Funny

It's actually a curious word.

But what do you find funny? What makes you laugh? (inspired by some of Fish's photos this evo)

That's a good one Sharon. Many things, but humour is incredibly hard to pin down and understand. - For one, I find strained social interaction between long suffering loved ones funny. There are many instances of this in lots of classic sitcoms, and the majority of them work because of this, along with the pathos, and not neccessarily because of the jokes. - The verbally battered and down-trodden Else, wife of Alf Garnett, brilliantly played by Dandy Nichols. - The get-on-my-tits relationship between Harold and Albert Steptoe. - Delboy's continual put-downs on Rodney.

Anyone who has grown up in a close family, with brothers and sisters, can relate to these strained situations, but in the best of these comedies, as in real life, it's always obvious that there is a lot of love and affection there.

I also find watching toddlers incredibly funny. - I was sat in a lovely sunny beer garden today after a pub-lunch, and myself and the other half were watching (and laughing) at a little boy who was sat in a feeding chair playing with a plastic toy mobile phone. - The baby boy couldn't actually talk, but he kept on putting the phone to his ear and shouting 'HELLO!', obviously because that's what he had seen his parents doing. - The boy kept saying this for what seemed like an hour, in his own little world. - Everyone who was sat there found it amusing.

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NormaN Wisdom <cough>
Farce.
Ealing Comedy films
The Goons.
David croft, jimmy perry
Monty python
Dave Allen.
Intellectual wit.
Sarcasm
Observational comedy
Uncle Billy
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Very few of the current bunch of "comedians" on the circuit come close, as they re-invent the wheel, for the second time.

Billy Connolly
The two Ronnies
Dara O'Briain
Flight of the Conchords
Milton Jones (in small doses!)
Reeves and Mortimer (sometimes)
Deadringers (again, sometimes)
SOME Monty Python stuff

"Gentle humour" of the type found in films like Local Hero, The Quiet Man, Whisky Galore, Waking Ned...

As some of you may have noticed, I also enjoy plays on words

Is there a theme here?

In terms of comedy progs, i would say:

Steptoe And Son
Blackadder
League Of Gentlemen
One Foot In The Grave
Keeping Up Appearances
Dad's Army
Heidi Hi
Allo Allo
Monty Python
Rising Damp
Porridge

Just the usual classics really, but classics for good reason!

I also like some Carry On stuff, because I can't deny to finding toilet humour quite amusing

Noises off.
Norma Wisdom
Farce.
Ealing Comedy films
The Goons.
David croft, jimmy perry
Monty python
Dave Allen.
Intellectual wit.
Sarcasm
Observational comedy
Uncle Billy
Radio 4 news Quiz
Just a minute ( radio, not tv)



Very few of the current bunch of "comedians" on the circuit come close, as they re-invent the wheel, for the second time.

did I say Farce... I meant farts..

....And who's Norma Wisdom?

....And who's Norma Wisdom?

my next door neighbour??? *coughs...... reaches for edit button.......

Funny
Jerry Sadowitz
Vic & Bob
Frankie Boyle
Eddie Izzard
Stewart lee
Richard Herring
Andi Osho
Rik Mayall
Ade Edmonson
Nigel Planer
Peter Richardson
Alexi Sayle
David Mitchell
Rober Webb
The Mighty Boosh/Noel Fielding
Harry Hill
Robin Williams
Mark Lamarr
Dara O'Briain
Emo Phillips
Ross Noble
Rob Brydon
Lee Mack
Norman Wisdom
Pete & Dud
Simon Pegg
Andy Hamilton
Paul Merton
Jeremy Hardy
Harry Enfield
Arthur Smith
Lee Hurst
Charlie Brooker
Andy Kaufman
Armstrong and Miller
Rob Newman
Will Smith
Billy Connolly
Bill Bailley
Chris Morris
League of Gentlemen
Blackadder
Faulty Towers
Porrige
Father Ted
IT Crowd
Mary Whitehouse Experience
Chewin the fat
Not The Nine O'clock News
A Kick Up The Eighties
Absolutely
Alfresco
Python
HIGNFY
QI
Spaced
Black Books
Red Dwarf
Drop the Dead Donkey
Hancock
Reggie Perrin
and too many more to mention





Not Funny
Mrs Browns Boys
Only Fools and Horses
Vicar of Dibley
Alan Carr
Graham Norton
Michael McIntyre
Peter Kay
Lee Evans

Hancock

That had better not be the film...