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'.
Steptoe And Son: Series 3 (1964)
7.6/10
Starring: Harry H Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell
All seven episodes from the third series of the classic BBC television comedy about the father and son who run a junkyard and scrap metal business. In... Read more
Rising Damp: The Complete Series & Movie (1974)
7.6/10
Director: Ronnie Baxter, Joe Mcgrath
Starring: Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington
Comic genius, Leonard Rossiter heads the cast of this enduringly popular comedy of lodgers versus their miserly landlord. With lecherous but lovable l... Read more
Family Guy: Season 10 (2012)
7.7/10
Starring: Seth Green, Rachael MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane
Series 10 kicks off with the Griffins broke and Peter planning to turn their fortunes around by buying 200,000 lottery tickets, which Brian considers... Read more
Hogan's Heroes: Season 4 (1968)
7.9/10
Starring: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dix...
The fourth season finds the snappy one-liners, preposterous plots, oversexed atmosphere, and Nazi buffoonery all firmly entrenched. Brief bits of susp... Read more
Hogan's Heroes: Season 6 (1970)
7.9/10
Starring: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dix...
Just as the castaways were left to languish on Gilligan's Island, so, too, did cancellation deprive fans of seeing Col. Hogan (Bob Crane) and company... Read more
Wednesday (2023)
8.1/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Christina Ricci, Qwe...
Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery... Read more
At Home with the Braithwaites: Series 1 (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Andy De Emmony, Robin Sheppard
Starring: Lynda Bellingham, Peter Davison, Amanda Redman, Sylvia Syms, Sarah Smart
When housewife Alison (Amanda Redman) wins the lottery, she keeps her winnings a closely guarded secret for fear that it will corrupt her family. Mean... Read more
Candid Camera: Best of the 1990s (2004)
6.8/10
'Candid Camera', America's longest-running entertainment series, has been making people smile since 1948. Included here are classic sequences of unsus... Read more
Bigfoot (2012)
2.6/10
Starring: Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Bruce Davison
Two former musicians face off in the hunt for the legendary mountain creature. Read more
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 2 (1963)
7.6/10
Director: John Rich, Robert Butler, Sheldon Leonard
Starring: Morey Amsterdam, Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Larry Mathews, Mary Tyler Moore
Trip into the living room of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) along with his lovely wife, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), wisecracking co-workers an... Read more