Another Top Ten British Comedy Shows

Peep Show

Disclaimer: I love David Mitchell. This man can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned and this show just highlights how great he is. It may be a bit of a slow start, but once this show hits its stride, it's sure to have you laughing hysterically.

Mr Bean

Love him or hate him, you simply have to admire what Rowan Atkinson achieved with Mr Bean. With extremely limited dialogue, and no character development, Mr Bean delivered a lot of laughs off of pure slapstick alone. It's global staying power in this day and age is testament to how brilliantly its execution was.

Red Dwarf

This was the show that people were most outraged I had forgotten about last time, and with good reason. Red Dwarf is an absolute classic British show. All the information you need is that it's a sci-fi comedy, has extremely likeable characters, and will fuel you with insults such as "smeghead". Get to it.

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

This show is weird. Like, batshit crazy. Rarely makes sense. The creators must have done 4 whole marijuanas. My favourite scenes include a doctor being chased by a possessed stapler and a woman being turned into brocolli. All you need to know is that both Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry (Moss and Douglas) from The IT Crowd are in this, so what more could you need to know before wanting to check this out?!

The Mighty Boosh

Originally, I was going to say how weird this show was, because make no mistake, this show is odd as hell. But then again, next to Darkplace it's nowhere near that unusual. Nevertheless, this is still a british classic, if you're into slightly more "bizarre" and out-there comedy, or are just generally a fan of Noel Fielding off of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, then give this a shot, as it's likely right up your alley.

Father Ted

Y'know how last post I said Only Fools and Horses was quintessentially british? Well, this show is quintessentially Irish. Full of loveable characters, hilarious one liners and created by the brilliant mind of Graham Linehan, creator of both The IT Crowd and Black Books (both of which made my last list), this is one not to miss!

Dads Army

I mentioned this last time in the "Honourable Mentions" comment, but seeing as we're doing a whole other post, may as well give it the spotlight it deserves here. This show is an absolute british classic, having debuted in the 1970s, that makes it the oldest show on either list and the one with the most staying power. This show really has aged gracefully as every joke still lands today. Give it a chance!

I'm Alan Partridge

Steve Coogan's character Alan Partridge got his very own show and it's one hell of a british classic. Both the show and the character became so popular that the character would then go on to become a global name, as well as make appearances in several other shows. Going as far as to have his own IMDB page. So basically... this show has staying power and you should watch it.

The Vicar of Dibley

Like Dad's Army, this one got an honourable mention last time but is being bumped up this time round. Set in a town in the middle of nowhere, Dawn French's Vicar moves in and becomes acquainted with a whole cast of instantly likeable, amusing characters. This show is genuinely great and is pretty decent at bringing on the feels too. 9/10, would strongly recommend.

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

So we all know how much we love Stephen Fry on QI right? ...And we all know how much we love Hugh Laurie on House, yeah? And we all know how much we love them both on Blackadder? Well, imagine them in a sketch show, where we get them together, constantly. Because that's what you get here, and it's freakin' amazing.