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Good British comedy (self.britishtelly)

submitted 1 day ago by d00phy to c/[email protected]

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Looking for some good comedies. I looked at the top shows on Brit Box (streaming channel in the US), and most of them are police procedurals! I think the first comedy is Gavin & Stacy, which I haven’t seen but isn’t there something newer? My wife and I have enjoyed Coupling and Inbetweeners. Any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All the classics have been listed but here's a couple of the more recent excellent comedies which I didn't spot in other lists:

Alma’s Not Normal - based on the real-life of Sophie Willan (writer and lead), but you need to be able to cope with a Bolton accent
After Life - Ricky Gervais proving he can do sensitive and emotional as well as crass and awkward

[–] d00phy 2 points 11 hours ago

All the comments have reminded us of shows we also liked. We enjoyed After Life. In fact, I believe that led us to finding all the Cunk shows. Which we also enjoyed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Alma's not Normal - This does need a big warning that it deals with mental health so some of the episodes are not "funny" however they all contain humour. My wife and I definitely cried at certain spots.