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Polls and Leagues

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Just browsing the web the other day, I stumbled across the results of Channel 4’s 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2006?). It’s a good mix of contemporary and classic, and despite giving the award to Little Britain I feel that the rest of the table is a pretty good reflection.

In fact the only really contentious point is the presence of The League of Gentlemen, confirming that no one seems to know whether it is a sketch show or a sitcom.

Lou and Andy (Swimming Pool) - Little Britain
Petshop/Dead Parrot - Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Tubbs and Edward (Road Men) - The League of Gentlemen
Vicky Pollard (Swimming Pool) - Little Britain
Four Candles - The Two Ronnies
Going For An English - Goodness Gracious Me
Acorn Antiques � Victoria Wood, As Seen On TV
Breakfast - The Morecambe and Wise Show
Ted and Ralph (Drinking Game) - The Fast Show
Good Aids/Bad Aids - Brass Eye

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Tags: comedy sketches, little britain, lou and andy, monty python, The League of Gentlemen, two ronnies
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Top 50 Comedy Characters

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Channel 4 recently rebroadcast their Top 50 Comedy Characters poll, voted by… well, someone voted.

Narrated by Simon Pegg, the top 10 featured Basil Fawlty and Alan Partridge, but I was slightly bewildered to find that some of the greatest comedy characters ever had been sidelined in favour of modern entries.

Now, naturally there is a case for contemporary entries, but they have to deserve their place. Lou and Andy from Little Britain, for instance, like any character from a sketch show, have to be arse-breakingly hilarious – in my mind – to be able to be placed alongside characters from a sitcom.

It’s not rocket science; sketch show characters have around 2-4 minutes to develop per episode, whereas primary sitcom characters are going to have 6 times as much character development their first series. As such, Kris Marshall’s Nick from My Family kicks Lou & Andy’s arses. The ratings will back me up on that one, incidentally.