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'.
The Beverly Hillbillies: Vol 2 (1962)
4.9/10
Starring: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, Max Baer, Nancy Kulp
Premiering in 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies sprang onto the American TV landscape like a bubblin' crude, turning into television's number one show fas... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 1 (2007)
8.2/10
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon understand everything from the inescapable gravitational pull of a black hole to the intricate structure of the atom. B... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 2 (2008)
6.9/10
Starring: Sara Gilbert, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg, Jim Pars...
At work, physicists Leonard and Sheldon and their geek pals conquer the cosmos. At home, real life - from dating to driving - conquers them. This seas... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 3 (2009)
5.7/10
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons
Worlds collide in Season 3! A love affair with Penny has opened a big, wide, wonderful world of romance for Leonard. But Sheldon likes the world just... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 4 (2010)
8.9/10
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bia...
This season, the Big Bang gang's romantic universe expands. On the rebound from Penny, Leonard falls for Raj's sister Priya. Sheldon gets a girlfriend... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 5 (2011)
8.2/10
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bia...
In Season 5, Penny and Leonard's relationship is relaunched in full "beta test" mode, while Sheldon, Howard and Raj discover the feminine mystique is... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 (2012)
7.7/10
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bia...
In Season 6, for our four forward-thinking but socially backward geniuses fun discoveries multiply: Leonard learns jealousy is bad for a relationship... Read more
The Big Bang Theory: Season 7 (2013)
8.2/10
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bia...
In this season, Leonard and Penny make a big decision about their relationship, Sheldon takes a new direction in life and Raj finally finds some roman... Read more
The Blue Rose (2013)
7.1/10
Starring: Antonia Prebble, Siobhan Marshall, Matt Minto
A contemporary, smart investigative drama in which the lowly back-room office staff join forces to fight for justice in a corrupt corporate world. A... Read more
The Bob Newhart Show: Season 1 (1972)
8.1/10
Starring: Bob Newhart, Peter Bonerz, Suzanne Pleshette, Patricia Smith, M Emmet Walsh
"The Doctor is In!" in this hilarious sitcom from the '70s. Bob Newhart stars as Dr. Robert Hartley, a successful Chicargo psychologist specializing i... Read more