TV Comedy
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. The situation comedy, or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humourous situations. Since the early 1950s with "I Love Lucy" in the US and "Hancock's Half Hour" in Britain, sitcoms have always had a special place in the hearts of viewers and gathered highly devoted followers, as the familar characters often become beloved. Below you may scroll though time to your fondly remembered telly programs. For Alice's motherlode of Television, stay with "Television Shows".
Pictured: Ricky Gervais as The Brentster in the BBC's brilliant 'The Office'.
Columbo: Season 2 (1972)
8.2/10
Starring: Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Valerie Harper, Martin Landau, Leonard Nimoy, Marc Sing...
Everyone's favourite cigar-chomping, trenchcoat-wearing Police Lieutenant is back asking all the right questions in all 8 thrilling episodes the secon... Read more
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy (2004)
7.5/10
Starring: Eddie Murphy
Welcome to Saturday Night Live's celebration of the outrageous humour of Eddie Murphy. For four seasons, Saturday Night Live sizzled with Murphy's irr... Read more
The Tick: The Entire Series (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld, Danny Leiner, Bob Welch, Craig Zisk, Boris Damast, Andrew Tsao
Starring: Patrick Warburton, David Burke, Nestor Carbonell, Liz Vassey
He is the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good and not-so-good. He is The Tick (Patrick Warburton)... hero of the cu... Read more
The Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare Retold (2005)
Director: David Richards
Starring: Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Jaime Murray, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy, Davi...
Katherine (Shirley Henderson) is a successful politician with a chance at the party leadership, but her abrasive temper has left her a 38-year-old sin... Read more
Seinfeld: Season 8, Episodes 12 - 22 (1997)
8.9/10
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Wayne Kn...
The second half of season 8 has eleven moe episodes including 'The Money' where George discovers his parents are rich, 'The Pothole' sees Jerry knock... Read more
Extras: Series 2 (2006)
8.3/10
Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jenson, Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson, Orlando Bloom,...
Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) finally has his own show, but somehow it's not everything he imagined. Resorting to catchphrases and a goofy wig means A... Read more
30 Rock: Season 1 (2006)
8.2/10
Starring: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Judah Friedlander, Scott A...
Emmy Award winner Tina Fey writes, executive produces, and stars as Liz Lemon, the head writer of a live variety programme in New York City. Liz's lif... Read more
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6 (2007)
8.7/10
Director: Various
Starring: Cheryl Hines, Larry David, Jeff Garlin
Larry David has a pretty good life. Pretty, pretty good. He has understanding friends, a tolerant wife, and his plans for the afterlife all plotted ou... Read more
Allo Allo!: Series 3 and 4 (1985)
8.6/10
Director: David Croft, Robin Carr
Starring: Gorden Kaye, Richard Marner, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner, Rose Hil...
In the tradition of Series 1 & 2, here's more jokes about humourless Germans, cowardly Italians, 'Tally ho!' Brits and onion-selling Frenchmen. Like C... Read more
The Office (US): Season 1 (2005)
Director: Ken Kwapis, Bryan Gordon
Starring: Rainn Wilson, Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, BJ Novak
Based on the hit BBC series, this is America's version of 'the office mockumentary' with funnyman Steve Carell as ignorantly insensitive boss, Michael... Read more