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 Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1 - Disc 4 (1961)
8.4/10
Director: John Rich
Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Trip into the living room of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) along with his lovely wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), wisecracking co-workers an... Read more
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1 - Disc 5 (1961)
8.4/10
Director: John Rich
Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Trip into the living room of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) along with his lovely wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), wisecracking co-workers an... Read more
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 2 (1963)
7.6/10
Director: John Rich, Robert Butler, Sheldon Leonard
Starring: Morey Amsterdam, Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Larry Mathews, Mary Tyler Moore
Trip into the living room of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) along with his lovely wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), wisecracking co-workers an... Read more
The Doris Day Show: Season 1 (1968)
7.5/10
Starring: Doris Day, Denver Pyle, James Hampton, Philip Brown, Tod Starke, Naomi Stevens,...
Doris Day (Pillow Talk) stars in this wholesome family sitcom. Season one features the beloved star as Doris Martin, a widowed mother who has left the... Read more
The Doris Day Show: Season 2 (1969)
7.5/10
Starring: Doris Day, McLean Stevenson, Denver Pyle, Philip Brown, Tod Starke, Paul Smith
Doris Day (Pillow Talk) stars in this wholesome family sitcom. In season two Doris begins commuting to San Francisco for her new job at Today's World... Read more
The Dukes of Hazzard: Season 2 (1980)
5.1/10
Starring: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, James Best, Sorrell Book...
The souped up '69 Dodge has a full tank and is revving and ready to take on bungling local lawmen Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe P Coltrane again. While... Read more
The Durrells (2016)
8.2/10
Starring: Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor
Based on the real-life events of the Durrell family as they resettle from England to Greece. In the funny, feel-good drama, a family leaves their Eng... Read more
The Durrells (Series Two) (2017)
8.2/10
Starring: Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor
Follow the further adventures of the eccentric Durrell family as they embrace life on the gorgeous Greek island of Corfu. Based on Gerald Durrell's tr... Read more
The Eric Sykes Collection: The Plank / Rhubarb Rhubarb! / It's Your Move / Mr H is Late / The Big Freeze (1993)
Director: Eric Sykes
Starring: Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, Roy Castle, Jimmy Tarbuck, Hattie Jacques, Jimmy Edwar...
In the tradition of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin comes Eric Sykes and his famous comedy players. These one-off specials are the pinnacle of Sykes... Read more
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Complete Collection (1977)
8/10
Starring: Geoffrey Palmer, John Barron, Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, Sue Nicholls, Bru...
This definitive collection includes all 21 episodes from the three series of The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, as well as an array of additional f... Read more