funniest comedy episode
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Being indecisive, I'll take two:
Both political comedies which is to my taste; both have incredibly strong ensemble casts and both have tight, intellegent scripts. Drop the Dead Donkey has aged a bit over time (the scripts were always written around breaking news stories so therefore have an inevitable half-life), but Yes PM is ageless.
Thinking about it, honourable mention also going to:
- Yes, (Prime) Minister - The Bishop's Gambit
- Drop the Dead Donkey - The Christmas Party
Both political comedies which is to my taste; both have incredibly strong ensemble casts and both have tight, intellegent scripts. Drop the Dead Donkey has aged a bit over time (the scripts were always written around breaking news stories so therefore have an inevitable half-life), but Yes PM is ageless.
Thinking about it, honourable mention also going to:
- The Day Today - Episode 5 (War!)
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Hmm, there are to many choices but here are a couple of my favourites.
Seinfeld - "The Pilot"
This is from the 4th series. George and Jerry are creating a pilot for there sitcom for NBC. The premise for the show (as George so brilliantly puts it) is that its "A show, about nothing!"
They have actually been working on this pilot for the entire 4th series and by the final episode have come up with nothing.
The episode is hilarious because it features pretty much every character from the previous 4 series. All of George and Jerry's girlfriends have a little part commenting on them, and also you see people trying out for the roles of the Seinfeld cast, in the Seinfeld sitcom being created on Seinfeld. Its all very confusing.
The Office - "The Training Day"
This is the episode in which the bloke comes in and does one of those customer worker relation exercises. There are to many good parts to mention, but nobody can forget Brent (Gervais) with his guitar, Gareth's fantasy of 2 lesbians, and "I think theres been a rape up there!"
I'm Alan Partridge - "Bravealan"
Alan Partridge finally finds a friend in Dan. Dan drinks Directors bitter, reads the Daily Mail and loves Lexi (the plural for Lexus)
Dan asks Alan to present an award at the Norwich bravery awards and whilst there he eats a spoonful of mustard and leaves early, "wiping the floor" with a boy in care at a zombie arcade game. He goes to Dans big house to talk about buying a kitchen from him and soon realizes Dan and his wife want to partake in some sex games with him.
Peep Show - Uncle Ray
Jeremy's Uncle Ray is dying and is in a hospice which is apparently "like a hospital..but nicer" ! He dies, and the funeral is set up by one of Jeremy's relatives who he doesn't like. It has Christian undertones which Jez doesn't agree with and in order to explain it to the audience he comes out with a great analogy.
"I spent a lot of time with Ray before he died and it's important to remember that Ray found Jesus. Now while their may be no proof for Jesus, there's no proof for lots of things like science or the stock market but we still believe in them. Look, what I'm trying to say is, supposing I never used to like, say, Enya but then I decided I really really liked Enya and that Enya was great and Enya died for our sins and I wanted an Enya themed funeral with mentions of Enya and photos of Enya, I think it would be a bit bloody rich for my sister to continue with no mention of Enya at all"
Meanwhile Mark is getting closer to Sophie the office girl, and they are going away to a cottage. Jez goes with them and is reading, in an attempt to find a religion since he has found out what his uncle has died of is hereditary. "Hinduism. Thats got a nice vibe. Find out the Hindu's and Hindont's. Good old bible. Bit dribble not the ass's milk on a tuesday. Anyway I know most of that from the Omen.
The episode ends with Jeremy trying to seduce Sophie with guilt sex and telling her "Mark doesn't love you. He doesn't even like you. He said hes only snogging you for a joke, and he draws horrible vicious cartoons of you. And then wraps them up in sausage meat, and calls you a sausage muncher." in the end Jeremy passes out in front of the telly, and it all ends very humourously!
Hope this helped! (God I'm bored)
Seinfeld - "The Pilot"
This is from the 4th series. George and Jerry are creating a pilot for there sitcom for NBC. The premise for the show (as George so brilliantly puts it) is that its "A show, about nothing!"
They have actually been working on this pilot for the entire 4th series and by the final episode have come up with nothing.
The episode is hilarious because it features pretty much every character from the previous 4 series. All of George and Jerry's girlfriends have a little part commenting on them, and also you see people trying out for the roles of the Seinfeld cast, in the Seinfeld sitcom being created on Seinfeld. Its all very confusing.
The Office - "The Training Day"
This is the episode in which the bloke comes in and does one of those customer worker relation exercises. There are to many good parts to mention, but nobody can forget Brent (Gervais) with his guitar, Gareth's fantasy of 2 lesbians, and "I think theres been a rape up there!"
I'm Alan Partridge - "Bravealan"
Alan Partridge finally finds a friend in Dan. Dan drinks Directors bitter, reads the Daily Mail and loves Lexi (the plural for Lexus)
Dan asks Alan to present an award at the Norwich bravery awards and whilst there he eats a spoonful of mustard and leaves early, "wiping the floor" with a boy in care at a zombie arcade game. He goes to Dans big house to talk about buying a kitchen from him and soon realizes Dan and his wife want to partake in some sex games with him.
Peep Show - Uncle Ray
Jeremy's Uncle Ray is dying and is in a hospice which is apparently "like a hospital..but nicer" ! He dies, and the funeral is set up by one of Jeremy's relatives who he doesn't like. It has Christian undertones which Jez doesn't agree with and in order to explain it to the audience he comes out with a great analogy.
"I spent a lot of time with Ray before he died and it's important to remember that Ray found Jesus. Now while their may be no proof for Jesus, there's no proof for lots of things like science or the stock market but we still believe in them. Look, what I'm trying to say is, supposing I never used to like, say, Enya but then I decided I really really liked Enya and that Enya was great and Enya died for our sins and I wanted an Enya themed funeral with mentions of Enya and photos of Enya, I think it would be a bit bloody rich for my sister to continue with no mention of Enya at all"
Meanwhile Mark is getting closer to Sophie the office girl, and they are going away to a cottage. Jez goes with them and is reading, in an attempt to find a religion since he has found out what his uncle has died of is hereditary. "Hinduism. Thats got a nice vibe. Find out the Hindu's and Hindont's. Good old bible. Bit dribble not the ass's milk on a tuesday. Anyway I know most of that from the Omen.
The episode ends with Jeremy trying to seduce Sophie with guilt sex and telling her "Mark doesn't love you. He doesn't even like you. He said hes only snogging you for a joke, and he draws horrible vicious cartoons of you. And then wraps them up in sausage meat, and calls you a sausage muncher." in the end Jeremy passes out in front of the telly, and it all ends very humourously!
Hope this helped! (God I'm bored)
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anattic said:
Yeah that is awesome. I don't know why but whilst watching the coverage of the terrorist attacks on BBC1 and ITV, it really reminded me of that episode. Lots of silly facts, and charts and graphs. I was just waiting for Morris to jump on screen.
"There's something about the way these people move that tells you they are a nation at war. Look into their eyes, and you can read the words 'I have a reservation at the restaurant of death'. It's a messy bistro, with a bad name for soiling its customers' clothes. We've seen only one napkin in four days. [Someone waves a white flag from a window] People here are confused, spending most of their time running about like idiots."
Brilliant!
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Spaced and the episode where Tim has played RES 2 all day and punchs David Walliams.
Spaced and the episode where Tim has played RES 2 all day and punchs David Walliams.
The episode of green wing where teh radiologist jumps out of the cupboard and plays the flute while dancing around the room, thinking it is his girlfriend ... but it isn't. Why the GF finds the flute-playing erotic I don't know. He's supposed to be trying to be exciting and stuff.
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1. Blackadder. All great but if I had to pick one it would be "Dish & Dishonesty" from Blackadder the Third (the one with Colin the daschund, "Royal Privy Toastrack" and "Catskin Windcheater").
2. Seinfeld. "The Contest".
3. Spaced. The Duane Benzie one with the fake spliff.
4. Family Guy. The one where there's a nuclear war.
5. South Park. Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo.
2. Seinfeld. "The Contest".
3. Spaced. The Duane Benzie one with the fake spliff.
4. Family Guy. The one where there's a nuclear war.
5. South Park. Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo.
