10 Lesser Known British Comedies You Need To Watch Now
10 Lesser Known British Comedies You Need To Watch Now
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British comedy series are known for their dry wit and caustic humor, and here are 10 relatively obscure series that fans may not have seen.
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British TV has always made up a part of global media production. Formerly, the global reach and popularity of shows like Mr. Bean and Doctor Who whetted audiences’ appetites for more that the country has to offer. The rise of chat forums further led to the increase of fans of British TV shows, as online recommendations, memes, and gifs became an important part of promoting a show independent of television producers themselves.
Today, British comedies are popular as ever among British and global audiences, with newer ones being produced regularly. Moreover, well-known titles like The Office, Peep Show, and Monty Python have overshadowed the lesser well-known shows, many of which are just as funny and creative.
10 TV Burp
TV Burp was a video meme and gif format show where comedian, Harry Hill, parodied television of the week before. Just like internet meme culture, the show relied on Harry making fun of segments of TV shows, parodying them to create newer, funnier content. There were regular segments, such as the ‘TV Highlight Of The Week,’ where Harry found the most mundane, uneventful television scene, crowning it the highlight of the week.
The show is a capsule of British popular TV of the 2000s, running between 2001 – 2012. TV Burp memefies a lot of soap operas, reality TV, and cooking shows, all of which are popular on British television.
9 Scot Squad
“People presume that police purely process and prosecute petty puncturers of peace, but protecting the population through palpable public presence is a primary priority. Desk Sergeant, Karen Anne, deals with the punters professionally, patiently and politely.”
Scot Squad is perfect for lovers of British, and especially Scottish, culture. Originally airing in 2014, the BBC mockumentary follows the Scot Squad Police Department as they work across Scotland to keep the country running. Its dry, witty humor sells the show, especially as it parodies British law enforcement reality TV shows. From people phoning 999—911 for North American audiences—to report overpriced crisp—better known as chips—to people being unfriended on Facebook and dead sheep being returned to farmers, the Scot Squad are there to serve the public, no matter how dangerous the case.
8 The Vicar Of Dibley
The Vicar Of Dibley is a sitcom that first aired in 1994 and continues today with the newly released, The Vicar Of Dibley – In Lockdown. The show’s protagonist is Geraldine Granger, one of the Church of England’s first female vicar, who deals with the consternation of the villagers having a woman vicar.
Geraldine is warm, caring, and generous, and she wins the hearts of her parishioners who soon grow to love her exceedingly. The Vicar Of Dibley is full of classic moments of British TV history, including the Christmas dinner episode, where Geraldine, not wanting to disappoint her parishioners, has four big Christmas dinners on Christmas day, ending the night on the toilet.
7 Father Ted
Although Father Ted is set in Ireland with an Irish cast, the show was produced and aired by British television providers, Channel Four. The surreal plot of the comedy, such as the hairy milkman fathering tens of hairy babies on the island, or the episode in which Ted is mistaken for a Hitler-worshipping Nazi, has gained it a cult following globally.
Ted is a priest who lives with two other priests and their maid on an island so mundane and horrible that Ted hates his life. Together with Father Dougal, the unintelligent one, and Father Jack, the womanizing drunk, Ted heads one of the worst Catholic parishes in the world. He gossips about other people’s confidential confessions, tries to sleep with women, and steals money from the church.
6 Little Miss Jocelyn
Before the explosion of black and Asian comedy shows in the UK in recent years, Little Miss Jocelyn paved the way. It was created by, and starred, Jocelyn Jee Esien, one of the original Three None Blondes, another comedy sketch shown that paved the way for newer minority talent on the BBC.
Little Miss Jocelyn satirized black British culture, mixing a mélange of 2nd and 3rd generational African and Caribbean stories. First aired in 2006, Esien was the first black woman in the UK and the US to have her own sketch show.
5 Famalam
After Little Miss Jocelyn found success among black viewers in the UK, the BBC began producing more comedies aimed at its ethnic minority audiences, many of them sketch shows. Hence, Famalam was born.
Famalam is the millennial equivalent to Little Miss Jocelyn. The show is produced for and by millennial black Brits who understand what it’s like identify with two different cultures: their culture of birth, and their culture of origin. Sketches on Famalam include the classic turf wars between two rival street gangs in London, the parodies of Nollywood cinema, and the blaxploitation detective stuck in rural white England solving crimes.
4 My Family
My family is a classic British sitcom about a middle-class family living in Chiswick, London. Presently, British television is controversial, and cutting edge, dealing with topics previously underrepresented in television. Before that, however, My Family followed the pattern of the safe, predictable, and comfortable TV show where nothing bad happens, and everyone is rich.
First aired in 2001, and running for ten years, the show captures a small but integral period during British society when life was good for most people in the country and the country, and everyone looked forward to more growth and prosperity. A definite change of pace when compared to many contemporary programs.
3 Dad’s Army
Dad’s Army is a 1960s classic British comedy about the Home Guard of Britain during the Second World War. Men who were unable to fight in the war were called to join the Home Guard, an army unit operating within the island whose goal was to protect the island in the case of a German invasion. The Home Guards of Walmington-On-Sea, of course, are generally useless; most men who signed up for the Home Guard were older men who could not be conscripted into the army.
Dad’s Army satirizes the Home Guard, at the same time as portraying them as lovable patriots willing to fight for their country in any way that they can.
2 Open All Hours
Another classic of early BBC TV, Open All Hours is a simple sitcom about a stingy corner shop owner, Arkwright, and his nephew who works for him and lives with him. Based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the sitcom is slow-paced. Essentially, it follows a middle-aged man in a sleepy town in the North. In fact, British television of the 70s and 80s were often all slow-paced, mirroring everyday life on the island. The most exciting thing that ever happens on the show is a local theft from the shops or daily argument between Arkwright and his fiancée, Nurse Gladys. Nevertheless, such is the show’s charm.
1 The Thick Of It
In today’s Brexit political climate, The Thick Of It has garnered more attention recently, because of its satirical yet hyper-realistic take of British governance. Peter Capaldi steals the show as Malcolm Tucker, the government’s Director of Communications, who severely verbally abuses most members of Parliament.
The show portrays both major sides of the government elite as blundering buffoons who entered government for self-serving reasons. Ministers are self-aggrandizing egomaniacs who care nothing for the people whom they claim to serve. Even worse, the system destroys the rare government workers who do care for their constituents, leaving only the egomaniacs who can survive the brutal, fickle world of politics in charge of the nation.
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