Your favorite comedy tv show of all time?

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[Post New]10/13/2017 17:03
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Anonymous
Private Secretary/Susie, starring Ann Sothern
[Post New]10/13/2017 17:08
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Anonymous
Designing Women….so so funny. Im from the South though so I can see how maybe Northerns wouldn't get it.
[Post New]10/13/2017 17:34
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Anonymous wrote:Arrested Development. Nothing comes close.


What kind of humor could you compare it to? I've wanted to start it but wondering if the comedy is dry?


Yes. I'd say it's most similar to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Look up deadpan in Wikipedia and Arrested Development is given as an example: "Many popular American sitcoms use deadpan expressions to deliver dry humor, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, and My Name Is Earl."


The delivery is deadpan but the people are over the top. It can have a really absurdist feel. I wanted to say this because often people think deadpan comedy is just people in normal situations saying cutting things to each other (dull).
[Post New]10/13/2017 17:38
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Anonymous wrote:Roseanne


+1 I still watch it and laugh even though I've seen all the episodes a million times.
[Post New]10/13/2017 17:54
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Anonymous
Mary Tyler Moore - the scenes in the newsroom with Ted Knight were always priceless.
[Post New]10/13/2017 17:56
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Trump presidency - it may be the best comedy of all time.
[Post New]10/13/2017 22:22
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Arrested Development. Nothing comes close.


What kind of humor could you compare it to? I've wanted to start it but wondering if the comedy is dry?


Yes. I'd say it's most similar to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Look up deadpan in Wikipedia and Arrested Development is given as an example: "Many popular American sitcoms use deadpan expressions to deliver dry humor, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, and My Name Is Earl."


The delivery is deadpan but the people are over the top. It can have a really absurdist feel. I wanted to say this because often people think deadpan comedy is just people in normal situations saying cutting things to each other (dull).


I'd say Archer fits this list.
[Post New]10/13/2017 22:45
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Anonymous
Matchgame 78.
[Post New]10/13/2017 22:47
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Anonymous
So many, but I'll say Designing Women.
[Post New]10/13/2017 22:53
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Anonymous
Since no ones mentioned it, The Bob Newhart show-/the one with Suzanne Pleshette.
[Post New]10/13/2017 23:01
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Anonymous
The Beverly Hillbillies.

But Seinfeld really holds up. I still watch it every night on cable.
[Post New]10/13/2017 23:05
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Anonymous
Seinfeld, veep, friends, scrubs
[Post New]10/13/2017 23:07
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Anonymous wrote:Seinfeld, veep, friends, scrubs

And... king of queens, Malcolm in the middle, South Park!
[Post New]10/13/2017 23:12
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Anonymous
It's always Sunny!
[Post New]10/14/2017 08:00
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Anonymous
I love so many of these.

For those of you that like these, I absolutely love Broad City. Must watch!!!!
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