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'.
Mr Bean: Volume 2 (1991)
7.5/10
Director: John Birkin, John Howard Davies, Paul Weiland
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
To celebrate Mr Bean's 10th anniversary, a special 3 disc collection has been released containing all of his hilarious antics and memorable mishaps fr... Read more
Mr Bean: Volume 3 (1993)
7.5/10
Director: John Birkin, John Howard Davies, Paul Weiland
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
To celebrate Mr Bean's 10th anniversary, a special 3 disc collection has been released containing all of his hilarious antics and memorable mishaps fr... Read more
Mrs Brown's Boys: Season 1 (2011)
7.4/10
Starring: Brendan O'Carroll
Join the mother of all comedy, Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), as she indulges in her favourite pastime - meddling in the lives of her six children!... Read more
Mrs Brown's Boys: Season 2 (2012)
6.1/10
Starring: Brendan O'Carroll
Join the mother of all comedy, Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), as she indulges in her favourite pastime - meddling in the lives of her six children!... Read more
Mrs Warren's Profession / You Never Can Tell (1972)
Director: James Cellan Jones
Starring: Coral Browne, Penelope Wilton, Robert Powell, Richard Pearson, James Grout, Dere...
Written in 1893, though not performed until 1902 due to government censorship 'Mrs Warren's Profession' scandalized Victorian England. This BBC produ... Read more
Much Ado About Nothing (BBC) (1984)
7.4/10
Director: Stuart Burge
Starring: Cherie Lunghi, Robert Lindsay, Robert Reynolds, Michael Elphick, Clive Dunn
Cherie Lunghi and Robert Lindsay star as Benedick and Beatrice in this faithful BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's famous comedy. Benedick and Beatrice f... Read more
Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare Retold (2005)
Director: Brian Percival
Starring: Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Tom Ellis, Billie Piper, Martin Jarvis, Olivia Colma...
Set in the contemporary world of broadcasting, Beatrice (Sarah Parish) is an ambitious anchor who finds herself back working with detested 'old flame'... Read more
Murder Most Horrid: Series 1 (1991)
7.4/10
Starring: Dawn French
In this winsome parody of the modern murder mystery, Dawn French, in various guises, embarks on a different mystery in every episode - but they're not... Read more
Murder Most Horrid: Series 1 & 2 (1991)
7.6/10
Starring: Dawn French
In this winsome parody of the modern murder mystery, Dawn French, in various guises, embarks on a different mystery in every episode - but they're not... Read more
Murphy Brown: Season 1, Discs 1 and 2 (1988)
7/10
Director: Barnet Kellman
Starring: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough, Robert Pastorelli, Gr...
Although it will always be linked with Vice President Quayle and big hair, the groundbreaking series 'Murphy Brown' is also one of the most successful... Read more