To ask you for your top 3 sitcom characters ever?

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3 isn't many is it?

Here's mine

Jill Tyrell-Nighty Night
David Brent even though he annoys me so much
Basil Fawlty

Now people will come along with theirs and I'll think I've chosen the wrong ones!

Rugby from Rising Damp,
The dad from Steptoe and son
Stevie from Miranda

whosafraidofabigduckfart
I loved all the Seinfeld characters - but George’s parents were hysterical whenever they appeared (festivus, catching people short....
Great choices! Doing things out of spite, comparing George to Lloyd Bron...

Ha! I thought all my favourites had already been mentioned but not my no1 ultimate favourite:

Alan B’Stard from The New Statesman

I’ll see if I can think of any more...

Father Ted
Father Dougal
Mrs Doyle.

Nessa
Sheldon

Luke from Gilmore Girls

Mrs Doyle from Father Ted
Old Ned from to the Manor Born
Mr Mackay from Porridge

Moss from the IT Crowd

Head of 6th Form in Inbetweeners

Joey from Friends

Homer from Simpsons

whosafraidofabigduckfart That's fantastic!

Quite a few of the 'Seinfeld' themes / issues are brought back in 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' which is also ludicrously funny but not really a sitcom (if so then Susie Greene would make it into my favourite characters' list).

I have certainly empathised with George on many occasions.

Great thread and some great quotes!

I'm another who loves Margot in the Good Life, I've been rewatching Desperate Housewives and I often think that Bree is part based on her.

Andy - Detectorists. Never thought I'd find Mackenzie Crook attractive. Such a lovely character.

Cam in Modern Family is great. Also a mention for Pepper Saltzman 'Sorry I thought I was wearing a cape today'

Another for Karen in W&G

All the main cast in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (impossible to choose)

Andy in Parks&Rec

Dennis or Charlie from IASIP
Sterling Archer
Rick Sanchez
Abed Nadir
Ron Swanson

Oh and GOB Bluth!

Sir Humphrey (Yes Minister/Prime Minister)
Basil Fawlty
Ronnie Barker as Fletch - for me he was born to play that part

Niles from Fraiser (I’m actually in love with this character)
Karen (Will and Grace)
Del Boy (Only fools and horses)

Blackadder (from Blackadder 2 - 4)
Niles Crane (Fraiser)
Nessa (Gavin and Stacey)

Hard choice !

Karen from Pulling
JP from Fresh Meat
Michael from Mum

All for very different reasons.
Runner up Atlanta - still deciding who though.

Woody from Cheers.
Basil Fawlty
blackadder

Hyacinth Bucket
Rebecca Bunch
Joey/phoebe

Someone mentioned The Thin Blue Line a while back - fantastic sitcom, very under-rated.
My votes go for Constable Habib (Thin Blue Line)
Captain Blackadder (honourable mention to Blackadder 2)
Margo Ledbetter - fab character, I often imagine I am her as I am swanning about the house in my kaftan this summer.

Petula Gordeno dinnerladies
Phil & Nige Early Doors
Uncle Bryn

Martin from Friday Night Dinner
Jake Peralta from Brooklyn99
And I love Douglas Reynham from the IT crowd

Good call too on George Costanza. We regularly sing "believe it or not", his voicemail message

Bren - dinnerladies
Sgt Wilson - Dad's Army
Tom - Waiting for God