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Old 12 March 2023, 03:20 PM   #1
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British comedies from the 90s
My mom got me interested in these, and now I’m hooked; “As Time Goes By” and “Keeping Up Appearances.” It’s habit, I watch at least one episode a night. I finish the entire series, then start over. I can’t explain why I enjoy them so much, but I do.

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Old 12 March 2023, 06:07 PM   #2
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Not strictly from the 90's... but gentle English humour in a similar vein.

Dinner Ladies
Early Doors
The Good Life


I'd be interested to know what you think.
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Old 12 March 2023, 09:20 PM   #3
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Not strictly from the 90's... but gentle English humour in a similar vein.

Dinner Ladies
Early Doors
The Good Life


I'd be interested to know what you think.
Have to agree the vicar of Dibley with Dawn French a classic plus many others, and far better than what's on TV today as most are complete rubbish.
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To the Manor Born is fabulous, try it, dated from 79 to 81 but still very good.
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Old 13 March 2023, 12:14 AM   #5
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To the Manor Born is fabulous, try it, dated from 79 to 81 but still very good.
One of my favourites too
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Old 12 March 2023, 06:31 PM   #6
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The Royle Family is my absolute favourite.
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Old 12 March 2023, 06:46 PM   #7
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Fast show

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Old 12 March 2023, 09:12 PM   #8
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Flying over to the UK on Wednesday to visit friends and after all the time I've spent in England (stationed there for a bit and visiting) I still do not get British humor.

Maybe it's just me......
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Old 12 March 2023, 09:19 PM   #10
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I still do not get British humor.

Maybe it's just me......
Nope. We just didn't watch these shows in the right way, because we thought they wanted to make fun about the absolute sarcasm. But I was wrong. Nowadays I started to realize that we were wrong precisely in this, because they didn't present the so called English absurd humor, but an absolutely accurate prediction of the present and the near future.
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Flying over to the UK on Wednesday to visit friends and after all the time I've spent in England (stationed there for a bit and visiting) I still do not get British humor.

Maybe it's just me......
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Old 13 March 2023, 01:15 AM   #12
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Okay, I'll stay home then.....

Wait, was that British humor????????

LOL
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Okay, I'll stay home then.....

Wait, was that British humor????????

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Old 12 March 2023, 11:27 PM   #15
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Benny Hill
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Absolutely love that show. Benny Hill show was hilarious!
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Absolutely love that show. Benny Hill show was hilarious!
I watch benny hill & can’t even raise a mile.
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Father Ted.
The IT crowd from the same writer.
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I have to go WAY back before 1990's to Monty Python and Fawlty Towers... and before that, The Thunderbirds...
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Old 13 March 2023, 12:57 AM   #20
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I enjoyed Friday Night Dinner and Coupling.
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Love The Royle Family and the various sketch shows by Reeves & Mortimer.
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Old 13 March 2023, 02:07 AM   #23
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We’ve had some amazing shows if I do say so myself. Growing up in the 80’s Blackadder and the Young Ones were superb. As was Benny Hill and Kenny Everett.

Interestingly Fawlty Towers is one of the most famous shows, yet they only made 12 episodes.
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I used to enjoy "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin," when I'd visit my girlfriend's house back in the day.

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...errin+series+1

"Jeeves and Wooster" was another that I found quite humorous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te3S...43oMiUqp9B8Chp
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Old 13 March 2023, 03:40 AM   #25
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Fawlty Towers
The Fast Show
Little Britain
The Office (original British version of course)

Maybe not all from the 90s but absolute classics
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City Lights starring Gerard Kelly. Show ran into the ‘90s - just.
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Dads Army from the late 60s early 70s is hard to beat and still shown today. Also liked Allo Allo.
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Black Adder,
The Office
Faulty Towers.
The 2 Ronnies.
Absolutely Fabulous

Anything with Dudley Moore, Hugh Laurie, and Stephen Fry.
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The Mighty Boosh (specifically Old Gregg)

Anything Monty Python.


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