All of those plus:

• morecambe and wise
• kenny everett
• benny hill
• Mind your Language (that would never get shown in Britain today, but amazingly is popular still in loads of foreign countries!)
• Two ronnies

then by the 80s

• The Young Ones
• Ben Elton (the way he fought and broke Benny Hill (finishing off his career) is an interesting episode in how ruthlessly competitive “comedy” actually is)
• Spitting Image
• Hardwicke House (pulled from TX after first few episodes)

also the “Kids TV crossovers” which were aimed at “kids” but had a lot more subversive humour then so when you were 15/16 you hadn’t grown out of them, not like the shite they make for kids these days..

• The Tomorrow People (although a sci-fi show there were pure comedy moments in it, such as 70s disco space cowboys being sprung from a Met Police station by the aliens setting bees loose to chase the cops)
• Gilbert the Alien
• Marmalade Atkins (and I thought she was quite fit too but it was OK to think this when you are 12)
• Roland Rat (ultimate London/Essex wideboy character)
• Your Mother Wouldn’t Like it
• Round the Bend

I personally think that you need to put more effort into pre-watershed comedy as you can’t get away with swearing but have to be more subtle about being subversive…

Faulty Towers….:you_crazy :you_crazy

Some mothers do av em:laugh_at: :laugh_at:

Both classics tht remind me of when I was growing up cuddled up on the sofa with my mum….:love: (peeing my pants with laughter!)

Red Dwarf comes to mind

:love: laurel an hardy …

porridge

some mothers do av em

livabirds (spelt wrong)

bazil brush:love:

red dwarfraaa

butterflies

as a young kid i would laugh uncontrollably at the “GOODIES” . good fun!:laugh_at:

Benny hill

oops, I forgot that one! top stuff

just as funny in audio alone – I still listen to “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” when its on..

benny hill
the goodies …
citizen smith


knew id missed some …:love:

i like …my family …