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Best of British comedy shows

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  • Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt in The Mighty Boosh (2003)

    1. The Mighty Boosh

    2003–200721 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (25K)
    Surreal British comedy in which Vince Noir and Howard Moon have adventures filled with oddball characters while working as Zoo Keepers, before pursuing a musical career and running a second-hand shop.
    StarsJulian BarrattNoel FieldingMichael Fielding
  • The IT Crowd (2006)

    2. The IT Crowd

    2006–201327 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (171K)
    The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
    StarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine Parkinson
  • Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)

    3. Red Dwarf

    1988– 75 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (38K)
    The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
    CreatorsRob GrantDoug NaylorStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-Jules
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

    4. Monty Python's Flying Circus

    1969–197445 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.8 (83K)
    The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
    CreatorsGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry Gilliam
  • Ricky Gervais in The Office (2001)

    5. The Office

    2001–200314 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (129K)
    The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
    CreatorsRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie Crook
  • Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)

    6. The Young Ones

    1982–198412 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (17K)
    The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
    StarsRik MayallAdrian EdmondsonNigel Planer
  • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in The League of Gentlemen (1999)

    7. The League of Gentlemen

    1999–201722 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (13K)
    An interweaving narrative chronicling the antics of such diverse characters as: a transgender taxi driver, a family obsessed with hygiene and toads, a fiery reverend, a carnival owner who kidnaps women into marriage, and a xenophobic couple who run a local shop for local people.
    StarsMark GatissSteve PembertonReece Shearsmith
  • Steve Coogan in I'm Alan Partridge (1997)

    8. I'm Alan Partridge

    1997–200212 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (23K)
    A failed television presenter, now presenting a programme on local desperately tries to revive his broadcasting career.
    StarsSteve CooganSimon GreenallFelicity Montagu
  • Diane Morgan in Cunk on Earth (2022)

    9. Cunk on Earth

    20225 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.1 (29K)
    Follows Philomena Cunk as she comically tells the story of our greatest inventions and asks experts hard-hitting questions about humanity's progress.
    StarsDiane MorganJim Al-KhaliliShirley J. Thompson
  • Diane Morgan in Cunk on Britain (2016)

    10. Cunk on Britain

    2016–20186 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.2 (4.5K)
    Investigative reporter Philomena Cunk returns with this landmark mockumentary series journeying through British history. She asks eminent figures important questions such as: "Is a rock made of stone, or is a stone made of rock?"
    StarsDiane MorganRonald HuttonAshley Jackson
  • Matt Berry, Susan Wokoma, and Freddie Fox in Year of the Rabbit (2019)

    11. Year of the Rabbit

    20196 epsTV Mini Series
    7.4 (4.3K)
    Detective Inspector Rabbit, a dedicated, tough, thick, and oft-inebriated Victorian copper, sleuths his way across London with his two young partners: a doofy rookie and a brilliant Black policewoman no one ever believes.
    StarsMatt BerryFreddie FoxSusan Wokoma
  • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, and Laurence Rickard in Yonderland (2013)

    12. Yonderland

    2013–201625 epsTV Series
    7.8 (2K)
    In a far away land hidden in her cupboard Debbie must fulfill her duties as the chosen one and save Yonder Land.
    CreatorsMathew BayntonSimon FarnabyMartha Howe-DouglasStarsMathew BayntonSimon FarnabyMartha Howe-Douglas
  • Outnumbered (2007)

    13. Outnumbered

    2007–202440 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (13K)
    A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children.
    StarsHugh DennisDaniel RocheRamona Marquez
  • Matt Berry in Toast of London (2012)

    14. Toast of London

    2012–202024 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (11K)
    Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage.
    StarsMatt BerryRobert BathurstDoon Mackichan
  • Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, and Anti in After Life (2019)

    15. After Life

    2019–202218 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (162K)
    After Tony's wife dies, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
    CreatorRicky GervaisStarsRicky GervaisTom BasdenTony Way
  • Peter Kay and Sian Gibson in Car Share (2015)

    16. Car Share

    2015–202013 epsTV Series
    8.3 (5.8K)
    Assistant manager John Redmond and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson are forced to commute together every day. But will they get along?
    StarsPeter KaySian GibsonDanny Swarsbrick
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)

    17. Fresh Meat

    2011–201630 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.8 (20K)
    A comedy that follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far, university.
    CreatorsJesse ArmstrongSam BainStarsZawe AshtonGreg McHughKimberley Nixon
  • James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Simon Bird, and Joe Thomas in The Inbetweeners (2008)

    18. The Inbetweeners

    2008–201018 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (98K)
    Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school.
    CreatorsDamon BeesleyIain MorrisStarsSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake Harrison
  • Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, and Tom Rosenthal in Friday Night Dinner (2011)

    19. Friday Night Dinner

    2011–202037 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (24K)
    Two siblings share their Friday-night dinners at their parents' home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.
    CreatorRobert PopperStarsTamsin GreigSimon BirdPaul Ritter
  • Mackenzie Crook, Gerard Horan, Toby Jones, Pearce Quigley, Laura Checkley, Divian Ladwa, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, and Orion Ben in Detectorists (2014)

    20. Detectorists

    2014–202220 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (24K)
    The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
    CreatorMackenzie CrookStarsMackenzie CrookToby JonesRachael Stirling
  • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)

    21. Inside No. 9

    2014–202455 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (23K)
    Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.
    CreatorsSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithStarsReece ShearsmithSteve PembertonKatherine Parkinson
  • Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Charlotte Ritchie, Mathew Baynton, Laurence Rickard, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope in Ghosts (2019)

    22. Ghosts

    2019–202335 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (31K)
    A group of spirits restlessly squabble in an abandoned country house. To their despair, a young couple inherits the house with hopeful plans to renovate it into a luxury hotel.
    CreatorsMathew BayntonJim HowickLaurence RickardStarsLolly AdefopeMathew BayntonSimon Farnaby
  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Peep Show (2003)

    23. Peep Show

    2003–201554 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (71K)
    Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
    CreatorsJesse ArmstrongSam BainAndrew O'ConnorStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbMatt King
  • Sandi Toksvig in QI (2003)

    24. QI

    2003– 358 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (35K)
    A comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.
    StarsAlan DaviesStephen FrySandi Toksvig
  • Rob Brydon, David Mitchell, and Lee Mack in Would I Lie to You? (2007)

    25. Would I Lie to You?

    2007– 185 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (10K)
    Two teams led by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), must try to make the other team believe their crazy stories.
    CreatorPeter HolmesStarsDavid MitchellRob BrydonLee Mack

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