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Where would we be without humour?

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Cossy Thu 16-Jul-26 11:22:10

Where would we be without humour?

In a very unfunny place!

We all have different ideas though about what’s humour and what isn’t, so would love to hear yours?

I’ll kick off,

I enjoy some stand up, eg Michael McIntyre, Peter Kay, John Bishop and quite a lot more.

I enjoy political satire such as HIGNFY and Mock the Week.

I loved Victoria Wood’s style of comedy and also when she worked with Julie Walter’s and I like the silliness of French and Saunders. Back in the day I saw Victoria Wood live, and French and Saunders live, both shows highly amusing. I also saw Jack Dee live, his dour-faced humour had us all in stitches.

Dinner Ladies still makes me laugh, as does Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers.

Quite like other sit-coms too, including some of the much older ones like The Good Life.

Actually, many things can make me laugh!

What makes you laugh?

grin wink

Jaxjacky Thu 16-Jul-26 16:32:41

Billy Connolly, Monty Python, Bob Mortimer, Lee Mack, Dawn French in the Vicar of Dibley, Sarah Millican..

madeleine45 Thu 16-Jul-26 16:16:26

Oh yes, Round the Horne ! Bona Polari etc etc. I was aware of much of the meanings and often wondered how they managed to say so much. Wonderful Billy Connolly , Dave Allen and his innumerable reasons for his missing finger etc. Fawlty Towers, with the body and then the one with the lady who was deaf. What a cheering thought they all are for this afternoon

boheminan Thu 16-Jul-26 15:56:39

99% of the above but including Terry Wogan

Shinamae Thu 16-Jul-26 15:42:40

Absolutely fabulous
The royal family
Ricky Gervais
Derek
An idiot abroad, (Karl Pilkington)

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 15:35:32

Joan Rivers. Alan Carr, so many!

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 15:33:41

Dame Edna Everage, Katherine Tate,.

TwiceAsNice Thu 16-Jul-26 15:27:14

Love Gavin and Stacey

Victoria Wood, so good there will never be another like her
Ditto Billy Connolly who makes me laugh until I cry

The Two Ronnies especially the Fork handles/four candles sketch

Fools and horses especially when he falls through the bar- still laugh no matter how many times I see it

Can’t stand Jimmy Carr
Not fussed about Monty Python - not my kind of humour and I’m afraid to me Life of Brian is blasphemous

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 14:14:56

I like Laurel and Hardy, and Tom and Jerry, too.
The sketch in Laurel and Hardy when the end up with crabs in their pants!!'

Casdon Thu 16-Jul-26 14:05:01

I don’t think humour is dead, following Count Binface is such a typically British humour phenomenon, and has got me captivated at the moment. To Binfinity and Beyond!

I like live comedy, I’ve seen a few big names, I thought Bill Bailey was brilliant, he’s so multi talented.

The best comedy of the 2000s for me was Gavin and Stacey, I’ve watched it so many times but still spot new little bits every time, the writing and sense of timing was phenomenal.

JaneJudge Thu 16-Jul-26 14:02:16

Oh I like Mandy too. I always think of when she lit her fag in the toilets and her hair got caught in the fan

Ziggy62 Thu 16-Jul-26 14:00:20

Victoria Wood
"Where's my Clint?" still makes me giggle

J52 Thu 16-Jul-26 13:57:28

Love*

J52 Thu 16-Jul-26 13:57:14

Many that have been mentioned, particularly Victoria Wood. I live a thing with Diane Morgan, so looking forward to Ann Droid BBC 1 9.30 tomorrow.

fancythat Thu 16-Jul-26 13:53:10

Political correction or whatever it is called, killed most of it off for me.

JaneJudge Thu 16-Jul-26 13:52:43

I recommend the Bob Mortimer books too if you like daft smile

There will never be another Victoria Wood

JaneJudge Thu 16-Jul-26 13:51:05

Newman and Baddiel, Ed Byrne, Dara O'Brien, Jack Dee x2, Russel Kane x2, Tom Davies, Dave Gorman, John Cooper Clarke, Jason Manford, Harry Hill...I've definitely seen more but my brain isn't functioning properly

We had planned to see Harry Hill with two of our boys but one had to drop out so the one boy brought his partner. She has never seen Harry Hill at all (!!) anyway...she was completely gobsmacked throughout the complete performance as we laugh like drains. She split up with him not soon after blush I think she thought we were all barking

I tell you who is good, someone called Jeff Innocent. He supported Jason Manford and he was SO funny.

I also love Father Ted smile I love fools and horses though and some of the other cancelled stuff. Like Gavin and Stacey, Mum, Friday Night dinner, gosh there really is too much to list.

Fartooold Thu 16-Jul-26 13:44:35

For me HIGNFY, Monty Python and Fawlty Towers oh dear aren’t I old!
I do like Alan Carr.

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 13:39:49

Karen Dunbar; I'd never heard of her until my ex showed me some of her comedy.

AGAA4 Thu 16-Jul-26 13:34:21

I laugh at most mentioned above. Love Wallace and Gromit too.

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 13:28:03

Yes, me too.

Llamedos13 Thu 16-Jul-26 13:27:20

Father Ted never fails to make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I watch the same episodes on repeat.

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 13:25:40

Les Dawson.

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 13:18:49

Victoria Wood, of course!

MissAdventure Thu 16-Jul-26 13:17:41

Golden girls, Billy Connolly, Harry Enfield, Still Game, Carry On Films (and Kenneth Williams)
Bottom, Life Of Brian, The two Ronnies, Hale and Pace, Alas Smith and Jones.
Sean Locke, Who's Line is it Anyway....
So many!'

Basgetti Thu 16-Jul-26 13:14:13

Round the Horne. How they got away with it, I’ve no idea.