[Closed] Mrs Brown's Boys voted best sitcom of century

seriously??? I don't relly get it but it appears lots of people do.

The OH loves it, I don't.

The notoriously reliable online poll. Though I'm kind of surprised because I wouldn't have thought fans of MBB would know how to operate a computer.

I never really got The Office, but can at least understand why people liked that as it wasn't shit.

stewartc - Member

the IT Crowd

Pisses all over anything else mentioned.

This result says an awful lot about the people who visit the radio times website and fill in online polls!

Does Spaced count as 21st century? First series was 1999...

But seriously, Mrs Browns Boys? WTAF?

But seriously, Mrs Browns Boys? WTAF?

in the poll, conducted by the Radio Times.

This result says an awful lot about the people who visit the radio times website and fill in online polls!

see also Brexit... It says more about the people who read/view etc. mass opinion is no measure of quality 😉

When the public thinks Only Fools And Horses the best comedy of all time, sadly this doesn't surprise me.

The IT Crowd is way better, there must be some other better ones too, Black Books?
I just don't get Mrs Browns Boys either, but then I'm an old git!

First brexit now this!
Perfect examples why the public can not be trusted.

Man Down and Green Wing
That is all I have to say on the matter.

At least they did not vote Miranda as number 1.

Peter Kays car share voted better than Phoenix Nights? what morons voted.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-23/top-100-films-of-the-21st-century-according-to-bbc/7776730
In other news better results in the film list by not asking people who could be bothered to read the radio times

[i][s]what[/s] morons voted.[/i]

FTFY 🙂

I love Mrs Browns Boys. Struggling to think of a 21st century sit com I've laughed at more.

I think The Office was dire shite.

Depends which group of morons you survey, I guess. 😉

[i]better results in the film list [/i]

Good list that.. but NO INCREDIBLES?? That is incredible. Especially with Ratatouille in there.

my mum loves Mrs Brown's Boys.

She is a) Irish and b) 61 years old.

There's my demographic insight for you

Surely Bluestone42 should be in that top 20. Thick of it would be my pick

"Still game" beats anything else I have seen hands down

I was subjected to Mrs Brown's Boys for the first time last night and guessed pretty much every joke in the show. There wasn't a single original laugh in there.

I love Mrs Browns Boys. Struggling to think of a 21st century sit com I've laughed at more.
I think The Office was dire shite.

+1, The office was just cringe, not funny.

The IT crowd is good, but as noted by others not much on TV at the moment gets me laughing out loud to the point of almost pissing myself as Mrs Brown. The last legs usualy a safe bet, but it's not sitcom.

Another fan here - and proud! It's not meant to be intellectually taxing, and so what if you can guess the jokes - the delivery, and the fact that the cast are obviously having a laugh too is great. Just mindlessly funny.... Nowt wrong with that

My mum loves it, at Christmas I have to leave the room when it's on otherwise It's murder. It has to be the most un funny 'comedy' program broadcast this century.

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.

That is all.

MBB was good for about two episodes but then got a bit samey for me.

Who a I to judge comedy though as I live the Harry Hill Movie.

Bit presumptuous to say best of the century when there's another 84 years to go.

I really, really don't get it at all. Not going to argue with those that do but it's not for me at all.

Off the top of my head, and only thinking recent stuff, things I think are better:
The IT Crowd
The Inbetweeners
Peep Show
Flight of the Concords
Gavin and Stacey

Where MBB really stands out is the number of people who think it's completely rubbish. Is there any other sitcom which can claim that sort of reaction?

Tjagain is absolutely correct.

Still Game is the best comedy on TV and it's comin' back....

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Meh. The novelty of including the cock ups wore thin after an episode and now it seems deliberate. If it didn't have that it wouldn't be interesting anyway.

IT Crowd, infinitely better. Along with Father Ted (okay, last century). Hmm, oh look, same writer 😉 (though I never got into Black Books).

Rest of that list, can't say anything there has had me interested.

not much on TV at the moment gets me laughing out loud to the point of almost pissing myself as Mrs Brown.

Exact opposite for me. I've sat through a couple of episodes to see what the fuss was about and barely managed half a wry smile.

Felt like a bad panto or variety show where most of the jokes have been taken from other shows where they were done better.

I like MBB, yeah its a bit formulaic, but so is lots of other stuff.
But comedy of the century? Im afraid not, at the very least as allan23 notes, theres 84 years to go before we can start to judge that one.
I actually prefer the simpsons.
Ive only seen a couple of episodes of the office, definitely not my cup of tea.
EDIT: Are the people who love MBB scottish/irish?
Im Scottish.

Don't geddit. Whenever I've watched it's been as funny as toothache.

[i] I live the Harry Hill Movie.[/i]

Extreme, but a nice life that must be! 🙂

What was that other comedy about an Irish family recently? ("the.. somethings" I can't remember the name). That was much funnier. Bit of weirdness about it which is a mark of any decent comedy. And of course, because it was actually decent, it disappeared after a couple of series.

I live the Harry Hill Movie.

Extreme, but a nice life that must be!

Bollocks, damn the autocorrect. Although if I could take something that made me see giant radioactive hamsters I'me sure the day would pass quicker.

Edit: ...and + many 1s for Still Game. Best thing on telly for years.

my mum loves Mrs Brown's Boys.

She is a) Irish and b) 61 years old.

There's my demographic insight for you

I have to say that (before he passed away a couple of years ago) my dad loved this, I'd genuinely not seen him laugh so much in years. For me there's a real element of childhood visits to my nan's house about it, classic matriarchal Irish Catholic family structure, I can see the atmosphere in my nan's kitchen in it perfectly, even down to the kitchen cabinets and wallpaper in the early series, the housecoat, perfect - and with the pub scenes I can clearly remember my nan at the social with her friends, and picture the handbags, scarves and half pints of stout. So there's some really clever stuff in there that has to be deliberate for a demographic who grew up with this.

guessed pretty much every joke in the show.

Thats the comedy a lot of people like. If you look at stuff like Micheal Macintyre - his 'observational' comedy is making exactly the same remarks about revolving doors that everyone in the audience has already made to themselves - he's not entertaining them with new ideas he's congratulating them for their own ideas. Its very generous.

So for some people knowing what the punchline is going to be and waiting for it to come [i]is[/i] the entertainment.

I'm not sure what is so annoying about it. I think it might be that it is like the chuckle brothers combined with an annoying old uncle.

Same with most TV really. People don't like the unexpected. Give them the same old and they're happy. That's why UK Gold does so well showing Only Fools 24/7, or people can watch back to back Big Bang Theory which has no jokes in it at all and still chuckle when the audience chuckles without slitting their wrists. Same with dramas and sci-fi. Make it obvious, explain what's going on enough so you know what's coming up, resolve the story at the end of episode and same cast next week doing the same thing. Except Game of Throne, but then that's formulaic also. Kill one or more of the main cast each episode. People expect that 😉

Remembered it - "The Walshes"

Anyone see it?

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Spaced (well 1999-2001)
Green Wing.

Remembered it - "The Walshes"

Anyone see it?

Never heard of it, but that there in the middle there is Graham Linehan, writer of Father Ted, The IT Crowd etc, so it's got a pedigree.

Is it only British shows allowed? Otherwise Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a clear winner for me, for so many reasons.

UK comedies...
Fresh Meat
IT Crowd
Still Game (cannae wait)
Phoenix Nights

I like Mrs Browns Boys,it reminds me of old school comedy like Morecambe & Wise or Tommy Cooper,it's formulaic in a pantomime way & as has been said, you can see the punchlines coming but I like it.
I found The Office tedious yet lots of people thought it was laugh out loud funny.
Best comedy this century? I.T Crowd,never understood why it wasn't more successful.

yeah Linehan wrote (or co-wrote) The Walshes. There were only 3 episodes, kind of a pilot half-series - I think they were waiting to see if it got enough traction before doing any more.

I liked it, but somehow it didn't quite spark for me....

I have to say that (before he passed away a couple of years ago) my dad loved this, I'd genuinely not seen him laugh so much in years. For me there's a real element of childhood visits to my nan's house about it, classic matriarchal Irish Catholic family structure, I can see the atmosphere in my nan's kitchen in it perfectly, even down to the kitchen cabinets and wallpaper in the early series, the housecoat, perfect - and with the pub scenes I can clearly remember my nan at the social with her friends, and picture the handbags, scarves and half pints of stout. So there's some really clever stuff in there that has to be deliberate for a demographic who grew up with this.

yeah totally. This kind of thing helped Father Ted be so successful too - so many gentle references to Irish life in it that don't really resonate with the English but helped it win over an Irish audience (that was pretty sceptical in the beginning, what with all the religion-bashing and all)