I really enjoy British TV dramas, with two of my favorites being Ballykissangel and Doc Martin, the latter of which I recently finished. What other British shows would you recommend in this same vein - that is, lighthearted hour-long dramas with a dash of comedy?
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posted by iamisaid
on Mar 1, 2013 -
19 answers
She is thinking of a skit that's she is pretty sure was on SNL (or maybe another show, like Mad TV) before 2000. The main character was a white guy with mullet-like brown hair who is easily offended. He challenges other guys to fight and acts really cocky, talking smack, but he can't maintain his muscle strength so he starts out trying to punch his opponent in the upper body, but his punches land farther and farther down on the opponent's body until he winds up on the ground. She thinks in one of the skits, he says something like, "Are you calling me a turkey???" He might also call his opponents turkeys. The setting of the skits might be a bar.
posted by reren
on Jan 25, 2013 -
6 answers
For TV shows like The Mindy Project or 30 Rock, where the creator is also the star, to what extent is the creator involved in the writing? Do they split the job of showrunner with someone else or are they not in the writer's room at all? If there is a showrunner, at what point in the pitch process does that person usually get hired?
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posted by matildatakesovertheworld
on Dec 11, 2012 -
8 answers
What is(are) the Republican/conservative/libertarian equivalent(s) of The West Wing ?
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posted by Bwithh
on Sep 25, 2012 -
38 answers
Recommend some good TV series with strong procedural elements that are currently on the air.
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posted by Sara C.
on Sep 16, 2012 -
44 answers
I like watching light drama/90s sitcoms while I'm doing chores or want to relax for a bit. I've run out of my favourites, and there's probably a lot of stuff I've missed due to being too young or not staying in enough when they were broadcast. What next?
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posted by mippy
on Aug 16, 2012 -
61 answers
Can you direct me to genuinely funny comedic soft-core or hard-core pornographies? Along the lines of naked sitcoms?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 28, 2012 -
23 answers
Please recommend mindlessly relaxing American sitcoms to me along the lines of How I Met Your Mother, Community, New Girl, Happy Endings etc. I'm currently under massive amounts of stress and these are the only things that help me relax.
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posted by Ziggy500
on Jan 20, 2012 -
65 answers
SCTV-filter: In which sketch did Richard Harris (Dave Thomas), after being asked to keep speaking in his loud voice rather than lapse into his insufficiently audible quiet voice [both demonstrated
here], say, loudly, "I'll try! But I don't know if I can sustain it!"
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posted by Trurl
on Jun 9, 2011 -
3 answers
How can I get/see a copy of a specific episode of 'Win Ben Stein's Money'?
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posted by bq
on May 3, 2011 -
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Looking for TV shows, books, and movies where a smart, sharp comedic sensibility masks a deeply sentimental core.
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posted by mellifluous
on Mar 15, 2011 -
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I love tv shows like Arrested Development and Community. What other comedy tv shows can you recommend for me?
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posted by bluelight
on Jan 11, 2011 -
67 answers
I remember this storyteller comedian from the late eighties and early nineties. Who am I thinking of?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Jul 29, 2010 -
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I'm looking for some UK TV recommendations. Specifically comedy and SciFi shows.
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posted by anansi
on Feb 21, 2010 -
51 answers
What are some movies, shows, sketches, etc. where amateurs put on a show? Especially comedies, but any genre will help.
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posted by hellbient
on Dec 1, 2009 -
29 answers
What was the name of the British stop-motion/claymation series that was on Comedy Central about ten years ago, featuring vulgar, working-class type characters?
posted by moorooka
on Oct 24, 2009 -
15 answers
Lucille Ball plays golf after aborted attempts at other sports....
she and Ethel are jealous of the time lost to Desi and Fred...they take up golf to be with the boys and the boys 'teach' them a silly way of 'playing'...haliarity doth ensue.
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posted by dawson
on Jul 10, 2009 -
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Please tell me the name of this recent British TV comedy series featuring two guys and usually started with their walking down a long white hall and then opening a door and entering into a scene
posted by lometogo
on May 9, 2009 -
7 answers
I want an e-mail or RSS update that tells me all the shows I want to watch that day and give me a brief synopsis of said episode. Is there anything like this out there?
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posted by reenum
on Mar 10, 2009 -
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Does anyone remember the UK satellite music-and-comedy channel PlayUK? How about the short cartoons of music stars they used to play? Are they still preserved somewhere on the internet?
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posted by daisyk
on Sep 8, 2008 -
1 answer
Please recommend smart British comedies on DVD. I liked
As Time Goes By and am enjoying
Cold Feet - what else should I look for?
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posted by kristi
on Jun 16, 2008 -
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I'm trying to find out the name of a British comedy show I saw on PBS once, but I only have a few details about it.
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posted by phaded
on Jun 28, 2007 -
6 answers
Where do "laugh tracks" come from? Are they recorded especially or stolen from a genuine performance? Would it be possible to track laugh tracks in the same way that, for example, the
Wilhelm Scream has been?
posted by twine42
on Apr 30, 2007 -
14 answers
Asking for a friend: Looking for a movie or tv show that deals with investing in a comedic way.
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posted by Sreiny
on Jan 18, 2007 -
16 answers
Are there videos of typical sitcoms that use canned laughter without the laugh track?
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posted by destro
on Dec 28, 2006 -
10 answers
On an admittedly silly nostalgic whim, I'm looking to buy memorabilia relating to Ha!, the TV Comedy Network.
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posted by mykescipark
on Dec 2, 2005 -
5 answers
The "Red Dwarf" sci-fi comedy series. If I had to choose between
just the books, or
just the DVDs, which one should I go with?
posted by brownpau
on Sep 12, 2004 -
21 answers
