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'.
Adrian Mole - The Complete Series (1985)
Director: Peter Sasdy
Starring: Gian Sammarco, Lulu, Stephen Moore, Beryl Reid, Bill Fraser, Doris Hare
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole: Continuation of the rites of passage comedy-drama about spotty teenager Adrian Mole. Set in the early eighties, Adri... Read more
And Mother Makes Three: The Complete Series (1971)
7.3/10
Starring: Wendy Craig, Julie Dawn Cole
Sally Harrison is a harassed, well-meaning but scatterbrained young widow doing her best to bring up two boisterous sons. Read more
Hogan's Heroes: Season 3 (1967)
7.9/10
Starring: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dix...
"What is this man doing here?" an increasingly agitated Major Hochstetter of the Gestapo demands of Col. Klink (Werner Klemperer) in "War Takes a Holi... Read more
Spaced (1999)
8.6/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Nick Frost, Mark Heap, Bill Bailey
Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford. Read more
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)
8.6/10
Director: Duncan Wood
Starring: Tony Hancock, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, June Whitfield, Dick Emery
Adapted from the equally successful radio programme of the same name, this early British sitcom still sets the standard for those made today. This DVD... Read more
Sorry!: Series 3 (1982)
7.4/10
Director: David Askey
Starring: Ronnie Corbett, Barbara Lott, William Moore
Series Three finds Timothy embarking on a treasure hunt for a golden rabbit; planning to go to the Gobi Desert with his girlfriend; starring in the am... Read more
Married With Children: Season 2 (1987)
8/10
Starring: Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Faustino, Dav...
Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal. Although the first season made quite a splash, the second season showed an improvement in storytelling and an emphasis in set... Read more
Get Smart: Season 4 (1968)
8.2/10
Starring: Barbara Feldon, Don Adams, Edward Platt
Maxwell Smart is back...And Loving it! And so is Agent 99, The Chief, Fang and the rest of the fearless Get Smart gang. Here is the legendary, Emmy Aw... Read more
The Inbetweeners: Series 2 (2009)
7.6/10
Starring: James Buckley, Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Emily Head
Marooned in suburbia, The Inbetweeners is a cringe-inducing look at the humiliations of teenage life as four friends navigate the minefield of high sc... Read more
One Foot in the Grave: Series 6 (2000)
7.6/10
Director: Susan Belbin
Starring: Angus Deayton, Annette Crosbie, Janine Duvitski, Richard Wilson, Owen Brenman
The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson and his wife, Margaret Meldrew, played by Annette Crosbie, in their battl... Read more