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Any funny tv show recs? (Original Post) bif Jul 2023 OP
Watched all 3 and were SUPERB. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2023 #1
Offbeat Tree-Hugger Jul 2023 #2
I enjoyed the Good Omens book so much slightlv Jul 2023 #5
you sound like Mr YD! I know for certain he has watched yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #35
Loved Schitt's Creek. bif Jul 2023 #8
I never could get the appeal of this show. Tried to watch it yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #34
it's got a canadian sense of humor, i think. mopinko Jul 2023 #37
good omens was great. mopinko Jul 2023 #38
I watched "White House Plumbers" and found it hilarious. jls4561 Jul 2023 #3
... Faux pas Jul 2023 #4
I found a show called "To the Lake" bif Jul 2023 #13
Oops Faux pas Jul 2023 #19
i loved this. mopinko Jul 2023 #36
No Faux pas Jul 2023 #39
well, that ending... mopinko Jul 2023 #40
I enjoyed The Norsemen The Blue Flower Jul 2023 #6
I enjoyed it! bif Jul 2023 #7
We watched it after we had gone through The Vikings yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #27
Reservation Dogs Doc Sportello Jul 2023 #9
Just saw Ms. Jacobs in "The Sun at Midnight". bif Jul 2023 #17
I will check that out Doc Sportello Jul 2023 #18
MST3K TlalocW Jul 2023 #10
Huge MST3K fan. bif Jul 2023 #12
I've been lax in watching the movies TlalocW Jul 2023 #14
Season 13 is on Pluto for free! bif Jul 2023 #16
I've watched all of the Film Crew, all of Cinematic Titanic, and some RiffTrax (too many to see all) TlalocW Jul 2023 #21
Wow! You're even more hard core than I am! bif Jul 2023 #22
Ghosts Staph Jul 2023 #11
I liked the British version much more. Nevilledog Jul 2023 #20
The Green Wing, Friday Night Dinner and Rake mockmonkey Jul 2023 #15
Watched the first two episodes of The Green Wing bif Jul 2023 #23
"Wellington Paranormal", "The Other Two" and "Ghosts" (BBC version) nuxvomica Jul 2023 #24
Space Force is pretty funny Beaverhausen Jul 2023 #25
I enjoyed it! bif Jul 2023 #26
Fat her Ted is on You Tube. yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #28
Never heard of Fat her Ted bif Jul 2023 #29
Father Ted. Sorry about that. Cat was helping me type nt yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #30
enjoyed 'never have i ever'. mopinko Jul 2023 #31
I like that show. I am up to season 3 yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #33
Corner Gas is hysterical. One of Canada's most popular yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #32
The IT Crowd barbaraann Aug 2023 #41

Tree-Hugger

(3,379 posts)
2. Offbeat
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 06:50 PM
Jul 2023

Have you seen:

What We Do In The Shadows
Superstore
Schitt's Creek
Only Murders in the Building
Good Omens (offbeat, but a heavy subject)

slightlv

(4,332 posts)
5. I enjoyed the Good Omens book so much
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 07:22 PM
Jul 2023

that when the first two copies I had grew legs and walked, I bought it again!!! (in paperback, this time)

I watched the show and enjoyed it immensely. Had me laughing so much! But maybe it's just me... I enjoyed the books even more. There's nothing like crawling into bed and keeping your husband awake all night as you're laughing hysterically at what you're reading! (LOL)

yellowdogintexas

(22,722 posts)
35. you sound like Mr YD! I know for certain he has watched
Sun Jul 23, 2023, 06:53 PM
Jul 2023

it 5 times but I think it's more.

Also, even though I it is in our Kindles he wanted a regular book copy too. So he got it for his birthday.

We are looking forward to the next season which begins in just a few days.

mopinko

(71,817 posts)
37. it's got a canadian sense of humor, i think.
Sun Jul 23, 2023, 07:03 PM
Jul 2023

reminds me of the old sketch comedy shows out of canada. names escape me at the moment, but they all had a quirky tilt to them that u either get or u dont.

mopinko

(71,817 posts)
38. good omens was great.
Sun Jul 23, 2023, 07:05 PM
Jul 2023

love david tennent. and being raised catholic, enjoyed seeing religion picked apart.
liked lucifer a lot, too.

The Blue Flower

(5,636 posts)
6. I enjoyed The Norsemen
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 07:27 PM
Jul 2023

Don't know if it's still up. My adult daughter was grossed out by some of the humor, but I found it LOL funny. Violent, ancient Vikings with all the personality quirks of modern scandinavians.

yellowdogintexas

(22,722 posts)
27. We watched it after we had gone through The Vikings
Sun Jul 16, 2023, 04:52 PM
Jul 2023

It is a total sendup of The Vikings! We laughed out loud at it.

Doc Sportello

(7,962 posts)
9. Reservation Dogs
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 08:05 PM
Jul 2023

Created by a Native American, Sterlin Harjo, written by him and other NA writers, it is the story of four teenagers on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma. It is hilarious, offbeat, poignant and more representative of native peoples than anyting I've seen. The young people are great, but there are some familiar faces such as Gary Farmer Jr. and Wes Studi. Can't recommend it enough. It is showing on FX but runs first on Hulu.

I will also tout Somebody Somewhere on HBO. It is focused on the lives of "outcasts" in Manhattan Ks. including Manhattan native Bridget Everett, who is as talented as anybody on television when it comes to comedy and singing, and her co-star Jeff Hiller is not far behind. He is gay as are several characters, along with a trans character, but they are organic to the town and storylines, not stock characters. Just lviing their life in a small Kansas town. It's a dramady, with some family issues and sadness but it's just beautiful in the way it cares about the characters and the easygoing way the stories are told.

I just love both those shows.

Doc Sportello

(7,962 posts)
18. I will check that out
Thu Jul 6, 2023, 07:24 AM
Jul 2023

All the young people in Reservation Dogs are terrific, but so are the oldsters. It's like they got released to play actual Native Americans in a real way.

TlalocW

(15,625 posts)
14. I've been lax in watching the movies
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:34 PM
Jul 2023

From their latest crowd-funding campaign. I donated to get them on Netflix, which they did for two seasons, and my name is proudly in the credits for, "Starcrash," which has the Hoff in it.

bif

(24,013 posts)
16. Season 13 is on Pluto for free!
Thu Jul 6, 2023, 06:35 AM
Jul 2023

But I don't think they''re as funny as the first 5 seasons hosted by Joel. The first 10 seasons are all available for free here:

https://www.gizmoplex.com/browse

Have you seen any of the spin-off shows? Cinematic Titanic has some of the original members. It's pretty funny and is on Tubi for free.

TlalocW

(15,625 posts)
21. I've watched all of the Film Crew, all of Cinematic Titanic, and some RiffTrax (too many to see all)
Thu Jul 6, 2023, 05:17 PM
Jul 2023

And I went to a live showing of Cinematic Titanic and three live shows of MST3K (two Jonah and one Emily). The two Jonah ones had live skits, but then it showed us a non-broadcast episode, essentially. The Emily one was live skits and riffing.

I'm a balloon twister so I twisted life-sized Crow and Tom Servo before the CT show to get pictures with the group during autographs after the show. Joel asked me if there were videos that show you how to make them, and I said I came up with them in the motel a couple of hours before the show. He was impressed and took pictures of me. Then I gave them to Trace and Josh, and I think they eventually gave them away to some kids. There were no autograph sessions after the MST3K live shows so no pics there.

I also twisted life-sized Crow, Tom, and doll-sized Kinga for Felicia Day when she came to my local comic con.

Someday I'll go to RiffTrax live to get Kevin, Bill, and Mike.

Staph

(6,346 posts)
11. Ghosts
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 09:05 PM
Jul 2023

I haven't seen the British version, but the American version is both heartwarming and hilarious!


mockmonkey

(2,964 posts)
15. The Green Wing, Friday Night Dinner and Rake
Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:48 PM
Jul 2023

The Green Wing:
Adult language, Surreal Humor, Mark Heap and Pippa Haywood are freaking hilarious. The show is really out there and each episode is 51 minutes.



Friday Night Dinner:
Another Show with Mark Heap as the neighbor.


Rake:
"A brilliant barrister battles his self-destructive tendencies."


bif

(24,013 posts)
23. Watched the first two episodes of The Green Wing
Fri Jul 7, 2023, 04:23 PM
Jul 2023

And you're right. It's out there. Sort of a cross between Mr. Bean and Monty Python. Thoroughly unique.

nuxvomica

(12,883 posts)
24. "Wellington Paranormal", "The Other Two" and "Ghosts" (BBC version)
Sat Jul 8, 2023, 04:27 AM
Jul 2023

All are three are on MAX but "Wellington Paranormal" is also available for free on the CW site (cwtv.com).

"Wellington Paranormal", a spinoff of "What We Do in the Shadows", is about a special unit of the Wellington police that investigates paranormal activity. It's framed as a ride-along reality series, like "Cops" but with ghosts and vampires. It is endlessly hilarious and every episode has different opening titles with wacky newspaper headlines.

"The Other Two" is a series I avoided because the premise didn't seem interesting: an internet video star achieves fame while his two older siblings struggle to make a name for themselves. I started watching when I learned Wanda Sykes was a regular. It's very funny and a clever commentary on today's celebrity culture. Produced by Lorne Michaels, it features a standout performance by Molly Shannon as the kid's mom.

"Ghosts" is the British series that inspired the CBS version. A young couple inherits an old mansion and tries to turn it into a bed and breakfast but they need to contend with the ghosts from different eras that reside there, who can communicate with the wife after she suffers a concussion. This series is very funny but the characters are also lovable and sometimes their situations are quite poignant. You'll want to keep watching for the laughs but also because these ghosts are such good company.

mopinko

(71,817 posts)
31. enjoyed 'never have i ever'.
Mon Jul 17, 2023, 03:15 PM
Jul 2023

even tho i’m not that big on teen heroes, i enjoyed it a lot. final season out now.
have netflix on pause, but def 1 of the 1st things i’ll watched when i get it back.
tons of good standup on nf too.

yellowdogintexas

(22,722 posts)
32. Corner Gas is hysterical. One of Canada's most popular
Sun Jul 23, 2023, 06:48 PM
Jul 2023

comedy shows ever. Free with ads on FreeVee. There are 2 versions: one live actors and one animated. I think all the animated characters are voiced by the original actor(s) from the original version, except one who had passed away between the two versions.

We also like Kim's Convenience (also Canadian) on Netflix

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