50 Funniest Comedy Sketches - I'm almost too afraid to ask...

[gatchamandave]

...but  what  won ?

I  turned   it   on  at   one  point  to  discover  that   Eric'n'Ernie   doing  Singing In The Rain  was  supposedly  only  34th  best  ever  -  and  promptly  switched the telly  off and  read  a  good  book .

So  what  did  "  they "  decide ?

[Make me smile]

So  what  did  "  they "  decide ?

The Lou and Andy 'Swimming Pool' sketch won. To celebrate it was the only sketch shown in it's entirety, thanks C4.

[My Giddy Aunt]

For your delectation:


1. Lou and Andy (Swimming Pool) - Little Britain
  2. Petshop/Dead Parrot - Monty Python's Flying Circus
  3. Tubbs and Edward (Road Men) - The League of Gentlemen
  4. Vicky Pollard (Swimming Pool) - Little Britain
  5. Four Candles - The Two Ronnies
  6. Going For An English - Goodness Gracious Me
  7. Acorn Antiques � Victoria Wood, As Seen On TV
  8. Breakfast - The Morecambe and Wise Show
  9. Ted and Ralph (Drinking Game) - The Fast Show
 10. Good Aids/Bad Aids - Brass Eye
 11. The Slobs (Brown Baby) - Harry Enfield and Chums
 12. The Spanish Inquisition - Monty Python's Flying Circus
 13. Silence of the Lambs - French and Saunders
 14. Papa Lazarou (The Circus Comes to Town) - The League Of Gentlemen
 15. Ministry of Silly Walks - Monty Python�s Flying Circus
 16. Previn Plays Greig - The Morecambe and Wise Show
 17. The Only Gay in the Village (Daffyd's Coming Out) - Little Britain
 18. The Pool - The Day Today
 19. Michael Jackson's Crib - Bo Selecta!
 20. Suit You! Tailors (New Job) - The Fast Show
 21. Masterchef - The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
 22. Singing Match - Smack the Pony
 23. Job Seekers (The Interview) - The League Of Gentlemen
 24. History Today - The Mary Whitehouse Experience
 25. Mastermind - The Two Ronnies
 26. One Leg Too Few - Beyond the Fringe
 27. Two Soups - Victoria Wood, As Seen on TV
 28. Gerald the Talking Gorilla - Not the Nine O'Clock News
 29. Mr Cholmondley-Warner (Women Know Your Limits) - Harry Enfield's Television Programme
 30. Stoneybridge Olympic Bid - Absolutely
 31. Nudge Nudge - Monty Python's Flying Circus
 32. Craig David on Tour - Bo Selecta!
 33. Constable Savage - Not the Nine O'Clock News
 34. Singing in the Rain - The Morecombe and Wise Show
 35. Alan Partridge (At the Races) - The Day Today
 36. The Dagenham Dialogues - Not Only But Also
 37. Thatcher and Cabinet - Spitting Image
 38. Damn It! - A Bit of Fry and Laurie
 39. Saying Goodbye - Smack the Pony
 40. Class Sketch - The Frost Report
 41. The Pandas (Japanese Tourists) - Who Dares Wins
 42. Cissy and Ada, Babysitting - The Les Dawson Show
 43. Two Flies - Alas Smith and Jones
 44. Jockey Safari - Big Train
 45. A La Carte - The Tommy Cooper Hour
 46. The Four Yorkshiremen - At Last the 1948 Show
 47. Slade in Residence (Christmas Day) - The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
 48. Rod Stewart's Bum - The Kenny Everett Television Show
 49. The Lumberjack Song - Monty Python's Flying Circus
 50. Smashie and Nicey (Radio Quiet) - Harry Enfield's Television Programme

[benthalo]

There must have been an instant response thread around these parts when it first went out last year. 3 April 2005, that is. Possibly the only useful bit of information if you want to search the forum.

Ah! http://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=6642&highlight=comedy+sketches

[gatchamandave]

So  what  did  "  they "  decide ?

The Lou and Andy 'Swimming Pool' sketch won. To celebrate it was the only sketch shown in it's entirety, thanks C4.

Bloody

hell

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

It's excellent news for me as my new sketch show is a varied, eclectic affair set solely in and around a swimming pool.

Give the public what they want, that's what I've always said.

[Jack Shaftoe]

I wonder how many people voted for 'Angels' by Robbie Williams?

[Gavin]

varied

Well that's that buggered!

[Johnny Yesno]

What bothered me more was one of the talking heads for the Mr Chomondley-Warner sketch. He was saying he knew Harry Enfield and he knew Enfield had this need to be un-PC and Mr Chomondley-Warner was a chance for him to say the things he really wanted to say on TV but couldn't.

That has to be horse shit, doesn't it? I always understood that sketch to be mocking old-fashioned opinions of women rather than mocking women themselves. Sorry to bring Gervais into this thread as well but that's why I've always defended him - because I understood his material in the same way. The question is: have I misunderstood Mr Chomondley-Warner in the same way as some VWs would have me believe I've misunderstood Gervais? Or are some people going back and reinterpreting fairly PC works in an un-PC way in order to justify an unpleasant trend in modern comedy?

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

I think it's because the talking heads sometimes misinterpret the nature of the material. Anything remotely controversial is considered good by default because it's un-PC and anything un-PC (argh, that phrase is even annoying) has to be a good thing by its very nature. One of my friends likes Family Guy for some rather dubious reasons too. "They don't give a shit about offending people." Whereas if anyone understood Family Guy properly, there's no way they could be offended on grounds of racism.

It's obvious that the don't drive sketch is just a parody of the old school way of thinking, not just a wacky platform for Enfields opinions. Why would he harbour views like that and choose to present them in such a ridiculous manner?

[James A]

Enfield was probably just trying to tell him that he enjoyed acting the part.

[hoverdonkey]

I missed this first time around and enjoyed it as three hours of watching some old favourites and seeing some sketches for the first time. I watched as a collection of clips, rather than a countdown, to prevent the inevitable annoyance at the order of things. Naturally Little Britain was over-represented but that always happens with these things. I have a feeling I don't take comedy quite as 'seriously' as some on here though. I thought the talking heads were pretty good, compared to other shows of this ilk.

Bo Selecta can fuck right off though. When juxtaposed with all those classics, it looked even worse.