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'.
She Stoops to Conquer (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Tony Britten
Starring: Polly Hemingway, Miles Jupp, Roy Marsden, Ian Redford, Susannah Fielding, Mark D...
Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners, tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious step-... Read more
Shelley: Series 1 (1979)
8.1/10
Director: Anthony Parker
Starring: Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Hywel Bennett
James Shelley's (Hywel Bennett) PhD and gift of the gab should have set him up for life, but his refusal to compromise his ideals has left him with a... Read more
Short Poppies (2014)
7.9/10
Starring: Rhys Darby, David Farrier
Journalist David Farrier goes on a quest to small town New Zealand to find the average Kiwi. What he finds in this mockumentary series, is a lovable b... Read more
Silicon Valley: Season 1 (2014)
8.6/10
Starring: Thomas Middleditch, TJ Miller, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin...
From the offbeat minds of Alec Berg and Mike Judge ('Office Space'), 'Silicon Valley' is a comedy series set in the high-tech gold rush of modern Sili... Read more
Silicon Valley: Season 2 (2015)
8.6/10
Director: Mike Judge, Alec Berg
Starring: TJ Miller, Martin Starr, Amanda Crew, Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener
After taking the tech world by storm with their debut at TechCrunch Disrupt last season, Richard and his Pied Piper team Erlich (T.J. Miller), Jared... Read more
Simon Simon (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
In this short 1966 slapstick comedy (30 mins), two crane operators distracted by some female passers-by are unable to complete their jobs, much to the... Read more
Skins: Series 1 (2007)
8.2/10
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Dev Patel, Larissa Wilson, Mike Bailey, Mitch Hewer
Nicholas Hoult is no longer the adorable kid from 'About a Boy' - here heading a cast of hot young things in a phenomenally successful teen drama seri... Read more
Skins: Series 2 (2008)
7.6/10
Starring: Charles Martin Smith, Harry Enfield, Nicholas Hoult, Dev Patel, Larissa Wilson,...
The critically acclaimed drama that follows the chaotic lives and lusts of a group of spliff-toting, hard partying British teenagers. It's been six mo... Read more
Skins: Series 3 (2009)
6/10
Starring: Luke Pasqualino, Jack O'Connell, Ollie Barbieri, Kaya Scodelario, Kathryn Presco...
With an almost completely new cast, series three of this gritty drama about the lives of modern English teens took a bold step. Fans of the first two... Read more
Skins: Series 4 (2010)
8.2/10
Starring: Luke Pasqualino, Merveille Lukeba, Kathryn Prescott, Ollie Barbieri, Lisa Backwe...
The drug-fuelled, party-seeking, sexually inquisitive teenagers return for a new term. The gang is back at college after the summer break. Their hedon... Read more