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!

Niles Crane.
Everyone from Father Ted but especially Father Dougal.
Margot Leadbetter

Cam Tucker from Modern Family
John and Kayleigh from Car Share. They make me cry.

I love Patsy and Edina too though.

I see someone beat me to Alan Partridge. Such a great character.

The entire cast of Cheers were great too. Carla, Norm. Very hard to pick just one.

DH and I have spent whole evenings debating this. Life is so rock 'n' roll in the Tin household!
Our current top three are, in no particular order:

Blackadder (but not so much series 1)
Nessa from Gavin and Stacey
Winston from Still Game

Oleg from 2 Broke Girls

Moss from The IT Crowd

Super Hans from Peep Show

Jay Cartwright from the Inbetweeners could well be my third and Will is brilliant. However Mr Gilbert is the best.

Sue Heck from The Middle
Uncle Bryn from Gavin and Stacy
Tina Belcher from Bobs Burgers (I know it’s animation but it’s still a sit com)

I clearly have a soft spot for awkward teenage girls.

Super Hans, I’d forgotten him, he gets an honourable meantion.

Hal from Malcolm in the Middle too.

Three? I can't narrow it down to three! I can do my top few British ones, don't get me started on American ones too....

Basil Fawlty
Victor Meldrew
Diana Trent
Alan Partridge
Edmund Blackadder

plus an honorable mention to Martin Brice

Oh and Sir Humphrey Appleby.

I’m adding Alan Partridge too. And Jim from Friday Night Dinner.

Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances - very well observed, I know lots of men just like him

The swingers from Benidorm - everything is a double entendre

The Janitor from Scrubs (also Dr Cox and Jordan)

Dougal from Father Ted

Bryn from Gavin and Stacey.

Basil Fawlty
Baldrick
Chandler

But that's only my top three. Other favourites are:

Dr Cox and the janitor from Scrubs
Ron Swanson and April from Parks and Rec.
Jack from Will and Grace.
Niles from Frasier.
Frank and Marie from Everybody Loves Raymond.

Oh, and Bernard from Yes Minister, and Martin from Friday Night Dinner.

Loads of brilliant ones mentioned already, but also...

Gordon Brittas (The Brittas Empire) Absolutely loved this show growing up

Dr Alan Statham (Green Wing)

Wolfie Smith (Citizen Smith)

This thread has cheered me right up today!

Three favourites in terms of funny women I'd like to be would be:
Susie from Curb (good shout pp) I like to call DH a 'sick fuck' at every opportunity
Pamelaaaar from Gavin and Stacey: she's so kind and gets herself stressed over the silliest things
Gloria from Modern Family: wish I had her accent and the funniest line from the whole show is when Jay is taking the mick and she replies :You're too funny, I'm gonna share that one with my next husband while we're spending all your money.

But also, I have to add Michael Scott from The Office US: the lovable fool!

Loads of great ones mentioned. I'm not sure who's my top 3 but a couple that haven't been mentioned:

Alice- Vicar of Dibley (actually most of their cast)

Marie - Everyone Loves Raymond

Oh cross posts there!

Lister from red dwarf

Mine would be

Sheldon (Big Bang Theory)
Chandler (Friends)
Carlton (Fresh Prince)

Richie from Bottom

Then I'm struggling between, Mrs Doyle, Lord Flashheart, Captain Darling and Prince George from Blackwater, Officer Crabtree and Rene from 'allo 'allo, Sybil Fawlty

Jay from The Inbetweeners - reminds me of every cocky teenage twat boy from school

Karen Walker from Will and Grace - Her one liners were amazing.

Cookie Lyon from Empire - No one can cuss somebody out like she can!

I have more though!

Dot Cotton (ok it's a soap) but her 'Now you know I ain't one to gossip but...' line gets me every time.

Hyacinth Bucket (it's Bouqet dear).

Fr Ted Crilly
Malcolm Tucker
Mrs Doyle

But I could go on..
Thanks CheapSausagesAndSpam you’ve cheered my grey miserable day up with this!