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Nov 1, 2019 · Here are the best moments from classic British comedy.Subscribe for more exclusive clips, trailer... From puddles to chandeliers, lederhosen's to wrong numbers.
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- In The Office, when Dwight had the brilliant idea of a surprise fire drill for everyone, and all hell broke loose.
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- In Schitt’s Creek, when Moira was in the belief that she murdered a random man, so she spoke to David about it and accidentally turned him into an accomplice.
- Here’s the full scene
- Oliver Lyttelton
- “Broad City” (2014 – present) It could have been taken, at first glance, as a cheap cash-in on the thinkpiece-inspiring success of “Girls.”
- “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” (2005 – present) The slow-burning success of “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” has almost no precedent in TV history.
- “Silicon Valley” (2014 – present) He was an animation king thanks to “Beavis And Butt-Head” and “King Of The Hill,” but live-action success long eluded Mike Judge, with films like “Office Space” and “Idiocracy” failing to find audiences despite their obvious brilliance.
- “Everybody Hates Chris” (2005-2008) Chris Rock was hardly the first stand-up to put out a show drawing on his own experiences growing up, but the utterly charming “Everybody Hates Chris” wasn’t quite what anyone was expecting — owing more to “The Wonder Years” than to most family shows, it saw the young Chris (Tyler James Williams) growing up in Bed-Stuy, with an authentically working-class vibe that’s too hard to find on TV, then or now; a nicely nostalgic reconstruction of the 1980s; and a pleasingly functional, if often bickering, family (including a breakout turn by Terry Crews as his dad).
- Marc Chacksfield
- Only Fools And Horses - Del Boy Falls Through The Bar. Watch now on YouTube. Episode: ‘Yuppy Love’ (Series 6, Episode 1, 1989) Written by: John Sullivan.
- Blackadder - A Bout Of ‘Insanity’ Watch now on YouTube. Episode: ‘Goodbyeee’ (Series 4, Episode 6, 1989) Written by: Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. This scene perfectly encapsulates how this season of Blackadder dealt with difficult topics like death and war-related mental illness.
- Fawlty Towers - “Don’t Mention The War!” Watch now on YouTube. Episode: ’The Germans’ (Series 1, Episode 6, 1975) Written by: John Cleese and Connie Booth.
- Father Ted. Watch on YouTube now. Episode: ’A Christmassy Ted’ (Christmas Special, 1996) Written by: Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. Again another Irish sitcom on the list made by a British company (hence its inclusion), Father Ted always ranks high in the 'best sitcoms of all time' list - and for good reason, it's a joy (as long as you can separate creator from creation)!
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