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| Decades of TV Comedy | 1940's | 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | |
| Remembering TV Comedies |
TV Comedy has a remarkable history of constantly making us laugh. It has an amazing record of successful sitcoms and comedy shows that are difficult to define by age, as there are so many timeless classics.
Looking through the TV comedy archives and deciding which shows define the decade is an almost impossible task. With so many great sitcoms packed into each decade, there's simply not enough room to mention even all of the best ones! |
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The 70s brought us some timeless television comedy classics including still popular hit shows today. Classics like Fawlty Towers, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Porridge and many more of our favourite television comedies…
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Some of the best British sitcoms of all time began in the eighties with popular favourites like, "Only Fools and Horses" and, "Blackadder" first hitting the headlines in a decade that brought us some excellent television comedy moments...
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Television and radio in the the early part of the decade was light on comedy, however Eric and Ernie made their first appearances on TV in the 40s...
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The 50s saw Hancock burst onto our screens with Hancocks Half Hour which was ahead of its time. Also the 50s brought us the first sighting of Benny Hill...
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Television comedy in the 60s brought us classics from The Likely Lads, from the US we got The Munsters and The Adams Family while at home satire took hold...
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Loads of great sitcoms in the 90s including The Vicar of Dibley, Keeping Up Appearances, One Foot In The Grave, Father Ted and loads more...
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