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'.
Ali G, Aiii (2000)
7.6/10
Director: James Bobin, Steve Smith
Starring: Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gail Porter, Mohamad Al Fayed, Jarvis Cocker
'Ali G, Aiii' has da phattest flavas from 'Da Ali G Show' plus 30 minutz of previously unseen stuff dat dey tried to ban. New footage includes Ali G i... Read more
Family Guy: Season 5 (2005)
6.3/10
Starring: Voices Of, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis
The fabulously dysfunctional Griffins are back. Though sold as 'Season Five', this is in fact the last half of the huge fourth season - too big to fi... Read more
Father Ted: Series 3 (1997)
8.6/10
Director: Declan Lowney
Starring: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Pauline McLynn, Frank Kelly
The final series of the divinely inspired Irish comedy with all eight episodes including 'Are You Right There, Father Ted?', 'Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep... Read more
Sex and the City: Season 1 (1998)
7.1/10
Director: Alison Maclean, Michael Patrick King, Darren Star
Starring: Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Willie Garson
Can women have sex like men? That's what columnist Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) sets out to discover in this first series of the most outrag... Read more
Keeping Up Appearances: Series 3 and 4 (1992)
7.8/10
Director: Harold Snoad
Starring: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Josephine Tewson, David Griffin, Geoffrey Hughe...
In marked contrast to Hyacinth's meticulously ordered life, the rest of the family is frightfully common. In Series Three, Hyacinth reveals that the o... Read more
The Thick of It: Series 1 and 2 (2005)
8.7/10
Director: Armando Iannucci
Starring: Peter Capaldi, Chris Langham, Chris Addison, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith
Welcome to the ministry for Social Affairs: where every announcement is followed by a whirlwind of u-turns; every policy is a kick, bollock and scramb... Read more
Gilmore Girls: Season 2 (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Nicole Holofcener, Steve Gomer, Jamie Babbit, Danny Leiner, Gail Mancuso, Michael Katleman, Robert Berlinger, Amy Sherman, Dennis Erdman, Chris Long
Starring: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, Keiko Agena, Ya...
Those acclaimed Gilmore Girls are back for a second season of warmth, charm, zingy repartee and heart-stopping moments. In this 6-disc set are all 22... Read more
Veep: Season 1 (2012)
8.2/10
Starring: Anna Chlumsky, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt...
Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and rising star in her party with her eye on the White House - then she became Vice President. Em... Read more
Blackadder: The Complete Series (1983)
8.8/10
Director: Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow, Richard Boden
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Elspet Gray, Robert...
Throughout the ages men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England's glorious heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Ed... Read more
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 1 & 2 (2005)
8.8/10
Starring: Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Danny DeVito
Four self-centred friends run an Irish pub together in the City of Brotherly Love. Dennis, self-described ladies' man and spoilt brat, believes in rem... Read more