British comedy

Sporadic Sparkly said:

I also used to watch Mock The Week before it was axed.

I like Mock The Week too, it is very funny! You can watch old episodes on YouTube or the Dave channel.

I enjoyed watching the occasional episodes of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown before Sean Lock died, as I loved his style of humour. I also used to watch Mock The Week before it was axed.

One that I don't think anyone has mentioned is The Kenny Everett Video Show, which ran from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. 

Do you listen to the Alan Partridge podcast on Audible?

The Mighty Boosh. 
Masterpiece. Quote” I’m more goth than you” 

Good. Do you like the show Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing? The scenery is beautiful!

I enjoyed reading Bob Mortimer's book 'And Away...' recently including his experiences of Shooting Stars  

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. 

I think I'm Alan Partridge is probably my favourite British comedy. Especially the first season. 

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!

Great topic!

Big fan of:

- Father Ted
- Fawlty Towers
- Only Fools & Horses
- Blackadder
- Alan Partridge 

Also really into some comedy podcasts with more recent comedians.  Wolf and Owl with Tom Davis and Romesh Ranganathan is a great one!

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.

Autonomistic said:

This article also suggests that the true number may be twice as high as the widely stated 1% previously thought.

So cool….we are everywhere!

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

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:

When Ben Elton appeared I think it showed how comedy needed to move on.

You've reminded me that I used to love The Ben Elton Show and some of his other TV appearances from the 90s. His show also regularly featured Ronnie Corbett in his famous rocking chair.

1 in 44 equates to just over 2%, so that seems realistic and consistent with what is reported elsewhere.

This article also suggests that the true number may be twice as high as the widely stated 1% previously thought.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/jun/number-autistic-people-england-may-be-twice-high-previously-thought

Apparently the bots don’t like the name D*ck, I should have used Richard!

This is such an interesting topic, I didn’t play with other children, I always thought them uninteresting. The TV was my companion throughout childhood. Quite a lot of the older programs mentioned are from the brilliant Croft & Perry, much if their writing is their own personal experiences. Chesney and Wolfe were equally as funny. Ian Le Frenais and *** Clement, wrote The Likely Lads, Porridge, Going Straight, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Lovejoy and Spender. That’s just some, their film writing is even bigger. Brian Clemens was another who’s writing was brilliant.

I remember watching a young Lenny Henry on New Faces, he went on to the bonkers Tiswas and OTT. At the same time Kenny Everett was running riot, also there was the Oxbridge comedians and writers, their work was very cutting edge. When Ben Elton appeared I think it showed how comedy needed to move on. Rowan Atkinson is a brilliant visual genius.