British comedy

TV:

Anything with Victoria Wood.......including Acorn Antiques

Monty Pythons Flying Circus

Fawlty Towers

And for the oldies amongst us....

BBC Radio comedy....

'Round the Horn' with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.

Hancocks Half Hour with Tony Hancock

The Navy Lark

Ben

In the 1980s there used to be a good BBC radio 4 programme called "Radioactive", a parody of British local radio stations broadcast starring among others Angus Deayton.

There is often comedy on BBC Radio 4 at 18:30 hrs on weekdays. I particularly like the "Now Show" which has several series per year on Radio 4.

Radio4 Extra has some vintage BBC radio comedy.

In the 1980s there used to be a good BBC radio 4 programme called "Radioactive", a parody of British local radio stations broadcast starring among others Angus Deayton.

There is often comedy on BBC Radio 4 at 18:30 hrs on weekdays. I particularly like the "Now Show" which has several series per year on Radio 4.

Radio4 Extra has some vintage BBC radio comedy.

Roy said:

Loved Terry and June, both appeared in Carry on films.

- The "Carry on" films, they were great examplesof British comedy.  I think that the last one was made in 1992 called "Carry on Columbus", there was talk of making another one but to the best of my knowledge it wasn't made. 

Loved Terry and June, both appeared in Carry on films. June was the nurse in the Tony Hanc*ck sketch, ‘The blood donor’ he was one person I never found funny, his sidekicks in his sketches was Sid James and Kenneth Williams who he both ‘fell out’ with. Another good series was Sykes with Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques plus Deryck Guyler from Please Sir. To go fully anorak Terry had an Austin Princes in Terry and June, reg no. NMO49V. It turned up in East Enders about 2 years later as Dirty Dens car. I just call it a special interest!

Roy said:

the brilliant June Whitfield

You've reminded me of another brilliant sitcom I missed off my list, Terry and June 

Yes, I always enjoyed that show, and as you say, it ran for all those years. June was excellent at the voices, and she was versatile... all the way from The Glums on radio thru to Ab Fab on the telly. Fantastic.

I got to meet Roy Hudd once, many years - or decades - ago (70s). He was judging a children's talent show.  He engaged with the kids and encouraged them, even when they hadn't an ounce of talent. He was an absolute gentlemen.

Ben

Did you ever listen to ‘Huddlines’? the mastery of Roy Hudd and often accompanied by the brilliant June Whitfield. It ran for over 50 years.

AutToFindOutMore said:

BBC radio 4 programme called "Radioactive",

Yes, I remember that one, they had a take on 'Down Your Way' called 'Round Your Parts'. And then there were the presenters..... Oh dear!

Ben