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to think TV does not make us LAUGH anymore

174 replies

hamsterloverlover · 25/08/2017 23:35

can you think of the last show that actually made you laugh out loud?

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PandaG · 25/08/2017 23:36

Currently crying with laughter at a Miranda rerun.

UrsulaPandress · 25/08/2017 23:37

We watch Frasier. Makes me laugh.

Mrsjohnmurphy · 25/08/2017 23:37

Peep show probably, or father Ted. Grim now isn't it

ethelfleda · 25/08/2017 23:38

Mock the week was the last show that made me laugh out loud. That was yesterday.

ElBandito · 25/08/2017 23:38

Interesting that so far reruns of old shows have made people laugh.

Mrsjohnmurphy · 25/08/2017 23:38

I said the very same thing the other day, they don't seem to show funny stuff anymore. Panel shows yes, but funny sitcoms no.

ethelfleda · 25/08/2017 23:39

And New girl. That is Funny!

ElBandito · 25/08/2017 23:40

Yes Ethel, mock and HIGNFY make me laugh. So news based progs.

GetOutOfMYGarden · 25/08/2017 23:40

Big Brother actually. [This part specifically.]()

WowserBowser · 25/08/2017 23:42

GetOut That made me laugh too!

WeShouldOpenABar · 25/08/2017 23:42

Task master makes me laugh

PaganGoddessBrigid · 25/08/2017 23:43

Watch The IT Crowd again. My son is watching it on Netflix atm and I'm dying laughing again, second time around

hamsterloverlover · 25/08/2017 23:44

i want something to make me laugh NOW not something i can look back on

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PaganGoddessBrigid · 25/08/2017 23:44

Or, watch The Peep Show! loved that show, some of it was sad, cringey, gloriously weird, but when it made me laugh, I was gasping nearly.

user1471517900 · 25/08/2017 23:44

Miranda makes me cry too.....

There are great comedy shows. Brooklyn 99, Parks and Recreation are two belters

safariboot · 25/08/2017 23:45

QI. Reruns, but new episodes would do likewise.

I don't watch much comedy though. Don't watch much TV or movies at all. DM dragged me to one too many awful romcoms and I find that bad 'comedy' tends to fall totally flat in a way bad action or drama or thriller usually doesn't.

leccybill · 25/08/2017 23:45

I love the IT Crowd and the (much underrated) Pete v Life.
I actually do properly laugh at these.

Also, Peep Show esp when they ate the dog on the canal boat, 'Gunny', and the wedding episode. Even thinking of them now makes me smirk.

I used to love Bottom.

You're right, TV just isn't that funny anymore.

muminthecity · 25/08/2017 23:45

Orange is the new black makes me laugh all the time

fizzicles · 25/08/2017 23:45

Brooklyn 99 on Netflix, lots of proper laughs watching that

PaganGoddessBrigid · 25/08/2017 23:46

ok, Girl Boss...........? I laughed.

TheFrenchLieutenantsMonkey · 25/08/2017 23:46

The Big Bang Theory makes me laugh.
Proper belly laughs though? Haven't had a full on chortle fit for a while. Probably on old reruns of Only Fools and Horses.

7Days · 25/08/2017 23:46

You are right op. All the new shows at the moment are all miserable and dark.
I dunno. Maybe the world IS going to help in a handcart.
But we're not there yet, eh?

Malaco · 25/08/2017 23:47

Big School, Come Fly with Me, Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner

Cactuar · 25/08/2017 23:47

Parks and recreation - love that -also Brooklyn 99 - there are some great programs out there

Oswin · 25/08/2017 23:48

Watch white gold on BBC iplayer. Had me proper crying with laughter.