'The least funny comedy series' • Non-Gaming • TV • Eurogamer.net

Trane 1 Feb 2008 09:58:31 4,050 posts
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As the title says, what do you guys think?

There are a few series I can genuinely go through episodes without even being tempted to laugh:

My family;
Everybody loves Raymond;
Keeping up appearances;
Last of the summer wine;
Little Miss Jocelyn;
Titty Titty bangbang;
Catherine Tate;
Grounded for life;
The war at home;
Stacked;
Gimme gimme gimme;
Birds of a feather.

General trend for me is stuff that's predominantly women, or really poorly thought out, cheap US sitcoms.

GrandTheftApu 1 Feb 2008 09:59:21 6,117 posts
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Two Pints of Lager & a Packet of Crisps

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King of Queens.

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Trane wrote:
The war at home;

winner

Spanky 1 Feb 2008 10:00:21 15,037 posts
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Catherine Tate, the other shitbats in your list i can easily avoid, her no, she's on everywhere.

Fat-Boy 1 Feb 2008 10:00:42 4,300 posts
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Agree with all of those. Also:

Dinner Ladies
Holding The Baby
My Hero

McGeeza 1 Feb 2008 10:01:04 2,039 posts
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Bread

/shudders

Fat-Boy 1 Feb 2008 10:01:51 4,300 posts
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Bloodkult wrote:
What was that PC one with the wheelchair kid, the Asian woman and kids and Jasper Carrot as their stepdad?

I wish I was kidding.

Fuck me, I remember that, it was fucking shite. That poor kid sat in his wheelchair, with some other kid dubbed over the top so we can hear what he's thinking. I thought it was a touch exploitative, to be honest.

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Bloodkult wrote:
What was that PC one with the wheelchair kid, the Asian woman and kids and Jasper Carrot as their stepdad?

I wish I was kidding.

All About Me, that was a brilliant lapse in sanity.

twelveways 1 Feb 2008 10:04:05 7,131 posts
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That DIY shop one with Reg Holdsworth. Wank.
And that spaceship one with Nick Frost.

Saladin 1 Feb 2008 10:05:13 669 posts
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I'd be torn between Little Britain and Little Miss Jocelyn (which is so unfunny it makes my eyes bleed), though pretty much any of those repetitive catchphrase-heavy shows could be a contender.

malteaserhead 1 Feb 2008 10:05:27 13,443 posts
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/likes Everybody loves Raymond

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twelveways wrote:
And that spaceship one with Nick Frost.

/actually didn't mind that one

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Friends.

Scrubs.

afghan_jones 1 Feb 2008 10:06:50 3,040 posts
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The UK version of Married with Children with Russ fucking Abbott.

I knew the kid who played the son in that so I watched every episode.

Was bloody awful. really bloody bad.

but yeah, more votes for Raymond, Queens, fools and horses, my hero, that shit american one about people who work for a fashion magazine.

AcidSnake 1 Feb 2008 10:07:17 8,461 posts
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What's the one with Jim Belushi called?...

deem 1 Feb 2008 10:09:26 31,667 posts
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I actually think Everybody loves Raymond is good when you get used to it.

armyourfists 1 Feb 2008 10:12:32 917 posts
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Fat Boy wrote:

Bloodkult wrote:
What was that PC one with the wheelchair kid, the Asian woman and kids and Jasper Carrot as their stepdad?

I wish I was kidding.

Fuck me, I remember that, it was fucking shite. That poor kid sat in his wheelchair, with some other kid dubbed over the top so we can hear what he's thinking. I thought it was a touch exploitative, to be honest.

Hilarious for all the wrong reasons.

I think me and my old housemates were the only people that liked War At Home. Definitely improved further down the line though.

tomb85 1 Feb 2008 10:12:34 204 posts
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+ 1 for Titty Bang Bang

How the hell did that get a 3rd series?!

Also- Not Going Out

pistol 1 Feb 2008 10:13:18 13,018 posts
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Harry wrote:
/likes Two Pints and Dinner Ladies.

Last of the Summer Wine is shite, as are all Roy Clarke's misogynistic drivel. See also Keeping Up Appearances.

Also should add...

The Upper Hand
Goodnight Sweetheart

The copper in goodnight sweetheart is quite funny at times but otherwise yes, it's drivel.

and +1 for the Upper Hand. Robert Lindsay did good getting rid of that ole bint.

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It's about time they took a shotgun to Last Of The Summer Wine.

JuanKerr 1 Feb 2008 10:15:29 37,710 posts
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greggywocky wrote:

Scrubs.

+1

It was funny for about 6 episodes, the rest is pure fucking dross. My girlfriend watches it sometimes, which means I catch the odd bit here and there and I genuinely wonder if it is actually supposed to be a comedy.

Fat-Boy 1 Feb 2008 10:16:57 4,300 posts
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malteaserhead wrote:
/likes Everybody loves Raymond

I don't find it funny, but I can watch it for hours because I really fancy his wife in the later series.

The psychiatrist's booked for two o'clock in case you were wondering!

billythekid 1 Feb 2008 10:17:44 12,595 posts
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Gremmi wrote:
It's about time they took a shotgun to Last Of The Summer Wine.

+1 I fucking despise that show.

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Saladin wrote:
I'd be torn between Little Britain and Little Miss Jocelyn (which is so unfunny it makes my eyes bleed), though pretty much any of those repetitive catchphrase-heavy shows could be a contender.

With the exception of the Fast Show, obviously