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Finding laughter - where do you find it? Recommend something really funny please

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Bemyclementine · 29/04/2023 09:41

I recently had some training, and it was mentioned that everyone should find laughter every day. It's important for our wellbeing and resilience.

I understand this, and remember watching comedy years ago and crying with laughter, but I just don't seem to any more.

I'm drawn to serious/thriller type reading and watching. Nothing cheery.

Can you recommend a funny/lighthearted/amusing/uplifting book, film, series, podcast....

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Georgina125 · 29/04/2023 21:58

Books

Danny Wallace- Awkward Situations for Men
Randall Monroe- What If?
Phil Hammond- Sex, Sleep or Scrabble?

TV

Schitt's Creek
Community (especially the paintballing episodes)
Brooklyn 99
Superstore
Parks and Recreation
Young Sheldon
Mike and Molly
Friday Night Dinner
How I Met Your Mother

The Orville has its moments, as does Only Murders in the Building

Films

Liar Liar
I Love You Man
The audio commentaries of Tropic Thunder and Armaggedon
Spy

Aintshesweet · 29/04/2023 22:08

easyandbreezy · 29/04/2023 20:24

@Aintshesweet
Just watched the clip on YouTube. My Saturday night just went in a completely different direction. Thanks mate......I needed a laugh tonight x

@easyandbreezy Welcome!

can I share a couple of others that I loved and recently re-discovered?

Yellowbeard
Coast To Coast (Lenny Henry & John Shea)

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 29/04/2023 22:13

Films: I love the old Ealing comedies, especially Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Ladykillers.

Withnail and I

Some Like it Hot

mum2jakie · 29/04/2023 22:32

Clips on You Tube

One of Jacob Rees-Mogg falling over!

The one with the bat in the house. "Catch him Derry"

Makes me laugh out loud no matter how many times I've seen it!

RightOnTheEdge · 30/04/2023 00:15

Kyse · 29/04/2023 21:10

I clicked on it and thought Oh I've seen this before, but then realised I hadn't. That version is really funny 😂😂

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Bemyclementine · 30/04/2023 21:33

I was going to watch Modern family but series 1 is no longer available on 4. And I can't start at series 2!

Started Colin from accounts....not feeling it. I think mysense of humour is broken.

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CaveMum · 30/04/2023 21:48

mum2jakie · 29/04/2023 22:32

Clips on You Tube

One of Jacob Rees-Mogg falling over!

The one with the bat in the house. "Catch him Derry"

Makes me laugh out loud no matter how many times I've seen it!

Oh god I’d forgotten about “Catch him Derry!” 🤣🤣🤣

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Bemyclementine · 30/04/2023 22:02

"Catch him derry" was hilarious. I liked their effort at the dance routine too, 🤣

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Meadowflower2023 · 30/04/2023 22:09

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2019/jun/10/victoria-derbyshire-accidentally-swears-when-saying-jeremy-hunt-video

contains accidental strong language Actually makes me laugh every single time I watch it 🤭 'it's usually men that say that word' 🤣🤣

redspottedmug · 30/04/2023 22:22

I do love a fart joke Blush
A compilation of fitness influencers doing their moves overdubbed with fart sounds had me in tears.

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Bemyclementine · 30/04/2023 22:34

Just watched Derry and the hoverboard. 🤣

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RoseRobot · 30/04/2023 22:34

I find the more you watch comedies, the more stuff you start to find funny.

I like mainstream comedies like Parks & Rec, Father Ted, IT Crowd etc, classic comedies like Frasier, Black Adder, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, acerbic ones like The Thick of It, relatable ones like Motherland and Catastrophe, daft ones like Harry & Paul or Vic and Bob, gentle ones like Detectorists.

Same with stand ups - I love mainstream oldies like Victoria wood or Billy Connolly and some of the more bitter comedians like Stuart Lee or eccentric ones like James Acaster

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Bemyclementine · 30/04/2023 22:43

@RoseRobot I do think you're right. I need to watch more. Colin is growing on me by episode 3.

I haven't watched stand up for years, used to find Lee Evans and micky Flanagan funny.

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WildflowerForager · 30/04/2023 23:03

Black Books, Father Ted, Spaced, IT Crowd, Red Dwarf, Alan Partridge.

Detectorists, Car Share. Not laugh out loud, but so lovely.

Colin From Accounts, Ghosts (US version is nice too), The Cleaner.

mum2jakie · 01/05/2023 10:11

Bemyclementine · 30/04/2023 21:33

I was going to watch Modern family but series 1 is no longer available on 4. And I can't start at series 2!

Started Colin from accounts....not feeling it. I think mysense of humour is broken.

The whole set of Modern Family is still on Disney Plus and Sky boxsets if you have access to either of those? Wouldn't be the end of the world if you started watching at series two though. It's character based so you can pick up partway through and still enjoy it.

Bralessandfree · 01/05/2023 10:23

Ghosts and Horrible Histories - my humour is childish I know. When the kids were little even Gigglebiz made me laugh.

Bralessandfree · 01/05/2023 10:24

Oh I agree, Colin is a grower. I was hooked by episode 3.

PeskyRooks · 01/05/2023 12:05

Bralessandfree · 01/05/2023 10:23

Ghosts and Horrible Histories - my humour is childish I know. When the kids were little even Gigglebiz made me laugh.

Especially "itchy tights itchy tights!"

Shekissedagirlandshelikedit · 01/05/2023 15:44

Innuendo Bingo!

LadyEloise1 · 01/05/2023 16:19

On YouTube an Irish Mammy pleading with her son to study for his Irish language oral Leaving Cert exam ( similar to UK A levels ).
It is legendary in Ireland.
The poor Mammy was mortified by its uploading.

Irish Mumsnetters will remember it.

GoodChat · 01/05/2023 19:17

Bralessandfree · 01/05/2023 10:23

Ghosts and Horrible Histories - my humour is childish I know. When the kids were little even Gigglebiz made me laugh.

Horrible Histories is a great shout. I love Stupid Deaths Grin

purpleme12 · 01/05/2023 19:21

Actually I would like to add
Horrible Histories too like PP said.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch - the original series.
And Bluey! My child is 9 and yes we watch it together and it makes me laugh! 🤣
Am glad I've got a child to watch it with though 🤣

purpleme12 · 01/05/2023 19:26

Ooh and Third Rock from the Sun as well 🙂

Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 01/05/2023 19:29

Search for Dame Edna the Parkinson interviews on YouTube. Exceptionally good

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