Battle Of The First Sitcom
Hancock's Half Hour v's Take It From Here
On the 2nd November 1954 on the BBC Home Service Tony Hancock made his debut in a radio show called Hancock's Half Hour, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson it beca...
The Bounder – 1982
George Cole is probably best remembered for his role as Arthur Daley in Minder, but here he turns up in the ITV sitcom - The Bounder. Two series were made totalling 14 episodes by Yorkshire Television for ITV....
The Smoking Room, 2004
At the time of it's first transmission this unusual sitcom was hailed as the next classic. It's important to remember that at the time of it's transmission there was no smoking ban in force.The Smoking Roo...
Football Funnies for World Cup 2014
On the eve of the FIFA 2014 World Cup we thought we'd dig up a few funnies that have a Football theme. Even if you don't like Football you'll hopefully have a giggle at some of these classics. If you know of an...
Steptoe and Son – Night Of 100 Stars
We featured a collection of Steptoe sketches earlier this year, whilst researching for another post we came across this.The Night of 100 Stars was a charity gala performance at the London Palladium on 23rd ...
Bring Them Back BBC2
If you're of a certain age, early 40's up over you may remember that time of the evening dedicated to news programs and still is today, but during the 1970's and 80's BBC2 introduced us to some legendary comedy...
Are You Being Served? – The Pilot Episode, 1972
Are You Being Served? - Comedy Playhouse - 1972
Classic sitcom, Are You Being Served ran for a marathon ten series between 1973 and 1984, there was even a big screen spin off film. despite all of this, many p...
Barbara – 1995
The 1990's is not always best remembered for it's comedy output even though there were a few hidden gems to be had, this ITV sitcom being one such example.After a pilot in 1995, as part of ITV's Comedy Firs...