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'.
Rising Damp: Series 1 and 2 (1974)
7.8/10
Director: Ronnie Baxter
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour
Adapted from a popular play, The Banana Box, this classic British series centres around a seedy boarding house run by the equally seedy Mr Rigsby (the... Read more
Rising Damp: The Complete Series & Movie (1974)
7.6/10
Director: Ronnie Baxter, Joe Mcgrath
Starring: Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington
Comic genius, Leonard Rossiter heads the cast of this enduringly popular comedy of lodgers versus their miserly landlord. With lecherous but lovable l... Read more
Robin Hood: Series 1 (2006)
7.5/10
Starring: Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Keith Allen, Richard Armitage, Gordon Kennedy,...
The latest incarnation of the Robin Hood myth, co-produced by the BBC and shot in Hungary, takes a modern action-comedy slant on the legend. Jonas Ar... Read more
Robin's Nest: Series 1 (1977)
6.4/10
Director: Peter Frazer-Jones
Starring: Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton, David Kelly
Robin Tripp (Richard O'Sullivan), from the hit TV show 'Man About the House', has left Chrissy and Jo behind and set up his own bistro along with his... Read more
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2013)
7.9/10
Superman! Batman! Wonder Woman! For more than 75 years, the DC Comics Universe has been home to the world's most iconic superheroes! Robot Chicken! It... Read more
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
8.2/10
Director: Seth Green
Starring: Voices Of, Rachael Leigh Cook, Donald Faison, Carrie Fisher, Seth Green, Seth Ma...
Seth Green's second feature length parody of some of the most iconic moments from the 'Star Wars' franchise - and it pulls no punches, taking some of... Read more
Rock Profile (2004)
7.6/10
Starring: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Jamie Theakston
Matt Lucas and David Walliams - the boys from 'Little Britain' - don spangles, wigs and a truckload of makeup to impersonate the good, the bad and the... Read more
Rodney Dangerfield - No Respect (1989)
Director: Various
Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Bob Nelson, Jeff Altman, etc ...,...
The ultimate Rodney Dangerfield collection, this set contains 3 discs of the comic's hilarious stand-up along with 3 ABC specials 'It's Not Easy Bein'... Read more
Ronnie Barker: The Best of (1971)
8.4/10
Director: Terry Hughes
Starring: Ronnie Barker
The sketches and scenes included on this DVD were selected by Ronnie himself as representations of some of his best work. From the Two Ronnies we are... Read more
Ronnie Corbett Live (2004)
Starring: Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett, one of England's favourite stand-up comics performs a series of anecdotes, sketches, songs and his famous chair monologues to keep you... Read more