York to write the screenplay for a big action movie starring Samurai Apocalypse, a popular rap star, and q... Read more
Californication: Season 6 (2013)
8.3/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Maggie Grace, Tim Minchin...
The penultimate season. Hank (David Duchovny) collaborates on a musical with a rock star (Tim Minchin) while taking up with his beautiful muse (Maggie... Read more
Californication: Season 7 (aka The Final Season) (2014)
8.3/10
Starring: David Duchovny, Heather Graham, Michael Imperioli, Natascha McElhone, Stephen To...
After blowing every chance at love and happiness - and burning every bridge in Hollywood - Hank Moody is finally ready to put the past to bed. But as... Read more