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'.
Knowing Me, Knowing You, with Alan Partridge (1994)
8.2/10
Director: Dominic Brigstocke
Starring: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, Doon Mackinchan, John Thomson, Davi...
What is "Knowing Me, Knowing You, with Alan Partridge?" Well, how long is a piece of string? How many people can you fit in a mini? - four, possibly f... Read more
Kung Faux: Vol. 3 (2005)
6.9/10
Part 3 in the popular Kung Faux series, where you take one part old school kung fu flick, one part rap music, and one part video game, throw them all... Read more
Kung Faux: Vol. 4 (2006)
6.9/10
Kung Faux is a series of classic kung fu films that have been individually re-cut down to standard television half hour lengths, re-scored with hit mu... Read more
Ladies of Letters: Series 1 (2009)
8.5/10
Starring: Maureen Lipman, Anne Reid
When widows Irene Spencer and Vera Small meet at Irene's daughter's wedding reception, they embark upon a correspondence unlike any other in the histo... Read more
Lano and Woodley: The Complete Adventures (1997)
Starring: Colin Lane, Frank Woodley
This classic Aussie sit-com with comedy duo Colin Lane and Frank Woodley was produced by the UK's Working Title production company and two of the epis... Read more
Last of the Summer Wine: Series 2 (1975)
7/10
Starring: Bill Owen, Michael Bates, Peter Sallis
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II announced officially in 1996 that Roy Clarke's 'Last of the Summer Wine' was her favourite television series. With fan... Read more
Last of the Summer Wine: Series 3 and 4 (1976)
7/10
Starring: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde
The picturesque Pennine village of Holmfirth in the Yorkshire Dales is the setting for this vintage comedy, which first began life in 1973. This is Br... Read more
Laverne and Shirley: Season 1 (1976)
8.3/10
Starring: Cindy Williams, Penny Marshall, Michael McKean, David Lander
It is not often that the spin-off of a top-rated TV sitcom becomes even more popular than its "parent" program, but that's just what happened with thi... Read more
Legends of Comedy: Frankie Howerd, Rather You Than Me / The Curse of Steptoe / Hughie Green, Most Sincerely (2010)
Director: Daniel Percival, John Alexander, Michael Samuels
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Phil Davis, Trevor Eve, David Walliams, Rafe Spall
These three compelling dramas reveal the extraordinary and often turbulent off-camera lives of some of Britain's favourite comedians: Frankie Howerd,... Read more
Let Them Eat Cake (2000)
8.2/10
Director: Christine Gernon
Starring: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
Welcome to the Court of Louis XVI in the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the pesants are on the verge of revolting, whilst i... Read more