| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters 18:25 - Jan 9 with 7105 views | FredManRave |
No right answers, it's all about opinions etc etc.
My top 3* off the top of my head would be;
1. Basil Fawlty - Utter comedic madcap genius. So many LOL moments that can be
watched again and again. Pure Genius.
2. David Brent (In the first two series). Very original at the time. A heady mix of
inteligent witty comedy mixed with so many cringe worthy moments.
3. Sheldon Cooper - A bit left field but the timing and delivery of such complex and
detailed scripts is very impressive. Razor sharp wit, imo.
*As OP I have the right to change my top 3 at any time..... [Post edited 9 Jan 2018 20:30]
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 20:03 - Jan 9 with 3820 views | Lblock |
Too many but none too recent
1. Chris Morris... avatar giveaway. Way, way, way ahead of his time
2. The entire cast of The Fast Show -- never has such simle comedy been so intelligent, so catchy and developed cult status
3. Ian Stone - a proper time served stand up who is a really funny bloke just to chat to. He's proper on the edge and rapid; or at least he was years back when I followed a lot of his gigs and also got chatting to him in Chiswick
I was torn on the last one between Harry Enfield (early stuff), Micky Flannagan or Milton Jones |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 20:09 - Jan 9 with 3816 views | daveB |
Tommy Cooper - fella has always made me laugh and is just a genius
Paul Whitehouse - last of the sketch show comedians, loved fast show and old Harry Enfield shows
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm probably my favourite comedy of last 10 years and Seinfeld was brilliant as well |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 20:29 - Jan 9 with 3778 views | FredManRave |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 20:09 - Jan 9 by daveB |
Tommy Cooper - fella has always made me laugh and is just a genius
Paul Whitehouse - last of the sketch show comedians, loved fast show and old Harry Enfield shows
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm probably my favourite comedy of last 10 years and Seinfeld was brilliant as well |
What I actually meant but didn't clearly say was favourite Comedy Characters. Otherwise I would have included Larry David but in Curb he's just playing himself so not a made up character which is why I didn't include him. But totally agree re Curb and Seinfeld and they're both thanks to him. | |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 20:35 - Jan 9 with 3757 views | ted_hendrix |
Gary Shandling (The Larry Sanders Show).
Mel Brookes.
Michael Palin for his 'Ripping Yarns' series's alone (Tomkinson's Schooldays is genius)
Richard Pryor and Spike Milligan. and an honourable mention for Jackie Mason. |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 20:53 - Jan 9 with 3707 views | flynnbo |
Arfer Daley
Delboy
Fletcher
Probably many others but they're up there for me.
PS Agree with Ted about Ripping Yarns especially Golden Gordon |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 20:56 - Jan 9 with 3697 views | Rs_Holy |
Eric Morecambe
Ronnie Barker
Spike |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 21:10 - Jan 9 with 3659 views | Toast_R |
Larry David in Curb. Genius. I'll say that's a chatacter as everyone in that show are playing twisted versions of themselves, guessing that's how Gervais got the remedy for Extras...
Del Trotter - Absolutely timeless
Frank Spencer - Close between him and Basil Fawlty, Frank just edges it for me. Michael Crawford did his own crazy stunts, what more do you need? |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 21:27 - Jan 9 with 3634 views | BromleyHoop |
Sir Les Patterson
Alan Partridge
Norman Stanley Fletcher. |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 21:45 - Jan 9 with 3595 views | danehoop |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 21:27 - Jan 9 by BromleyHoop |
Sir Les Patterson
Alan Partridge
Norman Stanley Fletcher. |
1. Edmund Blackadder - how so much comedy gold was ever put together into one character speaks volumes for Curtis and Elton's writing.
2. Chris Morris - as said before, a genius ahead of his time. Was a fan as soon as I watched the first 5 minutes of The day today. Astonishing group of writers involved with the show, but it is Morris's Paxmen-esque character"Christopher Morris" that steers the madness through. Later reused in Brass-eye and again so far ahead of its time.
3. Alan Partridge - Spun out of the Day Today as a stand alone awkward character played slightly uncomfortably by Steve Coogan as a 23 year old, but developed into a national treasure as Coogan matured and their two's relative ages have come together. [Post edited 9 Jan 2018 22:17]
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 21:53 - Jan 9 with 3580 views | CamberleyR |
Alan Partridge
Basil Fawlty
Rigsby |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 22:14 - Jan 9 with 3549 views | BrianMcCarthy |
1. Jeeves - in the books or as played by Stephen Fry
2. Eccles - my favourite Goon
3. Hawkeye Pierce
Spike Milligan in his war diaries probably doesn't count as it's mostly autobiographical, but if it did he'd be No. 1. Same with the Jerry Seinfeld character in 'Seinfeld', who would have been No. 2 if it weren't largely autobiographical. |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 22:20 - Jan 9 with 3529 views | Pommyhoop |
Trigger
Fletcher
Many Fast Show characters e.g Competitive Dad, The 2 posh surgeons,
Swiss Tony. |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 22:30 - Jan 9 with 3514 views | flynnbo |
Peter Sellers as Clouseau , Bob Fleming and Jim Royle. Also, Frasier Crane. [Post edited 9 Jan 2018 22:32]
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 22:46 - Jan 9 with 3490 views | CroydonCaptJack |
Alan Partridge
David Brent
Blackadder |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 22:55 - Jan 9 with 3471 views | ElHoop |
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Lennie Godber
Basil Fawlty
I think that Porridge was the best of the lot. |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:01 - Jan 9 with 3460 views | HendonHoop |
1. Del Boy
2. Dr. Frasier Crane
3. The England cricket team, er, sorry.....I meant Cliff Claven from " Cheers ". |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:04 - Jan 9 with 3453 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:01 - Jan 9 by HendonHoop |
1. Del Boy
2. Dr. Frasier Crane
3. The England cricket team, er, sorry.....I meant Cliff Claven from " Cheers ". |
Yes, how did I not include Del Boy!! | | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:04 - Jan 9 with 3453 views | PunteR |
Frank Drebin (Naked Gun)
Basil Fawlty
Lloyd Christmas (dumb and Dumber(
Amongst loads already mentioned |  |
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:13 - Jan 9 with 3434 views | komradkirk |
Alf Garnett
Rick (the young ones).
Father Jack Hackett. |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:15 - Jan 9 with 3426 views | LythamR |
Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)
Basil Fawlty
Rik and Eddie . (Bottom + Dangerous Brothers) |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 23:25 - Jan 9 with 3417 views | nix |
1. Norman Stanley Fletcher
2. Father Ted
3. Phil Dunphy
I also loved Reggie Perrin, the cast of Soap, early MASH and the Good Life |  | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 23:27 - Jan 9 with 3413 views | daveB |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Pesronalities on 20:29 - Jan 9 by FredManRave |
What I actually meant but didn't clearly say was favourite Comedy Characters. Otherwise I would have included Larry David but in Curb he's just playing himself so not a made up character which is why I didn't include him. But totally agree re Curb and Seinfeld and they're both thanks to him. |
Oh right well in that case
Del Boy
Eddie Hitler
Dwight Schrute | | | |
| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 05:57 - Jan 10 with 3300 views | itsbiga |
Reginald Perrin
Mark Corrigan
Maurice Moss
and 3 isnt enough. Arnold RImmer and Dave Lister. [Post edited 10 Jan 2018 5:59]
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 07:08 - Jan 10 with 3263 views | davman |
1. Fletcher
2. Rimmer
3. Del Boy
...left field, but loved Vod in Fresh Meat and the vice chancellor in Campus (netflix). [Post edited 10 Jan 2018 21:00]
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| Top 3 Favourite Comedy Characters on 07:42 - Jan 10 with 3240 views | Esox_Lucius |
1. Peter Griffin
2. Ralph Wiggum
3. Archer. |  |
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