Favourite American Comedy (86)
chatonlyman2: I liked 3rd Rock From The Sun.
Forgot that one too!
Sad that Rhoda and Mary Tyler Moore Show got no votes! boo hoo!
minnieme2: I think I did this before but what the hell.
Not too familiar with American 'comedy' but.... TAXI (from your list
Not on your list..... Everybody Loves Raymond
minnieme2: Forgot that one too!
Sad that Rhoda and Mary Tyler Moore Show got no votes! boo hoo!
Sad that Rhoda and Mary Tyler Moore Show got no votes! boo hoo!
That is amazing Mary Tyler Moore got no votes, as it was one of
the most successful TV Comedies.
To me the best comedy show on American TV right now is Big Bang Theory. Before that I was really into the Simpsons. Before that it was Married with Children and going further back it was All in the Family.
I never cared for 2.5 men and I love Lucy was mostly slapstick IMO.
Jack Benny, Milton Berle, and Rodney Dangerfield, are probably the 3 funniest men to ever appear on TV. Who else besides Jack Benny can crack up an audience just by looking at the camera. When Milton Berle comes out on stage in drag he brings the house down.
I never cared for 2.5 men and I love Lucy was mostly slapstick IMO.
Jack Benny, Milton Berle, and Rodney Dangerfield, are probably the 3 funniest men to ever appear on TV. Who else besides Jack Benny can crack up an audience just by looking at the camera. When Milton Berle comes out on stage in drag he brings the house down.
chatonlyman2: I liked 3rd Rock From The Sun.
Yeah, I liked that too.
American comedy seems to appeal mostly to Americans 
With the exception of Seinfield which was universal and outstanding.
With the exception of Seinfield which was universal and outstanding.
pedalguy59: That is amazing Mary Tyler Moore got no votes, as it was one of
the most successful TV Comedies.
the most successful TV Comedies.
I must check it out again on youtube. I don't see any re-runs of it. Ted was silly funny and Lou was grumpy funny.
Rhoda was very witty.
serene56: American comedy seems to appeal mostly to Americans With the exception of Seinfield which was universal and outstanding.
I heard they tested Seinfeld translated in Germany and it totally flopped. The Golden Girls went over well. Sometimes I wonder whether the success depends on the quality of the translation and that is very difficult with humor. I think the people "get" the humor, they just don't think it's funny. I wonder how translated versions did in other non-English speaking countries.
serene56: American comedy seems to appeal mostly to Americans With the exception of Seinfield which was universal and outstanding.
Agreed , Loved seinfeld , and to Nidi, im sure does depend on quality of translation....:) even accents, and nuances in the original voices...
Taxi. Hands down of the choices provided.
I had been a NYC taxi driver before the industry completely changed in 1976, so there were a lot of things in this show I could identify with. Yeah, we had some dispatchers like that.
I truly appreciated the characters of Lotka and Simka as I knew some like that too.
I had been a NYC taxi driver before the industry completely changed in 1976, so there were a lot of things in this show I could identify with. Yeah, we had some dispatchers like that.
I truly appreciated the characters of Lotka and Simka as I knew some like that too.
Ken_19: Taxi. Hands down of the choices provided.
I had been a NYC taxi driver before the industry completely changed in 1976, so there were a lot of things in this show I could identify with. Yeah, we had some dispatchers like that.
I truly appreciated the characters of Lotka and Simka as I knew some like that too.
I had been a NYC taxi driver before the industry completely changed in 1976, so there were a lot of things in this show I could identify with. Yeah, we had some dispatchers like that.
I truly appreciated the characters of Lotka and Simka as I knew some like that too.
That's cool Ken. I bet you had quite a few characters in your cab too!
curb your enthusiasm....
steve74: The Crosby Show
Different Strokes
Steptoe and Son
Threes Company
Night Court
Married with children
Father Ted
Different Strokes
Steptoe and Son
Threes Company
Night Court
Married with children
Father Ted
Oh yeah forgot Different Strokes... what you talkin' 'bout Willis!
Father Ted is not American. Irish writer, British TV company (Channel 4) Neither is Steptoe and Son (BBC I think), but both brilliant! Especially Father Ted. "these cows are small, those cows are far away!"
online today!.....m.a.s.h......well thought out....
truheart1941: .....m.a.s.h......well thought out....
yeah, m.a.s.h was brilliant, so witty. Bet you watched it for Hot Lips!
minnieme2: Oh yeah forgot Different Strokes... what you talkin' 'bout Willis!
Father Ted is not American. Irish writer, British TV company (Channel 4) Neither is Steptoe and Son (BBC I think), but both brilliant! Especially Father Ted. "these cows are small, those cows are far away!"
Father Ted is not American. Irish writer, British TV company (Channel 4) Neither is Steptoe and Son (BBC I think), but both brilliant! Especially Father Ted. "these cows are small, those cows are far away!"
*I have the tee-shirt, honestly*.....and steptoe, yes, bbc....written by the legendary johnny speight...
favorite American comedy show - CSPAN
minnieme2: I think I did this before but what the hell.
It's a Mad Mad World...is a movie
coach
minnieme2: I think I did this before but what the hell.
From that list? Scrubs, tho I have great difficulty working out which one is the funny guy. To be honest I find most American comedy to be dishwater apart from the cartoons and some of the films. Frasier was not bad.
well, it 's been years, couple decades since I have watched regular TV, but I have caught up with some of the comedy series recently with streaming. Comedies that I liked best were I Dream of Jeannie, Friends, and That 70s Show. I also thought Hogan Heroes was one of the best.
Personally i don't think there has been a decent American comedy series since the 1960s (at least i can't think of any memorable ones off hand). I am thinking of classics like "The Adam's Family, I Dream Of Jeanie, Bewitched, The Munsters and Hogan's Heroes" etc...Since then the comedy has been pretty predictable and drab with too much annoying canned laughter for my liking. And in any case, since the classic 60s era, British comedies have taken over as being the best going with countless brilliantly funny shows ... and remain the best to this day i firmly believe.
My TV is off for last 2 months. I havent turned it on. So, slowly forgetting all these great shows
minnieme2: I think I did this before but what the hell.
The Big Bang Theory, brilliant!Hotguy55: The Big Bang Theory, brilliant!
Penny! Penny! Penny!
Love Sheldon. But they're all funny in their own way.
singleguy, I have to agree with you there, the early comedies were better but wouldn't go back as far as the '60s for good ones.
Taxi and Cheers were good. Even Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
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Three's Company from Man About The House.
The Office from The Office
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer from The Benny Hill Show
What else...?
Have to say I prefer the British 'The Office'. But Steve Carell is good too. Haven't seen The Situation Room but The Benny Hill show was a giggle, all that fast forward running and his expressions.