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'.
Gimme Gimme Gimme (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Liddy Oldroyd
Starring: Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus
'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme a man after midnight' as the song goes. But Linda and Tom would settle for a man, any man, at any time! Unfortunately they couldn... Read more
Girls on Top: Series 1 and 2 (1985)
5.3/10
Director: Ed Bye, Paul Jackson
Starring: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Tracey Ullman, Ruby Wax, Joan Greenwood
Featuring the budding comedic talents of Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax and Tracey Ullman who play four diverse women sharing a London flat... Read more
Girls: Season 1 (2012)
7.3/10
Starring: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver
From writer/director/actor Lena Dunham and comedy veterans Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner, this scripted half-hour series focuses on a group of women in... Read more
Girls: Season 2 (2013)
6/10
Starring: Alex Karpovsky, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam D...
Following the New York City adventures of a group of twenty-something women, the series focuses on Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) and her complicated we... Read more
Girls: Season 3 (2014)
7/10
Starring: Richard E Grant, John Cameron Mitchell, Becky Ann Baker, Ebon Mos-Bachrach, Alex...
Lena Dunham returns for the third, highly anticipated season of her Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning comedy series Girls. Following the misadventures of... Read more
Girls: Season 4 (2015)
6.6/10
Starring: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Adam Driver, Zosia Mamet, Alex Karp...
Lena Dunham returns for the fourth season of Girls, the Emmy®- and Golden Globe-winning comedy series that follows the misadventures of a group of 20-... Read more
Girls: Season 5 (2016)
7.9/10
Starring: Alex Karpovsky, Jemima Kirke, Lena Dunham, Adam Driver, Andrew Rannells, Zosia M...
Lena Dunham returns for the highly anticipated fifth season of Girls, the award-winning hit comedy series that follows the assorted humiliations and t... Read more
Glee: Season 1, Volume 1 - Road to Sectionals (2009)
6.7/10
Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays, Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, Amber Ri...
"Glee" is an irreverent, upbeat, non-cynical take on the cliche-ridden trope of high school life, as seen through the eyes of cheerleaders, jocks, qui... Read more
Glee: Season 1, Volume 2 - Road to Regionals (2009)
6.7/10
Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays, Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, Amber Ri...
As the club prepares for the Regionals, Kurt and Finn share family problems, Rachel experiences simultaneous joy and sorrow, Will's relationship turns... Read more
Glee: Season 2 (2011)
7.7/10
Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays, Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, Amber Ri...
Bring home the complete second season of TV's most exhilarating series! Despite their loss at the Regionals, the kids in New Directions are more mo... Read more