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- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeSep 30th 2007 edited
Conratulations lucydo52!
Number 34 was the random number assigned to you and it came up first! If you could send me a PM with your full name and address I'll send the On The Buses box set out to you soon.

Would have liked to have given out prizes to everyone again and a few entries deserve a runners up prize but I've had to limit it to a second and third place for the best entries as I'm still skint after the last competition!

In second place well done to Jenny. You've won an individual series of On The Buses. Just choose any of the series from 1 to 7 (see the list here)and send me a PM with your full name and address and I'll order it for you.

In third place congratulations to robtallica. You've won a £4.99 DVD from the HMV sale so just let me know what you'd like and I'll order it.

Only Fools & Horses just sneaked the most mentions to take the comedy crown from the almighty Fawlty Towers.

Thanks to all who entered, come back later today to see what the new weekly prize is and hope you get lucky next time!

Grant

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Win: On The Buses The Complete Series Box Set! - ends midnight Sunday 7th Oct

First off, thanks to everyone for making the last competition such a success, hope you all get your dvds delivered soon.

The Prize
This week there's one copy of On The Buses - The Complete Series to give away. It's an 11 disc box set with over 31 hours of material and the cheapest you can currently buy it for is £67.99.

New Visitors Need to Register to Enter
First of all you'll need to sign up to the forum if you're not already a member. Sign up here then check your mail (or spam folder) to validate your email address. Then you'll be able to sign in post messages in the discussions.

How To Enter
As On The Buses is a classic comedy series to enter this competition write a message below this post with the following info (remember to do step 2!)...

1. Answer the question:
What's your all time favourite funniest film or TV series?

2. Search for the DVD on this site:
Search for a dvd of the film or series (you can use the search at the top right) and copy the link into your forum message so anyone else can check out the dvd too. If it's a TV series with more than one dvd available then just copy the link for the search results like this.

Almost every available DVD should on the site but if you can't find it using the search (first try using less words in your search) then if you could post a link to IMDB, Wikipedia or the official site/fansite where we can find out more about it.

3. Tell us why it's the funniest ever
Would also be great to hear your thoughts of why it stands out as your all time favourite. If you can't narrow it down to one choice then you can list more than one.

If you need a hand with entering or anything else just send me a private message or drop me an email at grant at dvdcollections.co.uk.

Winners & Closing Date
The winning entry will be chosen at random from every person who's posted their favourite funniest film or series. One entry per member. I'll also try to get a couple of runners up prizes for the best posts too.

Competitions will now run until midnight on Sunday instead of Friday at noon so this will run until Sunday the 7th of October at midnight. Winners will be announced in the forum on Monday the 8th of October.

Thanks to Loquax, The Prize Finder and Money Saving Expert
Thanks to Loquax Competitions - great to see the Loquax community bigger than ever. Same to The Prize Finder - UK Competitions and also to the MSE forums!

Good luck everyone!

Grant
- CommentAuthort3roriz3r
- CommentTimeSep 30th 2007 edited
One of my all time favourites: -

Brittas Empire

Chris Barrie as a Leisure center manager, great comedy from the "good old BBC".
So funny watching everything that can go wrong, go wrong.

I could name quite a few more .

Family Guy is another favourite.
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeSep 30th 2007
Man that was quick t3roriz3r, still editing the post! Never seen Brittas Empire but thumbs up for Family Guy.
- CommentAuthort3roriz3r
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
was on checking the price of a few things and was checking forums. cudda listed quite a few tv series and films but thought 2 wud do.

tho another favourite is fresh prince of bel air. i can see me posting too many for this
- CommentAuthorrobtallica
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
For me the funniest ever series is Fawlty Towers.

An incredibly low amount of just 12 episodes were produced - the original 6 in '75 and the 2nd series in 1979 (there are many rumours of a lost episode) . It's impact since though has been immense . It basically revolved around the everyday running of a Torquay hotel , the owners Basil and Cybil Fawlty , the attractive maid Polly , the broken English speaking Spanish bellboy Manuel and the many interesting guest of Fawlty Towers.

I just can't look away from the awesome John Cleese in full flight , whether he's avoiding his overbearing wife Cybil(Prunella Scales) , trying to use the sweet and kind Polly(Connie Booth - Cleese's then current wife) , abusing the man who can do no right Manuel(Andrew Sachs) and even abusing his own 'guests'.

Cleese kills me with his inimitable brand of great comic timing , 2 faced snobbery , xenophobia , lunacy , paranoia and loathing of his respective upper and lower classes . He likes to think of himself as Upper - he's far nearer lower class , this in particular grates with him.When he loses it big time and he's backed into a corner the outcome will have hilarious results .

The premise of the average episode is that Basil has to keep a secret from his wife Cybil or a guest(s) , that secret involves usually some manner of accident , incident or poor behaviour on Basil's part (i.e. a winning gamble on a horse or stalking a rule breaking guest).Generally Basil has the rug pulled out from under his feet just when he thought it was safe to relax.

The roller-coaster 30 minute episodes feel like an hour long due to the length of the scenes and the amount of well executed gags within . There's no wasted time for filler content - the gags and plot lines come thick and fast at the viewer - to such as extent that you feel almost worn out after watching 1 episode.I can safely say that there is as much content in 1 episode of Fawlty Towers as there is in an entire season of the likes of The BBC's incredibly mediocre 'My Family'.

Pound for pound Fawlty Towers must be the funniest sit com ever produced ,the characters are set in stone , everyone can relate to almost any situation that occurs in any given episode - pure tv gold and time has not diminished it one jot.

Fawlty Towers results page
- CommentAuthorsamf1971
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
There's lots of favourites I could mention but my current one is Still Game.

The series follows Jack & Victor, two scottish pensioners who get up to all sorts of antics and find them in hilarious situations. It was originally part of Chewin' the Fat but became it's own series and now is it its' 6th series.

I think that this is hilarious, and very underrated

Still Game DVD Search

Still Game on Wikipedia
- CommentAuthorsebfrogs
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
For me it s Allo Allo because there joking about the French and I am franch .I think it s so true
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Allo_'Allo!

DVD collections link : Allo Allo DVD Search
- CommentAuthorsecksy34
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder

i have a cunning plan it is to tll you about blackadder which is the best series that was ever shown on tv , whats not to love it has rowan atkinson who is in my eyes the funniest man on the telly , a mincing prince , a daft as a brush man servant amongst loads of other hilarious characters , thow in he mix he sets and lde worlde banter and you have a corker of a comedy

DVD Collections link: Blackadder DVDs
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
robtallica - good argument for the legendary sitcom, agreed that nothing's wasted and you wouldn't change anything. Timeless stuff.

samf1971 - welcome to the forum - favourite episode for me was Victor determined to give Jack the best birthday ever, tragically funny.

sebfrogs - thanks for joining ze forum you, I won't try and speak allo allo language I'll just end up sounding like ali g.

secksy34 - Welcome to the forum. Would much rather watch baldrick on blackadder than on a time team dig any day.

Interesting that no one's chosen a film yet, hmm...
- CommentAuthorjadring
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
Open All Hours

This has got to be the best sitcom for me because it's just so innocent and soooo funny, my 8 year old daughter finds it hilarious too.
- CommentAuthortigerwuds
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
Faulty Towers was a classic i can still hear Sybil...............Bassssssssil
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
Welcome to the forum jadring, have seen more of Open All Hours on Top 100 funniest shows than I have the actual series! Just noticed they're only £6.99 too.
- CommentAuthoradamrednffc
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
The Royle Family

Got to be the best written comedy of all time. the timing, the set, everything about it is fantastically written and directed. Simply put, it's genious
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
Cheers for signing up adamrednffc, changed the link to the more recent complete collection as 2002 version looks unavailable now. Again one of these series that seemed to be perfectly formed from the start and finished before it lost momentum.
- CommentAuthorCaryne
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
Hi De Hi Series 1 & 2 DVD

It's 'Hi-de-Hi' for me. I know many people find this a little corny but there was one scene that just made me fall off my chair laughing..I don't even know why, it just did. It's the episode 'Day of Reckoning' (in the above box set) where a pantomime horse is seen riding a real horse. I still smile, all these years later, just thinking about it.

This scene alone makes it a classic for me.
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
Hi Caryne, thanks for signing up and sorry if there was a delay getting approved. Changed your link from Play.com to our search page so folk can compare prices. Good to hear the pantomime horse passed the age old scientific comedy test:
on chair --> laugh --> fall of chair. Never fails
- CommentAuthorjosie301
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
Hi Grant,

Hard to think of the funniest, but I'm going to go for 2 pints of lager & a packet of crisps - the early years though.

Just made me giggle - a good way to unwind after work!

DVD Collections Link: 2 Pints of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps - Complete Collection
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
Thanks for entering Josie, added a link to the complete series to your post.
- CommentAuthorsam1411
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007 edited
i know this is a bit sad, but i watched 'norbit' last weekend with my kids... and found it hilarious.. in fact still had the giggles about it the next day.. bit sad for a 34 year old mother! also its really clever cos eddie murphy plays all 3 main parts. sam x

DVD Collections Link: Norbit DVD
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 1st 2007
Good luck in the comp sam, sure there's tons of highbrow film critics who pretend to like French new wave cinema during the day but when they get home Norbit's the first film in their DVD player
- CommentAuthorAnyoneCanWhistle
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
Hi Grant,

My favourite TV Series is of course ON THE BUSES

(Hey love the new smiley face icons!)

No not really - I do love On the Buses - but my all time favourite is STEPTOE AND SON - I could watch this again and again. It has a fantastic blend of comedy and sadness. Unlike many other comedy shoes of the 60s and 70s this one is not at all dated and is as fresh today as it was back then. Incredibly enough the later episodes are just as funny as the earlier episodes. I think the success of this programme is down to the inspired casting of the unique talents of Wilfred Brambell and Harry H Corbett. People will still be laughing at their exploits in 50 years time. Can the same be said of the comedys today? I have built up a nice little collection of them and just need one more to complete the set

Here is the link:
http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/search.php?title=steptoe+and+son&x=23&y=16

All the best,
AnyoneCanWhistle
- CommentAuthorangus1953
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
It has to be this great prize of on the buses the down trodden reg who rarley gets the prize blakey is brilliant also any of the old progs which have been mentioned are brilliant
- CommentAuthorChristophe
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
Hello Everyone!

Thanks for running such a great comptition and what a fantastic prize. I really enjoy all the old sitcoms. Some have already been listed, notably Fawlty Towers, Steptoe and Son, On the Buses, Allo Allo, Only Fools and Horses and The Royle Family. But there is one that should surely not be forgotten and that is Dad's Army. 80 episodes of this classis series were made and the cast remained unchanged throughout. Incredibly some of the cast were in their eighties during the last series! It is continually funny, charming and at times hilarious.

If you have never seen it (what planet are you from?) Buy a DVD now and I guarantee you will be hooked.

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/search.php?title=dads+army
- CommentAuthorByteMe
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
I have choose RED DWARF as my funiest TV series, My teenage years were spent watching Lister, Rimmer, Cat, Kryton and Holly/Hollie on their fantastic missions of nonsense.

What make this one of the best tv series is the fact my 8 year old son is now watching these DVD's and finding it just as funny as i did all those years ago !!

A timeless TV series in my opinion !!

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1014203
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
Great bunch of new entries, I think I'm going to be sent to classic comedy hell for not watching enough of the best old sitcoms...
- CommentAuthormillsy72
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
Hey excellent site,

Love 'on the busses'.... Its close to home...Blakey is brilliant - my uncle is his double and does a fantastic impression of him. My friend is called Olive and omg has the same mannerisms. She has the thick nhs glasses and plays up to it all the time.

My ultimate fav has to be good ol Vicar of Dibley. Love it to bits. It has me roaring with laughter. So refreshing.
- CommentAuthorwingeast
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
my all time funniest tv series is Steptoe and Son.

I found the episode divided we stand one of the funniest episodes especially the scene where they were arguing over the television, as Albert had all the knobs on his side of the petition and he and Harold wanted to watch different programmes on the tv, and they also had a turnstyle to go into the kitchen where they had to put money in to use the facilities. great episode. laugh a minute.
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
Thanks for entering millsy72 and wingeast. Kitchen with the turnstyle -
- CommentAuthorkrailton
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
some mothers do have them i used to roll up at this series, you cannot beat michael crawford, as frank spencer

karen

DVD Collections Link: Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em
- CommentAuthoravmartin30
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
For all time comedy classics it has to be Fawlty Towers

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1013481

so few of them were made and yet nearly everybody who has seen them has watched them again and again and again. Cleese is naturally funny in almost everything he does, a definite throwback to the days of python and the great films that came out of that, with his bumbling sidekick Manuel, played by Andrew Sachs (who I cant believe is the same guy who does voice overs for the programmes like airline etc)anyway, with classics like the unforgettable 'dont mention the war' sketch and the 'Dead body in the basket' its amazing how much energy Cleese injects into the character and its almost non stop you can see it coming but you know its gonna be a disaster comedy. To me a true classic of comedy genius
- CommentAuthorhooper68
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
My all time funniest series is Dads army
The programme was consistently hilarious from series 1 to 9 everything was perfect from the well written storys,the cast and the locations i just cant find fault with this wonderful comedy

DVD Collections Link: Dad's Army DVDs
- CommentAuthordollop
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
hi first of all many thnks for posting your competition,the prorgramme i love best is little britain i think its hilarious,especially when andy dissapeared out his wheelchair and got stuck up the tree that was really funny,also the one in the swimming bath where he dived off the diving board when lou wasnt looking that was really hilarious,and this is sad but true i used to adore wurzell gummidge and hi de hi when i was a kid yes i am sad lmao,am sorry i dont know how to do those links so forgive me,but many thanks once again xx

DVD Collections Link: Little Britain DVDs
DVD Collections Link: Worzel Gummidge DVDs
DVD Collections Link: Hi De Hi DVDs
- CommentAuthordollop
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
awwwwwwwwww yeh as karen posted to some mothers do have them omg frank spencer he still makes me laugh to this day
- CommentAuthorjacquie3167
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
The film 'Smile Orange' would have to get my vote!

DVD Collections Link: Smile Orange - the Jamaican Experience
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
Good luck to all the new entrants, added links to the entries without.

If you're not sure how to post a link just try a dvd search and copy the link directly into the comments box with your message. I can tidy it up if it looks funny.
- CommentAuthorycjarman
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
"Only Fools and Horses"
- CommentAuthorCassieopea
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
Ok, I'll be the girly one and say Friends!! I really had to think about this one, I used to love Allo Allo and Brittas (forgot that one), but was probably too young to appreciate some of the risque comments as a child! I picked up Friends a few series in but have probably seen them all by now - something I could relate to on sharing accomodation at the time and always somthing new. Joey was a star (though sadly not in his own sitcom!) Sadly have to say if I was like any of them I would probably be a combination of all three girls!

DVD Collections Link: Friends DVD Box Sets
- CommentAuthorWENMONK
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007
All time favourite has got to be Bottom.

Absolutely timeless violence, humour and little bit of schoolboy smut
- CommentAuthoranton1970
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
My favourite would have to be the BBC series Still Game with the hilarious adventures on the estate of Craig Lang in Glasgow with Jack, Victor and friends.
A very close second would have to be Scrubs, I watch it almost every day and i still laugh every time.

Still Game: Complete Series 1-5
Scrubs boxsets
Scrubs Series 1-5
- CommentAuthort3roriz3r
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
A favourite film series is Police Academy alway a laugh, wish i could cud make the noises

Police Academy
- CommentAuthorCassieopea
- CommentTimeOct 2nd 2007 edited
Talking of films, I love Shrek - absolutely brilliant as I can watch these films with my young neices and not necessarily be laughing at the same things!! and I think Puss in Boots cutie pie face is well --cute

Shrek DVDs
- CommentAuthorBrooklands136
- CommentTimeOct 3rd 2007 edited
For me it just has to be Dad's Army. In terms of standing the test of time I needed to look no further than my two young sons aged 5 and 7 laughing at the antic's of Mainwaring and Pike!! Excellent stuff. The writing is top class and the acting is very personable. You can relate to the actors and the characters they were playing.In fact all the cast were friends and met outside work very often on Arthur Lowes boat.

Dad's Army has returned to the stage with Leslie Grantham (aka Dirty Den from Eastenders) as the spiv Private Walker currently being held at a number of theatres up and down the country. Use the following link to view a massive piece of television comedy history. Well worth the money.

Link: Dad's Army DVDs
- CommentAuthortinatwo72
- CommentTimeOct 3rd 2007 edited
I love Arthur Askey, sad but true, I can watch this dvd over and over, there may not be in your face humour but because it goes through the whole film, I find it a nice way to cheer myself up.

Ghost Train DVD
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 3rd 2007 edited
Still enjoying reading everyone's choices, too busy to respond to everyone individually but keep them coming and good luck at the end of the week!
- CommentAuthorJenny
- CommentTimeOct 3rd 2007 edited
I much prefer the old situation comedies. I couldn't decide which one is my favourite, so I chose my top ten

My Top Ten in no particular order are:

Are You Being Served?

Porridge

Only Fools and Horses

Please Sir

The Good Life

Steptoe and Son

On the Buses

George and Mildred

Sorry

Till Death us do Part

If I was pushed to chose a favourite, I would have to say On the Buses (I know! I know!) ! Every episode was like a 30 minute Carry On Film with Blakey (I'll get you, Butler!), Stan, Jack, Arthur, Mum and Olive.

The situations normally involved Stan losing his trousers and having to drive the bus back to the Depot, while avoiding Blakey's eagle eyes, then after getting a chit ( I said CHIT!) from Blakey for his new suit , he's off to the canteen and chatting up a sexy young clippie dollybird. "Oooooh, You do look smart in your new uniform, Stan!" (whatever did they see in Stan and Jack?), then he's off home to find Mum, who would have burnt Stan's supper, while Arthur would be avoiding Olive's amorous attentions. Stan, eager to meet up with the new clippie would end up sitting on a newly painted chair, ruining his new uniform and much hilarity would ensue. They sure don't write comedies like that anymore. Classic!
- CommentAuthortheshyguy
- CommentTimeOct 3rd 2007
only fools and horses

i like this sooo much because it was the first comedy i remember watching when i was 5 (im only 20) and it still has me laughin today even tho ive seen most of the episodes loads of times i cant help being engrossed into it the way del's constanly promising to be a millionaire by this time next year and it finnally happened in the christmas episode special (the year eludes me ) the only shame was the del boys limo was computer generated so we can never see it in real life
- CommentAuthoroggyoi
- CommentTimeOct 3rd 2007 edited
My funniest film is: planes, trains & automobiles.

There are so many funny moments throughout this film, which stars 2 of the best comic actors Steve Martin and John Candy (RIP).

The sharing the motel bed, and waking up to ask where is hand is, thinking it is between 2 pillows .
Driving along the road, "but going the wrong way" is hilarious.
And a third bit, is when Steve Martin gets picked up by his testicles... OUCH !!!!

Planes, Trains & Automobiles DVD
- CommentAuthorrewhorn
- CommentTimeOct 4th 2007 edited
Second choice actually, but still great...Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools & Horses Complete Collection
- CommentAuthorAnyoneCanWhistle
- CommentTimeOct 4th 2007
Have to agree with Wingeast. "Divided we Stand" is my favourite Steptoe also. Its the one where they want to lead seperate lives, but live in the same house, so they partition off all the rooms, half the room each. My favourite bit has Harold and Albert watching half a TV each, after watching football ("Was that a goal?") - they switch over to the ballet:

Albert (reading TV Listing) "Royal Festival Hall. Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev. Les Sylphides - dirty devils..."

Harold (enjoying the ballet) "I hope they don't dance too far apart."

Albert (calling over the wall) "Harold, you should see what's happened on this side, her drawers have just fallen down....
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 4th 2007
- CommentAuthorCheeky
- CommentTimeOct 4th 2007 edited
Been having a very blonde day & couldn't log in, but I've sorted it now!

Would have to go for one of the Ealing comedies. Probably The Man In The White Suit which has me in stitches every time I watch it - although I also love Kind Hearts & Coronets. I only discovered these films a few years ago, but I absolutely love them. No vulgarity, just pure genius!
- CommentAuthornicolaelle
- CommentTimeOct 5th 2007
my would have to be SHAMELESS and LITLLE BRITAIN

they are both great comedies

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/search.php?title=shameless
- CommentAuthorbobcatjack
- CommentTimeOct 6th 2007 edited
Hello

Oh this is so hard to pick just one but its has to be Nightingales featuring Robert Lindsay David Trelfall and James Ellis. An amazing show dangerously funny.

Cheers

BCJ

Nightingales DVD
- CommentAuthorlucydu52
- CommentTimeOct 6th 2007 edited
I would have to say the first series of Little Britain was great, i used to really enjoy Absolutely Fabulous and French and Saunders. At the moment I always get a good giggle from Mock the Week.
- CommentAuthorcatwhittall81
- CommentTimeOct 6th 2007 edited
I love quite a few of the older sitcoms (although I'm not old enough to remember some of them) including On the Buses, Hi De Hi, Rising Damp

I also love Little Britain, Phoenix Nights and Fawlty Towers

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1014954
- CommentAuthorExploding Buzzard
- CommentTimeOct 6th 2007
Porridge is the funniest for me - Ronnie Barker gives a perfect performance. All the characters and actors are excellent too. Very difficult to choose though, Fawlty Towers and Cheers are right there too.

It may not really qualify but You've Been Framed is almost guaranteed to give you many laughs each show - because it has been going so long it is easy to overlook it in the TV schedule, but it is probably better now than it has ever been, due to the wider range of material to choose from, plus the aid of Harry Hill's comments.

Not out yet on DVD (but will appear eventually hopefully), The Wonder Years was a superb American series (1988-93) which may not be known to all. Great writing and acting, and although the setting is a typical American suburban family, anyone could identify with it as it will bring back many memories of growing up as a teenager. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_Years
- CommentAuthormusicals
- CommentTimeOct 6th 2007
I could have guessed most of these answers (though that doesn't make them ineligible for the prize) - but any series for whose fans negotiate and release their own dvd deserves to climb high in your list. Joking Apart is the unlikely title of a BBC2 comedy series by Steven Moffat, who recently made the long journey to Hollywood via a few of the best episodes of Doctor Who. Robert Bathurst - long before Cold Feet - and Fiona Gillies - long before Holby City - are a comedian and his soon-to-be-ex-wife battling their way through a marriage breakdown. Doesn't sound like the stuff of comedy, does it? Well try this and be very, very amused:
http://www.replaydvd.co.uk/joking_apart.htm
- CommentAuthorbopper
- CommentTimeOct 6th 2007
Porridge is def my favourite

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1015993

lots of great one-liners , simple humour yet its terrifically funny all the time

bopper
- CommentAuthorjannetteroden
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
my favourite series is only fools and horses, i just love the homemade cotney ryhming slang that delboy as ie ruby for curry,i love the wheeling and dealing and scams they get upto, my faourite film is Only Fools And Horses - Time On Our Hands [1996] were they sell the watch they found in their lock up garge for millions making them millionaires fantastic ending to a loveable family lighthearted comedy series
- CommentAuthorJade
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
The Worst Week Of My Life

Hi Guys, I am a Newbie to the forum. It seems very friendly.

My favorite tv series is The Worst week of my life. I think they only made 2 series. I hope they make a 3rd or at least a christmas special. I really love it because you are on the edge of your chair thinking that things can't get any worst for him, but of course they do, they get much worst, but really funny. I enjoyed reading the other suggestions above and will definately look out for some of the ones that I didn't know about. Ciao for now, Jade
- CommentAuthortoyboy23
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
My favourite series of all time is gimme gimme gimme,Bought them all individually when they first came out,wore them out then I bought the box set to replace them,and have wore the third series disc out of that set. Kathy Burke is a geniusI definatly prefer tv series over film.Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy and Auf weidersein pet never seem to get a break on dvd player.
- CommentAuthorDAVCARR
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
My favourite is You Rang M'Lord because of the period it is set in and the excellent casting and scripts
http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1047894
- CommentAuthorsandra63
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007
Fawlty Towers gets my vote. So many unforgettable moments that still make me laugh out loud whenever I see them - even my kids laugh at John Cleese strutting around in his inimitable way.

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/search.php?title=fawlty+towers
- CommentAuthorweller96c
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
i wrote such a long list of my comedy favourites that the sign in timed out and i lost the whole lot so hers a top 10 without all the comments that took me over half an hour to write

1.) Red Dwarf

2.) The Simpsons

3.) Family Guy

4.) Bottom

5.) Pheonix Nights

6.) Only Fools And Horses

7.) The Office

8.) Peep show

9.) Father Ted

10.) Operation Good Guys

others that nearly made my list
the royal family, spaces, mighty boosh, little britan, fonejacker, poridge, the britas empire, monty pythons flying circuis, blackadder, Futurama, South Park, Ren and Stimpy, green wing, that mitchelle and web look, young ones.... and so on and so on
- CommentAuthorkevtickle
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
Has to be the Benny Hill Show.

Absoltely brilliant sketches, which are timeless. A lot of them have no dialogue, so could be watched anywhere in the world. And then of course the famous chases, with that famous music.
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
Haven't been around so much this weekend but great to see so many entries and find out what keeps everyone laughing. Who'dve thought when On The Buses first aired in 1872 that it could still drum up so much interest today

weller96c, quite a list - sorry you lost it first time around. Had a look and I can't find a way of changing the timeout settings here so probably best to select all and copy what you've written before submitting just to be safe.

Thanks all who posted links to the dvds, found some decent deals among them too. Anyone who's not posted a link I'll make sure and add one for so you'll still be entered but in next weeks competition it's over to you.

Still time to enter up till midnight tonight after which I'll be performing the random draw in a sealed off warehouse with lawyers and government officials present to avoid any results rigging

The winner (and any runners up) will be announced on the forum tomorrow morning and I'll send an email out if you won too.

Good luck!

Grant
- CommentAuthorashiqp
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
After much consideration I've come up with what i think is the most funniest film of all time .
The most funniest film(s) has to be The Pink Panther collection. A succesful franchise with many sequels that kept the 1970's decade roaring with laughter. Peter Sellers' role as Inspector Clouseau is more than extraordinary and around every corner there is always something to make you
I have got to say few have managed to keep the audience crying with joy with over 6 films or 10 hours, the way Peter Sellers has! Hugely satisfying, these movies can calm even Incredible Hulk!
What is interesting about the films is that there is a mixture of mystery, thriller, and slapstick humour all blended in hilariously to create something completely out of this world. I can never stop watching the films and each time the laughter only increases.
It's a real shame that 'The Return of The Pink Panther' is not included in the Pink Panther box set, so you'll have to buy that separately. There are also two more sequels, 'The Curse of The Pink Panther' and 'The Son of The Pink Panther' but these do not feature Petter Sellers, thus lacking the infinite humour of the first 6 films!
Here is the link for the Pink Panther Collection- no DVD collection should be without it!!!

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1067536

The set is worth every penny and the appearnce is very attractive. A purple boxset with a cut out mirror on the front right of the outer slipcase! The inside folds out awesomely with animated shots of each of the five films in the background all over double sided, revealing the discs in the front! The quality of the picture and sound is awesome and clear, with the outstanding interactive menus as a bonus. it comes complete with a sixth discs with various features to relive the outrageous moments over and over again. It also has documentaries, a couple of The Pink Panther Cartoon episodes, original uncut trailers! And of course, to complete the set, a collector's booklet which is a must read!

And here is the link for 'The Return of The pink Panther', not included in the collection above, but nevertheless in the same standard as the five in the collection!

http://www.dvdcollections.co.uk/search/fetchPrices.php?id=mfno1037941

Believe it or not, all 6 Peter Sellers' pink Panther movies are the funniest. Each tops the other and you can never stop laughing throughout each whole films!

Whether it is the traditional slipping, falling and tripping scenes , or the outragrous slapstick violence between Clouseasu and Kato (he just killed me!) or even the hilarious accent of Clouseasu such as 'phone' and 'feurn', I can clearly state 'in black and white' the Pink Panther movies will never go out of date and each will keep its audience laughing out of control for genearations to come, since the many decades it has!!!

The Peter Sellers' Pink Panther film collection- the most outrageous comedy- mystery- thriller- classic franchise ever!- bar none!

(phew)!
- CommentAuthormrsthelens
- CommentTimeOct 7th 2007 edited
my all time fav is only fools & horses, i can still remember the one liners almost fetching me to tears, like when they was out chatting up girls and del tells them rodney is a tennis pro, she asks rodney what do you prefare grass or astro turf, rodney replies ive never smoked astro truf.

Only Fools & Horses

i also like the northern comedies common as muck & auf wiedersehen pet
- CommentAuthorgrant
- CommentTimeOct 8th 2007
And the winner is... go back to the updated first post to find out!
- CommentAuthorJenny
- CommentTimeOct 8th 2007
Just seen my name as a Runner up. Thank you so much , grant

I will pm you with my details as soon as I choose one.

Jenny

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