Tv ‘Comedies’ That You Just Don’t Find Funny - Old Or New.

[Smowball]

Whilst channel hopping I stumbled across an old episode of 'Keeping Up Appearances'. Not sure how popular it used to be but I remember watching an episode years ago and thought it was quite funny, but today - I watched it and just couldn't believe that anyone ever watched it! Was just so, well, unfunny lol. Or is it just me??

Anyone feel the same bout any other programmes??

[THECORBYLOON]

"Last of the Summer Wine"  Rubbish!!!!!!

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

I never get bored of Porridge, and might rewatch an Only Fools ep if there's nothing else on...and let's face it, on Gold there never is anything else on 😝

[ToraToraTora]

Hetty Wainthrop ?

[bhg481]

Does anybody remember "The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs" with David Jason? Just 1 13-episode series in 1974. I've never seen or heard anything about it since; it seemed funny at the time but I don't think I'd go much for it nowadays.

[Buenchico]

'Not Going Out' is 'not going on' in my house!

[sandyRoe]

Sorry starting Ronnie Corbett and Open all Hours, with the other Ronnie, Barker.

Both were dire.

[Smowball]

Oh I agree about Not Going Out! 

[davebro3]

PR did an excellent "Talking Heads" by Alan Bennet.

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Among other shows, Roy Clarke wrote "Keeping Up" and "Summer Wine", but the only show of his I can bear to watch is Open All Hours, and that's probably due to the presence of Ronnie Barker (and David Jason too). 

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Ronnie Barker was basically a comedy God. 

[Smowball]

I didn't realise that P.R was still alive - she's 95! 

[Smowball]

Agree about Porridge - so funny.

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

But the Acme of crap sitcoms is "Are You Being Served?" Pure s*it then, unwatchable now. Another example of a show saved by one actor, in this case Mollie Sugden. 

[Buenchico]

TLC:
'Last of the Summer Wine" is pure comedy gold.  I've seen every single episode dozens of times!

[Buenchico]

Are there any fans of 'Miranda' here?  (I'm most definitely not in that group!)

[THECORBYLOON]

SMOW, even if you had watched Steptoe and Son, I doubt you'd mind on Patricia Routledge being in it.

She appeared in it only the once, playing a clairvoyant in a 1974 episode.

[barry1010]

Clarence was slated but I quite liked it

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

One of the great mysteries of life is how Citizen Khan ran for FIVE series despite never being remotely funny. 

[Smowball]

 Nope  I didn't like Miranda either! 

[david small]

I used to find steptoe and son amusing back in the day, now I can't abide it. Most old situation comedy's do not age very well.