I wouldn't say I love Big Bang Theory, Frasier, Seinfeld and Curb. But there's always a laugh to be had. And I can appreciate the writing. Curb feels a little too formulaic, it sort of weirdly straddles sitcom/farce and mocks socal conventions. It's entertaining. The early mockumentaries like The Office, had their place. Comedy is so hard for the TV, how they can make anything feel spontaneous after so many takes and re-writes baffles me. The family friendly shows are difficult.
There are some good shows, Friday Night Dinner has a groove that does work. Hi, I'm Martin Goodman... If you can't laugh at that character then. Well. I don't know. The ones that try a bit too hard can fall flat. Simpsons, Goldbergs, Phoneshop, Don't hug me I'm scared, We are Lady Parts, Detectorists, Motherland, Alma's not Normal and People Just do Nothing all gave me a right laugh.
Back to the unfunniest. Probably the News Quiz on Radio 4. Satire just feels dead, but I think that's just a result of the News being so dreadful, that I don't want to even think about it any more. Having said that one does tend to corpse at the deeply unfunnies of life sometimes. Many topics have been over done. I can't think of many TV comedians that give me a chuckle. Romesh Ranganathan does bring me a smile. There are a few masters still out there, that know how to conduct the audience for laughs. Funniest gig I think I ever went to was Stewart Lee doing a piece about absolutely nothing.
I tried episode 1 of such brave girls, and that was lost on me. Most people laugh at their own farts more than telly comedy anyway.