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Who is your favourite comedy character?

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Geekster1963 · 04/03/2019 22:38

We have recently been re watching Green Wing, one of my favourite comedies. Sue White from it is one of my very favourite comedy characters ever, she's so eccentric fuucck oofff.

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Pascha · 04/03/2019 22:39

Jim from Friday Night Dinner. Shalommmm

Rowenaravenclawsdiadem · 04/03/2019 22:40

Karen Walker and Jack from will and grace.

madeyemoodysmum · 04/03/2019 22:40

My dh loves her

I love dr statham
But my all time fave is so hard probably
Blackadder

TeddyIsaHe · 04/03/2019 22:41

I adore Green Wing!

Mine is Bernard Black

GrumpyOldMare · 04/03/2019 22:44

Blackadder

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Geekster1963 · 04/03/2019 22:45

I love Black Books too, especially when Bernard keeps redialling Manny's mobile phone!

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BartonHollow · 04/03/2019 22:46

Vanessa Shanessa Jenkins

Legend

PennyMordauntsLadyBrain · 04/03/2019 22:46

Jack from 30 Rock

Niles from Frasier

Bluestitch · 04/03/2019 22:47

Niles Crane and Frasier Crane
Father Ted Crilly
Ross Geller- total arse but had by far the funniest moments
Amy Farrah Fowler

VanillaSugarr · 04/03/2019 22:48

Father Ted and all the Fathers including Bishop Brennan..

TrainSong · 04/03/2019 22:56

Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec. Standing in front of a white modern art canvas and telling the artist, 'Son, you forgot to paint a painting.'

EnchantingRaven · 05/03/2019 00:29

Ah Mark Corrigan - peep show!
Moss from IT Crowd is up there along with Jay from the inbetweeners. (Although all 4 of them are funny in their own way on that show)

Think I’ll have to watch Green Wing, heard good things about it!

Andylion · 05/03/2019 00:30

Malcolm Tucker.

bialystockandbloom · 05/03/2019 01:02

Probably George Costanza from Seinfeld.

And Stan Laurel.

Early Alan partridge was very very funny.

planesinthesky · 05/03/2019 01:25

My top three are:

  1. Mr Bean
  2. Hyacinth Bucket
  3. Victor Meldrew
JaneJeffer · 05/03/2019 01:58

Probably Nana from The Royle Family

Sweetiedarlingletmein · 05/03/2019 02:02

I have 2. Patsy from Ab Fab and Pam from Gavin and Stacey.

drigon · 05/03/2019 02:08

Homer Simpson and Milhouse, Moss and Richmond from IT, Meldrew, Ted and Dougal from Father Ted, Mark and Super Hans from Peep Show. Margot from Good Life. Everyone on Rising Damp.

drigon · 05/03/2019 02:08

Forgot Seinfeld! Yes, all of them, particularly George.

stayathomer · 05/03/2019 02:12

Mr Bean here too! Erin from the US office, Martin from Frasier, Robbie and the dad from EVERYBODY loves Raymond, Trigger from Only Fools, Alice from The Vicar of Dibley

stayathomer · 05/03/2019 02:13

Oh and Ness from Gavin and Stacey!

Misschipmunk · 05/03/2019 02:16

I absolutely LOVE Melissa McCarthy ! Every film She is in I wet my pants!!!!

AlrightBabby · 05/03/2019 02:17

The Nan in Catherine Tate is fantastic - worra fuckin' liberty!!

FlumpyMummy · 05/03/2019 02:28

Lee Mack in Not Going Out

icelollycraving · 05/03/2019 07:54

Pam and Nessa from Gavin & Stacey.

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