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What is the oldest comedy show?

The first television sitcom was the U.K.’s Pinwright’s Progress, ten episodes being broadcast bi-weekly from November 1946 to May 1947.

What is the most popular British comedy?

The Best British TV Comedies (of all time)

  • Fawlty Towers (1975–1979) TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy.
  • Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy.
  • The Royle Family (1998–2012)
  • The Office (2001–2003)
  • I’m Alan Partridge (1997–2002)
  • Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1987)
  • Minder (1979–1994)
  • Blackadder (1982–1983)

What are good old shows?

All in the Family (1971-1979)

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)
  • The Honeymooners (1955-1956)
  • Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983)
  • The Love Boat (1977-1986)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962-1965)
  • The Flintstones (1960-1966)
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996)

    • What was the first sitcom with a laugh track?

    sitcom The Hank McCune Show
    A review of the sitcom The Hank McCune Show in a 1950 issue of Variety described the first known use of a laugh track on TV: “Although the show is lensed on film without a studio audience, there are chuckles and yucks dubbed in.

    What were the earliest sitcoms?

    Early Television Sitcoms

    • Pinwright’s Progress (1946– ) 30 min | Comedy.
    • Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) 30 min | Comedy.
    • At Our House (1948–1949) 15 min | Comedy.
    • The Laytons (1948– ) Unrated | 30 min | Comedy.
    • The Growing Paynes (1948–1949)
    • The Aldrich Family (1949–1953)
    • Apartment 3-C (1949–1950)
    • Easy Aces (1949–1950)

    Are there any British sitcoms?

    Best 50 British sitcoms ever!

    • Steptoe and Son (1962–1974) TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy.
    • Bottom (1991–1995) TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy.
    • I’m Alan Partridge (1997–2002) TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy.
    • Peep Show (2003–2015) TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy.
    • Red Dwarf (1988– )
    • Father Ted (1995–1998)
    • The Office (2001–2003)
    • Porridge (1974–1977)

    What is the most successful British sitcom of all time?

    Results

    No. Title Years broadcast
    1 Only Fools and Horses 1981–2003
    2 Blackadder 1983–1989
    3 The Vicar of Dibley 1994–2007
    4 Dad’s Army 1968–1977

    What’s the best TV show of all time?

    Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time

    • The Sopranos (1999–2007) TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama.
    • The Wire (2002–2008) TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller.
    • Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
    • Mad Men (2007–2015)
    • Seinfeld (1989–1998)
    • The Simpsons (1989– )
    • The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
    • Saturday Night Live (1975– )

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