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'.
How To Irritate People (1968)
6.9/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Tim Brooke-Taylor
John Cleese with the help of Python's Michael Palin and Graham Chapman gives you all the know-how you need to irritate for business or pleasure. Read more
Huff: Season 1 (2004)
8/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Hank Azaria, Swoosie Kurtz, Oliver Platt, Blythe Danner
Life...sometimes you wake up in the middle if it. So discovers Craig 'Huff' Huffstodt, a 40-something psychiatrist who just happens to be experiencing... Read more
Hustle: Series 1 (2004)
7.8/10
Starring: Adrian Lester, Robert Vaughn, Philip Glenister, Jaime Murray, Marc Warren
Fresh out of prison, Mickey has an ambitious plan: create a team of con-artists to make a few bob before retiring - but only target the greedy and cor... Read more
Hyperdrive: Series 1 (2006)
6.6/10
Starring: Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon, Miranda Hart, Dan Antopolski, Stephen Evans, Petra Mass...
Nick Frost separates from his acting buddy Simon Pegg for this outer space comedy, playing Commander Henderson, leader of an intrepid crew of astronau... Read more
I Dream of Jeannie: Season 1 (1965)
7.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Hayden Rorke, Bill Daily, Emmaline Henry
While stranded on a desert island during a mission, astronaut Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman) discovers a mysterious bottle. When he opens it, out pops Je... Read more
I Love Lucy - Season 1, Volume 1 (1951)
Director: Anon
Starring: Lucille Ball
Here's how it all started. See the original, rarely-seen pilot and the first three episodes of the wild, wacky and wonderful series that changed TV fo... Read more
I'm Alan Partridge (1997)
8.5/10
Director: Dominic Brigstocke
Starring: Steve Coogan, Simon Greenall, Felicity Montagu, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, S...
Since his chat show came to a catastrophic end, Alan Partridge has been rebuilding his career as an early morning DJ on Radio Norwich. With his loyal... Read more
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)
7.6/10
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Michael Bryant, Geoffrey Bayl...
This release brings together both London Weekend Television productions of Johnny Speight's bleakly comic allegorical play whose overarching theme, as... Read more
If You See God, Tell Him (1993)
7.8/10
Starring: Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton
An elderly man receives a head injury which affects his attention-span and leads him to become a devout believer in television commercials. Read more
If You See God, Tell Him (1993)
7.8/10
Director: Marcus Mortimer
Starring: Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton, Richard Briers
Richard Briers plays Godfrey Spry, who, having been hit on the head in a freak accident, ends up with an attention span of just 30 seconds. As a resul... Read more