Don´t know, so many excellent comedies to choose from. I liked Fawlty Towers in it´s day but it seems rather dated now, not sure why. Ronnie Barker was brilliant in Porridge as others have mentioned.
Moving forward a bit in time, I think the Black Adder series has to be one of my favourites, and Bottom used to have me in stitches.
bodleingOPGreater Manchester, England UK13,810 posts
I think what made Fawlty Towers so good was the excellent slapstick routines, done with impeccable timing and recorded live. And of course lines such as "Don't mention the war, I did once, but I think I got away with it." The episode with the Germans and the one with the dead body to mention just a couple, still make me laugh no matter how many times I see them. The show was based on a true character who also ran a hotel in Torquay, a place that was to be avoided I suspect.
bodleing: I think what made Fawlty Towers so good was the excellent slapstick routines, done with impeccable timing and recorded live. And of course lines such as "Don't mention the war, I did once, but I think I got away with it." The episode with the Germans and the one with the dead body to mention just a couple, still make me laugh no matter how many times I see them. The show was based on a true character who also ran a hotel in Torquay, a place that was to be avoided I suspect.
I always remember the episode where Cleese was beating his car with a tree branch...hilarious.
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