British sitcoms: the deathmatch (19-01)

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McGoohan Jan 2019 3:45pm, 7 Jan 2019 37,686 posts	0 McGoohan I suppose I meant that Elton + Atkinson is not necessarily comedy gold. Not even comedy bronze really. I haven't bothered with Upstart Crow because: Queen The Musical and all the shit books he's done since the 80s.
Diogenes Jan 2019 3:46pm, 7 Jan 2019 33,628 posts	0 Diogenes Games 6 & 7 are very much Hobson’s Choice
Maclennane Jan 2019 3:48pm, 7 Jan 2019 20,463 posts	0 Maclennane You can't possibly be serious
Wriggling Snake Jan 2019 3:51pm, 7 Jan 2019 20,884 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I just thought, Peep Show was good
Diogenes Jan 2019 3:53pm, 7 Jan 2019 33,631 posts	0 Diogenes Never watched Phoenix Nights, RD was okay to start with but needed to disappear into a black hole years ago, not going to vote for the other two, so took the neither/both option.
Wriggling Snake Jan 2019 3:54pm, 7 Jan 2019 20,885 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Red Dwarf hit a purple patch in the middle, not even watched the later ones...game 8 has something missing.....
Akie Jan 2019 3:56pm, 7 Jan 2019 381 posts	0 Akie Forgot all about Peep Show, yes excellent.
Diogenes Jan 2019 3:58pm, 7 Jan 2019 33,633 posts	0 Diogenes [Mrs D can’t stand both Mitchell and Webb]
larkim Jan 2019 4:26pm, 7 Jan 2019 6,425 posts	0 larkim Mitchell and Webb on the radio in their early days was like listening to exactly my sense of humour being created just for me. That Mitchell and Webb Look got close too. I just can't quite get behind Upstart Crow. Seems like a good concept, but just not slap-sticky enough.
GregP Jan 2019 4:33pm, 7 Jan 2019 110,061 posts	0 GregP Larkin para 1 - absolutely. See also very early (Fruit Corner on Radio 4) Harry Hill.