What is your Fave U.S. Comedy Show

[Mikey]

In no particular order, as they are all as good as each other:

1. Arrested Development
2. Curb Your Enthusiasm
3. Bakersfield PD
4. The Simpsons
5. Bilko

What's Bilko ?
Is it a remake of Sgt Bilko ?

[Surfsup]

It's my shortening for the Phil Silvers Show.

[Mikey]

Ahhhh !!!!!!!!!!

Love Bilko !!!!!!!!!

[English Paul]

There's not too much US comedy that I watch, with the exception of The Simpsons, but I have enjoyed My Name Is Earl when I have caught it and another that seems to have drawn me in is Will & Grace - It's on midmorning here probably as a gap filler but if it's my day off I find myself watching it.

[Adam West]

Im struggling to find a 4 and 5 fave US Comedy,
I think that the UK makes the best comedy...it tickles
my funny bone. But I think that the US makes the best
drama's. Sopranos etc.
In the UK when we make a drama it's all Emily Bronte type
period drama rubbish...except for
Dr. Who


Ok just my opinion.
Feel free to disagree...

When I think of classic U.K. comedy (Monty Python, Benny Hill, Mr. Bean), it seems to be more of a slapstick type variety....personally, I think it's hilarious and I enjoy that type of humor but some people don't find it to be very humorous....it's just a matter of opinion.

For me the best comedy is when someone can take an ordinary situation that we can all relate to and make a joke out of it.

[Airdave817]

1) Gilligan's Island - I love that show!
2) M*A*S*H
3) Get Smart - That's S as in Splendid, M as in Marvelous...
4) Friends
5) My Name is Earl

I really don't watch sitcoms much anymore. I've heard good things about The Office and 30 Rock, but never had a chance to watch them.

[grayhank]

Wow, lot of mentions for Curb Your Enthusiam and My Name Is Earl. Two shows I have tried to watch and I find myself asking "why are these shows so popular and on TV?" I just don't get the humor.

As for "Friends", I have to go along with Toys2Cool because it was remarkably funny most of the time but I disagree about the Turkey sandwich episode. This was the breaking point for me where I just couldn't stand Ross anymore. By this time his character had become so overbearingly whiney that you just wanted to reach in and slap him. The other five characters remained likable for the entire run.

[apes3978]

How can you hate Friends? Ross & Chandler were hilarious

Hilarious or not, you have to admit that FRIENDS is/was pretty much a chick show...

[BlackKnight]

^^^ I don't know any guy, or guys that just hung out & watched Friends, unless chicks were involved.

My Favorite ,.. & not mentioned yet is the "War at Home" . Other than the Teen Age Daughter situation, I can seriously relate to almost everyway the guy thinks,.. acts & what happens to him. It's great to sit back & watch someone else get screwed over in a Comedy show.

[grayhank]

Hilarious or not, you have to admit that FRIENDS is/was pretty much a chick show...

Would it make a difference if I told you that I watched it while drinking mass quantities of beer, farting, burping and wearing mismatched socks and 5 day old underwear?

[Bo8a_Fett]

Family Guy
Scrubs
My Name is Earl
The Venture Brothers
Everybody Hates Chris

bubbling under are Roseanne, Soap, Malcolm in the Middle and freakazoid.
I must disagree about British humour being slapstick...what about Hancock, Porridge, Black Books, Spaced, The Office, Brass Eye, The DayToday, Dinnerladies, Ab Fab, Yes Minister, Billy Liar, Brush strokes, Butterflies, Dad's Army, Steptoe and Son, Drop the Dead donkey, Garth Merengie's Dark Place, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, I'm Alan Partridge, The New Statesman, Not only ...but Also, Red Dwarf, Rising Damp, The Royle Family, Shelley, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads....I could go on....yes I know some of them have slapstick and physical comedy in some episodes but it is not reliant on it for laughs.
I shall now move on to British drama...

[Bo8a_Fett]

Ok GOOD British Drama.....
Any Quatermass, 1984, Threads, Poldark, Warship, Scum, Brimstone and Treacle, Boys from the Blackstuff, The Singing Detective, Edge of Darkness, Auf weindersien Pet, Rock Follies, Brideshead Revisited, I, Cludius, Cracker, Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy, ...oh I could go on B...

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Im struggling to find a 4 and 5 fave US Comedy,
I think that the UK makes the best comedy...it tickles
my funny bone. But I think that the US makes the best
drama's. Sopranos etc.
In the UK when we make a drama it's all Emily Bronte type
period drama rubbish...except for
Dr. Who


Ok just my opinion.
Feel free to disagree...

Are you forgetting Absolutely Fabulous? I love British Comedy!

I also like Kath and Kim, but most people here have probably never heard of it since it is Aussie.

[Cardzilla]

Three Stooges
Gilligan's Island
Hogan's Heroes
Brady Bunch (Am I the only one who enjoyed this show ?)
Simpsons

[Hector]

The Brady Bunch was a fun show but I wouldn't necessarily call it a "funny" show per say.