[Uncle Doof]

OK guys, I need your help.

Lately, I've taken to hitting the treadmill for a couple of hours a day. Of course, since this is more boring than an evening talking about turnips with a Bill Gates fan, I've been watching comedy while I've been at it.

So far, I've been watching That 70s Show. Good quality comedy with the bonus of a variety of hot chicks in it. Me like. But I'm running out - only got another week's worth.

So, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to help me find some good US comedy. Hot chicks a plus point (obviously).

Thanks chaps.

[Laminar]

Arrested Development
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Office

[BigBadWolf]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Arrested Development
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Office

Three of the best, but I'll add Curb Your Enthusiasm and 30 Rock.

[Cipher13]

Scrubs.

[Timo]

Originally Posted by Uncle Doof 

So far, I've been watching That 70s Show. Good quality comedy with the bonus of a variety of hot chicks in it. Me like. But I'm running out - only got another week's worth.

I was an unlikely fan of this show. Seen 'em all, multiple times, even went to a taping (the last two seasons are terrible, though).

Next up was the U.S. verison of The Office. Really good. The wife is partial to 30 Rock as well.

[cjrivera]

Psych (on USA)

[iMOTOR]

Two and a Half Men

Boston Legal

Will and Grace

Rules of Engagement

[Rumor]

Not a comedy, but the (now canceled, wtf?) HBO series Carnivale is excellent.

[red rocket]

Scrubs.

[Peter]

Spaced.

[badidea]

Why US?
I'm a huge fan of "Little Britain"!

[Apemanblues]

I'm probably more of a fan of British comedy (because I'm British), but The Big Bang Theory is absolutely hilarious. I love that show. Curb Your Enthusiasm Is also genius (It's like the American Alan Partridge) and Arrested Development has a lot of laughs too.

House is also really funny. Even though it's technically drama, the lines are brilliant and it's full of comedy.

[ajprice]

Nobody said Friends??

Anyway, I'm with badidea, why US only?

Little Britain
Father Ted
Spaced
The Office
Extras
The Mighty Boosh
Green Wing
Alan Partridge
Saxondale
Peep Show
Gavin & Stacey

thats for starters.

[lavar78]

NewsRadio, my all-time favorite sitcom. Phil Hartman + Dave Foley + Stephen Root = genius!

Freaks and Geeks is my second favorite.

[64stang06]

How I Met Your Mother. Barney =

[Mithras]

I'm with Laminar and BigBadWolf. In my own preferred order:

1. Arrested Development
2. The Office
3. 30 Rock
4. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Seriously, the first three are excellent writing. The fourth is not quite of the same caliber, but is pretty damn funny nonetheless.

[Uncle Doof]

Originally Posted by badidea 

Why US?

Originally Posted by ajprice 

Anyway, I'm with badidea, why US only?

Because I've already watched all the UK stuff I'm interested in. I'm looking for new stuff which I might not have heard about.

[wallinbl]

How I Met Your Mother - Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious in this.
Newsradio - where oh where did TV like this go?
Scrubs - often hilarious, rarely weak. Many funny characters.
Boston Legal - Denny Crane. A riot, though it sometimes wants to beat a point into its viewer. Denny Crane.
Psych - simultaneously lame and hilarious.
Rules of Engagement - if you can get past David Spade, Patrick Warburton is worth it.
The Simpsons - many good years. the earlier, the better.

IMO, The Office and Arrested Development are only funny if you are humor or intelligence impaired. I just stare at them and say "people really think that was funny?". They're physically painful to watch.

[Peter]

yes but have you seen spaced?

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by wallinbl 

Scrubs - often hilarious, rarely weak.

Well, this season wasn't the best.

Psych - simultaneously lame and hilarious.

I love this stupid show, but I'm a sucker for a mystery. Also, I think the "Ebony and Ivory" commercial is one of my all-time favorites.

Rules of Engagement - if you can get past David Spade, Patrick Warburton is worth it.

But he's also in NewsRadio and Seinfeld, so why bother?

[wallinbl]

Originally Posted by lavar78 

But he's also in NewsRadio and Seinfeld, so why bother?

He's the main character in this one, so you get more of it. Seinfeld is full of intentionally annoying characters, and I'm not a fan of that.

[Tiresias]

I find this fellow to be quite amusing.

What?

[Uncle Doof]

Originally Posted by wallinbl 

IMO, The Office and Arrested Development are only funny if you are humor or intelligence impaired. I just stare at them and say "people really think that was funny?". They're physically painful to watch.

I've only ever seen about five minutes of the UK Office, but found it a bit pointless. Not seen the US one.

Arrested Development? Saw one ep a while back and found it a bit too smug and up itself. I suspect it's for the Family Guy crowd who've grown out of cartoons. And I'm with Cartman on Family Guy.

I guess I'm just boringly mainstream when it comes to comedy.

Originally Posted by wallinbl 

How I Met Your Mother - Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious in this.

Concur. Love it (aside from the eps where The Lard guests, which I refuse to watch).

[64stang06]

Originally Posted by Uncle Doof 

I've only ever seen about five minutes of the UK Office, but found it a bit pointless. Not seen the US one.

Arrested Development? Saw one ep a while back and found it a bit too smug and up itself. I suspect it's for the Family Guy crowd who've grown out of cartoons. And I'm with Cartman on Family Guy.

I guess I'm just boringly mainstream when it comes to comedy.



Concur. Love it (aside from the eps where The Lard guests, which I refuse to watch).

Glad I'm not the only one to not like her.

[osiris]

Another vote for The Office (US).

[Jawbone54]

I watch:

The Office (US)
Seinfeld (I go to sleep to it almost every night)
CSI (I know, not a comedy)
Arrested Development
My Name is Earl (cheesy, but sometimes enjoyable)
Futurama (got in on it late)
Venture Bros. (only got in on it to see what the fuss was, and liked it a lot)

Not a fan of Scrubs though. Maybe it's an acquired taste.

[Uncle Doof]

OK, thanks guys. Much appreciated.

From recommendations here, I'm gonna go for:

Scrubs (I've already seen season 1. Liked it, but just forgot about the rest).
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
30 Rock.
Two and a Half Men.
Seinfeld.

Once those are done, I'll try some of the others recommended. Might even revisit Roseanne, Cheers, Cosby Show, Fresh Prince, Malcolm in Middle, Friends, Frasier, etc.. Yes, I'm a saddo mainstream fanboy.

I'm already up to date (and got 'em all on DVD) on:

Little Britain.
Father Ted.
Alan Partridge.
Saxondale.
Earl.
How I Met Your Mother.
CSI (all of 'em).

Righty O. Time to head back and put my nose to the grindstone (i.e. sit in a studio 12 hours a day and attempt to create something resembling popular music). See ya all next year.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Uncle Doof 

Arrested Development? Saw one ep a while back and found it a bit too smug and up itself. I suspect it's for the Family Guy crowd who've grown out of cartoons.

Arrested Development is much closer to Scrubs than to Family Guy. It's a bit dry, there are a lot of self-referencing jokes, and the writing is very quick and clever. I'll see an episode for the third time and catch an obscure reference that I'd missed before.

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by Uncle Doof 

OK, thanks guys. Much appreciated.

From recommendations here, I'm gonna go for:

Scrubs (I've already seen season 1. Liked it, but just forgot about the rest).
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
30 Rock.
Two and a Half Men.
Seinfeld.

NewsRadio

[cjrivera]

SportsNight was another good show they took off way too early.
(And yeah... don't forget NewsRadio)

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by cjrivera 

SportsNight was another good show they took off way too early.
(And yeah... don't forget NewsRadio)

Agreed on both counts.

[BRussell]

I also do TV on the treadmill, but I do series-type shows to keep me coming back. I've watched all episodes of Lost and several seasons of 24 on the treadmill. Highly recommended for that purpose.

[Timo]

Originally Posted by wallinbl 

IMO, The Office and Arrested Development are only funny if you are humor or intelligence impaired. I just stare at them and say "people really think that was funny?". They're physically painful to watch.

I agree that the UK Office is like that; I don't actually care for the "increasingly embarrassing or outlandish or outrageous" comedy approach. But the US Office is more screwball than dreadful.

[RobOnTheCape]

I love Entourage. Jeremy Pivens delivery and dialogue for me is artistry.

[Gankdawg]

Seinfeld
The Office (U.S. version)
Entourage
Deadwood
Newsradio

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by RobOnTheCape 

I love Entourage. Jeremy Pivens delivery and dialogue for me is artistry.

Agreed. He's definitely the best thing on that show.

[Kerrigan]

I definitely recommend Entourage. This is not exactly comedy, but there are plenty of hot girls and it has that sunny California vibe which never fails to lift my mood during those miserable British winters.

[coreythemagnificent46]

Good Times or Sanford and Son.. Classic TV

[RobOnTheCape]

Another worth a watch is Weeds. Though not a lead in the show, Kevin Nealon is sometimes hysterical to watch. I enjoy him much more on this show than on SNL.

Originally Posted by BigBadWolf 

Three of the best, but I'll add Curb Your Enthusiasm

I never understood the appeal of that show. Just painful to watch.

I'll add Corner Gas. It's a mixture of dry, sarcastic, and off-beat humour.

[gradient]

Another big thumbs up for Weeds. One of the most hilarious, off-kilter shows on TV. Fair warning, though, that it turns into a bit more of a drama as the series progresses. One of my favourite shows.

[@pplejaxkz]

The Office and Scrubs are superb. I like Scrubs because it's funny but retains it's seriousness at the same time. And The Office is just so damn funny.

[abe]

Originally Posted by 64stang06 

How I Met Your Mother. Barney =

I can't 'buy' him as straight after hearing Doogie liked guys.

[abe]

Originally Posted by Uncle Doof 

OK, thanks guys. Much appreciated.

From recommendations here, I'm gonna go for:

Scrubs (I've already seen season 1. Liked it, but just forgot about the rest).
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
30 Rock.
Two and a Half Men.
Seinfeld.

Once those are done, I'll try some of the others recommended. Might even revisit Roseanne, Cheers, Cosby Show, Fresh Prince, Malcolm in Middle, Friends, Frasier, etc.. Yes, I'm a saddo mainstream fanboy.

I'm already up to date (and got 'em all on DVD) on:

Little Britain.
Father Ted.
Alan Partridge.
Saxondale.
Earl.
How I Met Your Mother.
CSI (all of 'em).

Righty O. Time to head back and put my nose to the grindstone (i.e. sit in a studio 12 hours a day and attempt to create something resembling popular music). See ya all next year.

Good luck or break a leg or whatever you say to send a mate off on his journey with your blessings and best wishes.

[lavar78]

Originally Posted by abe 

I can't 'buy' him as straight after hearing Doogie liked guys.

But you "bought" him as straight before. Essentially, you're saying he's not as good of an actor now.

[64stang06]

Originally Posted by abe 

I can't 'buy' him as straight after hearing Doogie liked guys.

Doesn't bother me.

[- - e r i k - -]

Black Books.

[red rocket]

Off Centre.

[(s)macintosh]

Benny Hill

[turtle777]

I can't believe someone suggested Will & Grace. Completely ghey. Pun intended.

-t