Matt Berry is on this list more than once. The world needs more Matt Berry
@lioneljonson41626 жыл бұрын
Abbas Zaidi indeed
@bobby-tu2nh6 жыл бұрын
I CAN HEAR YOU, CLEM FANDANGO!
@jasonshort44025 жыл бұрын
He is going to be in the TV version of What We Do In The Shadows which is based in New York!
@rerenaissance74875 жыл бұрын
You can't HANDLE more Matt Berry!!
@chrisbarker5423 жыл бұрын
My mates used to be in his band. I went backstage with them at wireless Festival before they played an early slot on the main stage. I'm sorry to burst your bubble but he was extremely arrogant in the worst way. He underpaid his band which he hired specifically for a season of gigs, including sell out headline slots, and mistreated them so much that that they all quit. Despite them travelling to London for each practice from the south he refused to pay them for rehearsals. Hes funny and brings something unique to projects but he's not a pleasant man
@annierose12696 жыл бұрын
If you've never seen Inside No 9, you're missing out on some of the best British comedy writing out there.
@philcooper24085 жыл бұрын
Monkey Dust was genius, their satire on corporatism and marketing bullshit was so spot on and relevant , this would never get on TV today. The sketch i'm talking about is the classic re-branding cancer, just sums up the lies that have crept into everything.
@skinhead-ej8ff6 жыл бұрын
Darkplace is one of the best shows ever. I think more people know about it than you think.
@ceznajacob82156 жыл бұрын
EVERY EPISODE OF INSIDE NO 9 IS AMAZING AND people now are just starting to discover it after 4 series. Needs much much more attention. It's clever, dark, and funny as hell. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are such underrated writer-actors. Best in the bunch!
@deweygumdrops5 жыл бұрын
if it's got Matt Berry, i've probably heard of it... that man is the greatest
@1969gawa6 жыл бұрын
I think Catterick should have got a mention. As for Inside No.9,the 2nd episode of series 2,The 12 Days of Christine,was one of the best pieces of TV I've seen in years. Hand.
@philcooper24085 жыл бұрын
i agree Christine is my favourite episode. If you are going to watch inside for the 1st time don't start with this episode as you will peek too early, most of them are good, its just this one is a stand out.
@Maxbev144 жыл бұрын
Did you just say 'Hand'? I enjoyed that, do you mind if I use it?
@DodderingOldMan6 жыл бұрын
Ah, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, definitely one of the best. It really does have quite a large cult following, though. And is Inside No 9 really that unknown? For my money it's not as good as either League of Gentlemen or Psychoville, but I had the impression it was actually quite successful.
@MrShannonite6 жыл бұрын
If Won Ton gets wind of this my arse is grass and he’s got a lawnmower. Ya dig?
@willhuey48916 жыл бұрын
i watched garth marenghis darkplace on adult swim a long time ago back when they had a block of british sitcoms
@simonhodgetts65303 жыл бұрын
Man to Man with Dean Learner is worth a look too........if only for Steve Pissing
@WalshieYT15 жыл бұрын
Inside No. 9 is criminally underrated.
@1996laurenlee6 жыл бұрын
Catterick is also brilliant and underrated. Should’ve got an honourable mention.
@audreyfeist33274 жыл бұрын
Darkplace is hands down one of the best comedy shows ever produced.
@willtheangrydudeist91205 жыл бұрын
I see Garth, i click... Dark Place is the greatest
@GiveMeBass933 жыл бұрын
Two words.... Tele Kinsesis
@robertbrookes20006 жыл бұрын
Here's one: The High life, starring Alan Cummings, it's about 3 air hosts and hostess, it's heavily based in and targeted to the Scottish. Only one series, with only about 8 episodes, but still hilarious, with great interactions between characters. If you like the IT crowds trio dynamic in the workplace you may like, The Highlife.
@samuelrobinson19926 жыл бұрын
Robert Brookes Yeah Chewing the Fat was really good too but was only on Scottish BBC
@Clem_Fandango116 жыл бұрын
Robert Brookes Very funny that show.....The Eurovision episode was good.
@davidjackson25246 жыл бұрын
And also Alan Cumming co penned The High Life with his costar. The show came out around 1995. Also in 1995 Alan Cumming was appearing in Goldeneye as a computer programmer working for the villains.
@ThePsho Жыл бұрын
The IT Crowd is perhaps the straight up funniest sitcom I’ve ever seen. No question it’s top 3. Plus, it gatewayed me into Dark Things, Snuff Box, Brass Eye etc, and shows like Taskmaster and Would I Lie To You, though i was already a big fan of Mitchell and Webb. Semi-related, but Are You Being Served and Fawlty Towers both make my top 10 sitcoms of all time, with an honorary mention to Keeping Up Appearances. Also, Flying Circus was basically the Sgt Pepper of comedy, so they deserve an obvious mention, though sketch comedy probably needs its own category.
@multitudeofidols6 жыл бұрын
Should have mentioned that _Darkplace_ had a pseudo spin-off _Man to Man with Dean Learner_ which is also hilarious.
@DokkaChapman6 жыл бұрын
Surprised no one has mentioned 'Big Train' and 'I am not an Animal'.
@jopdian6 жыл бұрын
I am not an animal was great, but you needed to really pay attention to catch the jokes. I love it! Not something that you can just have on in the background though
@thomasbrace56665 жыл бұрын
They probably hadn't heard of it
@jamescrowley85984 жыл бұрын
Wow I only heard of Inside number 9 and Dark place,both of which I only watched recently
@barnabuscollins50382 жыл бұрын
Darkplace was one I hated overlooking but glad I discovered it later on. It's one of my all time favorite spoofs now.
@poliapolis994 жыл бұрын
Inside no 9 is BRILLIANT
@neothethorpeparkfan55125 жыл бұрын
The league of gentlemen is amazing as well as inside number 9
@DokkaChapman6 жыл бұрын
LOOK OUT, HE'S GOT A STICK! Also look out for the Darkplace spin-off 'Man to Man with Dean Learner'.
@KNIGH76 жыл бұрын
Now Man to Man is a hilarious show.
@Bellpipe416 жыл бұрын
Good to hear people mention man to man. Really funny show. I was starting to think I dreamed it, as nobody I’ve ever mentioned it to has heard of it.
@KNIGH76 жыл бұрын
It was a brilliant show. Shame that it isn’t on All4, but I just bought the DVD of it anyway. Worth every penny.
@Gordon.Pinkerton5 жыл бұрын
You need to make sure you've seen "Darkplace Illuminatum" and "Horrificata Illuminatum" too. That's an hour's worth of Marenghi, Todd Rivers and Dean Lerner doing the talking heads bits.
@CS-mo7xp5 жыл бұрын
darkplace is amazing but I hated man to man...didn't work at all imo
@CaptainSnackbar3 жыл бұрын
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is the ultimate
@therojowo5 жыл бұрын
Yonderland should be on this list.
@mrdth19876 жыл бұрын
A BBC 3 show called Nightly Night was really good.
@jbhoy806 жыл бұрын
Loved nighty night.
@Vesnicie6 жыл бұрын
Darren Turner you stole my complaint post!
@FinallyImIn16 жыл бұрын
For an honourable mention: Filthy Rich and Catflap
@sweetlilhifi6 жыл бұрын
i'm an american but was "House of Fools" well known? I loved that show.
@Maxbev146 жыл бұрын
Not really
@DrPacman5 жыл бұрын
nah that was not very good
@peterwebb33276 жыл бұрын
inside No 9 is amazing and its kind of like black mirror
@elliot23313 жыл бұрын
Garth MArenghi's Dark Place is incredible, all episodes are on youtube (there are only 6 episodes).
@toratio85474 жыл бұрын
Jam is such a trip, and I can’t ever quite figure out if it’s funny or terrifying. It often manages to be both at once.
@JennFaeAge6 жыл бұрын
Look Around You was brilliant, I wish they'd bring it back, who doesn't want educational shows which teach you precisely nothing? lol
@WatchMojoUK6 жыл бұрын
Edmund Graham Thanks Edmund... Thedmund.
@DokkaChapman6 жыл бұрын
I'll admit, series 2 was better than series 1.
@kakapopopipi16 жыл бұрын
hands down darkplace is the best on this list by far. Easy one of the best shows of all time if you was to ask me.
@WatchMojoUK6 жыл бұрын
Mustard Tiger Dagless would agree!
@izzyhinchliffe3265 жыл бұрын
inside n9 is fucking incredible and well worth the watch
@kieranwhite66476 жыл бұрын
15 Storeys High and Early Doors
@christschinwon6 жыл бұрын
Good call, and The Smoking Room
@Bellpipe416 жыл бұрын
Yeah... both brilliant.
@j-boogiebrown99615 жыл бұрын
I went to the same school as the guy who wrote that.
@j-boogiebrown99615 жыл бұрын
Sean Lock was unlucky with the timing of 15 Storeys High. It was shown on BBC 3, when most people didn't have access to the channel. Also, he was already in his early 40s when it was made, so he must have been annoyed about waiting so long to get a show on, and then most people missing it. Is it ever repeated?
@Clem_Fandango116 жыл бұрын
Asylum was brilliant. David Devant and His Spirit Wife use to be the guest band. Quick mention for Nightingales and Chelmsford 123
@2old4gamez6 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for Chelmsford 123
@herbert92415 жыл бұрын
I saw Dave Devant and His Spirit Wife live back in the day, had a great time. Nightingales was class.
@thecustardprophet84345 жыл бұрын
basically my dvd collection...but look around you takes the crown
@Citizen_J5 жыл бұрын
Matt Berry is the best. Toast of London is a must watch
@GiveMeBass933 жыл бұрын
Matthew Holness and Garth series needed more...it was simply amazing.
@stone1andonly6 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Darkplace on Adult Swim, so it did manage to get a little play across the pond. Garth Marenghi was like Stephen King x Tom Cruise, somehow existing on a steady diet of coffee and blotter acid.
@darkangelholz5 жыл бұрын
OnAsylum a lot of the actors were mentioned but how did you miss Norman Lovett’s name?!?!?!
@samuelrobinson19926 жыл бұрын
Can't believe they left out Seán Lock's brilliant 15 Stories High!!!
@alexsabatino40106 жыл бұрын
Dark Place is terrific, flawless even. Love Snuff Box. The Mighty Boosh and IT Crowd are some of the greatest tv comedies of all time. I just wish we could get more content from Mathew Holness - been a long time since Dark Place.
@GJ226 жыл бұрын
Man to Man with dean learner was slightly better than darkplace in my opinion but both are still good, also Nathan Barley should have been on the list
@56postoffice6 жыл бұрын
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Brilliant stuff. Saw it when it was first aired on Channel 4. That must be over 10 years ago now!! Great spoof of 80s UK sci fi. And very, very funny!
@mindrolling243 жыл бұрын
I’m in Australia so haven’t seen half of these and I’m pissed off about that. British comedy: when it’s good it’s brilliant. The Boosh, Man Down, Friday Night Dinner, IT Crowd, Raised By Wolves, Black Books- no one else comes close to producing such original and superb comedy.
@TaurusTorus4 жыл бұрын
This is only really missing Nighty Night, Hunderby, Man to Man With Dean Learner, Time Trumpet and Dr Terrible's House of Horrible! ;) Excellent list!
@gipgap45 жыл бұрын
Darkplace is my favourite comedy but shame the list didn’t include Mongrels. That was funny too.
@j-boogiebrown99615 жыл бұрын
What was Mongrels?
@Codex77776 жыл бұрын
Ideal, featuring Johnny Vegas. A hidden comedy gem! :)
@satellitetvaxarquia57276 жыл бұрын
Why doesn't this appear on any list anywhere??
@SimmyBassline5 жыл бұрын
I'm on probation!
@Palmieres5 жыл бұрын
The 1st clip you chose from Darkplace _almost_ sums up the genius of the entire show.
@StephyM.C.3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god that scene when Mark Heap pops out of the cabinet in his undies, is my favorite scene of all time!
@MrEerieEyes3 жыл бұрын
No objection to Darkplace being first, it's genius! A Channel 4 show called Focus North (1999) also deserves a mention.
@markatsvensson2 жыл бұрын
I’ve grown to love the bike chase scene.
@Monkofmagnesia6 жыл бұрын
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - I heard about it in 2005 and been a fan ever since.
@henrikibsen62585 жыл бұрын
Darkplace has gotten a hell of a lot more popular in recent years.
@nicktoogood67905 жыл бұрын
Can't believe The Estate Agents or Hyperdrive aren't mentioned here. Two brilliant shows that made me howl... 😂
@sailawaymatey58896 жыл бұрын
Anyone ever watch Toast w/ Matt Berry? House of Fools was pretty good too.
@j-boogiebrown99615 жыл бұрын
Toast was brilliant, but the other thing was shit. It's over for Reeves and Mortimer.
@andyfield11886 жыл бұрын
I thought dark place was much earlier but remember it making me laugh till I cried, hospital one was genius
@SimmyBassline5 жыл бұрын
Man to Man with Dean Learner Nighty Night Spoons Blunder The Smoking Room Ideal TV Go Home All great under-rated UK comedies that are must watch
@j-boogiebrown99615 жыл бұрын
Ideal was terrible. I never understood how it stayed on for so long.
@j-boogiebrown99615 жыл бұрын
What was Spoons?
@SimmyBassline5 жыл бұрын
Completely disagree, Ideal was criminally under-rated. Spoons: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoons_(TV_series)
@danielishere7345 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it's too popular for this list but I loved Nighty Night.
@leytonjay6 жыл бұрын
I like your taste, I have most of these on DVD. Excellent.
@nicorepetto57813 жыл бұрын
I feel like everyone knows Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry
@thepayne78625 жыл бұрын
Seen every single one of them love anything with Rich Fulcher or Matt Berry in it.
@XxLuChan81xX6 жыл бұрын
I was obsessed with look around you!
@ArcanePath360 Жыл бұрын
Very pleased that Dark Place is No 1. Otherwise I would have to have written a strongly worded comment in all caps 😜 I can't believe I've never heard of The Asylum!
@drdassler5 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to Garth Marenghi on my earphones on a loop every day for the past few weeks. It's fucking genius. Nathan Barley?
@sweiland756 жыл бұрын
I only clicked on the link because I recognized the thumbnail from GMDP. As a Canadian, I approve of #1. I don't understand why it didn't last longer. Also nice to see early works of Richard Ayoade.
@iamdb19906 жыл бұрын
probably never heard of I've heard of all of these... liked half of them too... especially Darkplace
@iamdb19906 жыл бұрын
that's... weird, but ok 👍😅
@detectivesquirrel26214 жыл бұрын
W1A started out as a one-off series following the team behind the organising of the 2012 London Olympics
@rdale2k56 жыл бұрын
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is FUCKING AMAZING!!!!
@davidthompson67672 жыл бұрын
I remember a show called 'Little armadillos' that I thought should have been included.
@leeball45855 жыл бұрын
Marion and Geoff
@detectivesquirrel26214 жыл бұрын
Jam started on BBC Radio 1 as Blue Jam
@SeeDaRipper...3 жыл бұрын
I keep trying to get my mates onto Darkplace...How little they know.
@Beedo_Sookcool Жыл бұрын
"Mongels" deserves a mention. It's what would happen if you crossed the Muppets with "Family Guy," and threw in a hefty dose of "Blackadder."
@DeaconTaylor6 жыл бұрын
you were right. i havent heard of most of these. i only know of darkplace because its been mentioned on other lists here. i'd heard of asylum when they talked about it in the making of spaced. all of the others i didnt know
@WatchMojoUK6 жыл бұрын
DeaconTaylor You should check them out then :) let us know how you get on!
@ClarkyGuitar6 жыл бұрын
No mention of Absolutely? What in Swansea are going on here?
@abbaszaidi83716 жыл бұрын
ClarkyGuitar “Stooonnneyyyybriiidge!!!!”
@maddog86216 жыл бұрын
“.....but the poo had the weight advantage”
@davidparsons4526 жыл бұрын
It is, it's true !
@lambrexofficial19376 жыл бұрын
Unless you're British?
@grimTales16 жыл бұрын
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace was great :D
@tvsturm6 жыл бұрын
I have to check out W1A. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I loved Twenty Twelve, best mockumentry ever.
@gabeinreallife5 жыл бұрын
Not sure how popular it was, but Uncle was fantastic when it was on. Seems overlooked to me should be here
@banjopink44095 жыл бұрын
Nothing later than 2014. That's telling.
@charlottesaiet9875 жыл бұрын
Where is the smoking room I absolutely love that TV show and even though it was awarded stuff I don't think anybody remembers it even though it helped boost a lot of peoples acting careers
@SimmyBassline5 жыл бұрын
I have series one on DVD I loved it when it was first aired on BBC 3, shame the smoking ban in UK killed series 3
@charlottesaiet9875 жыл бұрын
I got introduced to the smoking room by The DVD as well I love it
@awakeningcry6 жыл бұрын
Serious question here; does ANYONE remember a short-lived British sketch show, early 00s, which periodically had a small kid interrupt the sketch (for example, to defuse a bomb), with the punchline, "he won a competition"??
@noodleboyn63676 жыл бұрын
Good list.Couple others are The Wrong Door And three Scottish series..Still Game,Burnistoun And Limmy’s Show.
@writerpatrick6 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many managed to air overseas. The ones that ran in the US on PBS tend to be the best known.
@ladyi76096 жыл бұрын
I've definitely heard of AND seen episodes of "W1A" -- it gets aired on PBS here in the U.S., and I think it's hilarious.
@klasing6 жыл бұрын
Scrolled through the comments disgusted that no one mentioned Dare to Believe. On around 3am on itv in early 2000's
@davidjackson25246 жыл бұрын
Is that Simon Pegg in Asylum? Made back in 1996. He's come along way since then with Spaced, Star Trek films and Mission Impossible films.
@JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums6 жыл бұрын
I never dunnit! lol great series
@crashcompalgodoo56682 жыл бұрын
Chewin the fat is like a different still game
@andrewbowman46112 жыл бұрын
For another League of Gentlemen off-shoot, Jeremy Dyson's Funland is a darkly comic wonder.
@ITIS2000MAN3 жыл бұрын
Was expecting to see 15 Storeys High on this list
@brydongoodchild28335 жыл бұрын
On 2 August 2007, Langham was found guilty of 15 charges of downloading and possessing level 5 child pornography. Langham was jailed for ten months, reduced to six on appeal. He was made to sign the sex offenders register and banned from working with children for 10 years.
@TheStephrules6 жыл бұрын
Me and my brother watch Inside No 9
@ricardosp7975 Жыл бұрын
08:32 Except we wouldn't because Children's shows from the 70s and 80s are not allowed to be shown anymore.
@allyattwood64506 жыл бұрын
When the whistle blows should have been number 1.
@ChrisHughes896 жыл бұрын
I first watched Darkplace in 2008 before I started Uni and when I had my first audio lecture my teacher asked us all about shows we liked or had recently watched that we could think of off the top of our heads and about their sound design. He was absolutely shocked when I said Darkplace as he didn't think any of us had ever watched anything so obscure. Ever since I've re-watched all 6 episodes at least twice a year since it's just that brilliant.
@dobbear2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping Matt Berry would of been the next Dr Who, he's a fcukin legend.
@samster8836 жыл бұрын
Chewing the Fat, Early Doors!
@aptspire2 жыл бұрын
I think I'm ok with that list, because I only took a tiny sip of it.
@TimelordPrime5 жыл бұрын
Damn, you actually had stuff on this list I never heard of, which means I have new comedies to watch, thank you. P.S. 6:52 Holy Shit that was Holly.
@ellenigma20994 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Operation Good Guys isn't on here.
@LinaMalysh6 жыл бұрын
Young julian barat so cute And Ayoade (how to write it right?) And Noel... so many actors from Mighty Boosh....