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'.
Dave Allen Live ...On Life (1998)
Starring: Dave Allen
With his trademark props - the stool and the whisky glass - Dave Allen proves the essentials of great comedy are simply a microphone, an audience and... Read more
Dave Allen: The Best Of (2005)
7.8/10
Starring: Dave Allen
Dave Allen was an alternative comedian before the phrase existed, an innovator who set the agenda for comedy and comedians for more than 30 years. Her... Read more
Dawsons Weekly (1974)
Director: Vernon Lawrence
Starring: Les Dawson
All seven episodes from the comedy sketch series starring Les Dawson. The series, from 1975, features the script talents of Ray Galton and Alan Simpso... Read more
Dead Like Me: Season 1 (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Kevin Dowling, David Grossman, Peter Lauer, Robert Duncan McNeill
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Rebecca Gayheart, Cynthia Stevenson, Jasmine Guy, Callum Blue, E...
The hit series about a group of 'reapers' - the undead who escort souls from their old life to their afterlife. Mandy Patinkin stars as the leader of... Read more
Dead Like Me: Season 2 (2004)
8.1/10
Starring: Callum Blue, Crystal Dahl, Jasmine Guy, Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin, Cynthia Stev...
The second and final season sees our undead friends facing various challenges. George must decide what kind of unlife she wants, narcissist Daisy fin... Read more
Dead Still (2020)
6.8/10
Starring: Michael Smiley
Set in 1880s Ireland in the Victorian era heyday of 'postmortem photography' the six-episode period drama follows a renowned memorial photographer who... Read more
Decline and Fall (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Guillem Morales
Starring: David Suchet, Eva Longoria, Jack Whitehall, Stephen Graham
The series sees Paul Pennyfeather as an inoffensive divinity student at Oxford University in the 1920s, who is wrongly dismissed for indecent exposure... Read more
Def Comedy Jam Allstars Vol. 1 (2002)
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Chris Tucker
Throughout the 1990's Russell Simmons' 'Def Comedy Jam' on HBO exposed hilarious, predominantly African-American comedians to the public, creating man... Read more
Def Comedy Jam Allstars Vol. 2 (2002)
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Steve Harvey, Mo'Nique , Tommy Chunn
Throughout the 1990s Russell Simmons' 'Def Comedy Jam' on HBO exposed hilarious, predominantly African-American comedians to the public, creating many... Read more
Def Comedy Jam Allstars Vol. 3 (2002)
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Cedric The Entertainer, Joe Torry, J Anthony Brown, Sommore
Throughout the 1990's Russell Simmons' 'Def Comedy Jam' on HBO exposed hilarious, predominantly African-American comedians to the public, creating man... Read more