Best comedy TV show of all time

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  1. Murrell2878

    Murrell2878 Lets go JETS!
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    What is your choice for best comedy of all time?

    There are so many to chose from

    Seinfeld
    All in the Family
    Cheers
    Everybody Loves Raymond
    King of Queens
    M.A.S.H
    The Jeffersons
    Modern Family
    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
     
  2. Poeman

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    I recently bought the full series of Married with Children.

    Loved that show growing up..The humor was crazy, my dude Al Bundy ahha

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    Seinfeld.

    The show about nothing
     
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    Some of my faves through the years:
    The Honeymooners
    The Odd Couple
    Get Smart
    Taxi
    Seinfeld
    It's Always Sunny
     
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    Family guy,everybody loves Raymond,
     
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    we are all showing our ages now....lol

    my favs include taxi, abbott and costello, ev loves raymond, all in the family.

    also thought the old addams family was pretty funny with gomez and lurch.

    as far as the best - seinfeld or the honeymooners take it.
     
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    jilozzo Well-Known Member

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    oohh just started watching a bit of family guy and holy shit thats pretty good.

    gotta be careful cause my girls are always around the TV and there is no way i would allow them to see/hear that.
     
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    (in no particular order)
    The Simpsons
    Family Guy
    Still Standing
    Friends
    Cheers
    Seinfeld
    facts of Life
    The Jefferson
    What's Happening
    Sanford & Son
    Diff'rent Strokes
    Family Ties
    Cosby Show
    Growing Pains

    I am sure I am missing a bunch
     
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    Chappelle Show Season 2 is probably the funniest single season of any show of all time. but from an overall standpoint, it is easily Seinfeld.
     
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    Surprised nobody has mentioned Curb Your Enthusiasm
     
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    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    It's Garry Shandling show from the 80s was a great show. I think it was on Showtime then moved to FOX.
     
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    Odd Couple
     
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    Malcolm in the middle
    Seinfeld
    Family matters
    The office (up to season 4 or whatever)
    Arrested development
    Modern Family
    Chapples show

    Edit: forgot South Park
     
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    I consider it on a different playing field since no commercials and on HBO. Lets it use humor and pacing cable shows can't.

    Oh The League on FX is up there for current shows
     
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    Chappelle Show then Curb. It's funny I love Curb, but hate Seinfeld.

    No love for Living Color btw?
     
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    Always Sunny and Seinfeld. very similar blueprints. worked to perfection by both. seinfeld is still the superior show, but frank reynolds and charlie kelly may go down in history as the two greatest tv characters of all time.
     
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    Simpsons in it's prime (which it's well past now) is hard to beat in an "all time" competition. Also love Arrested Development and Seinfeld gets obvious nod.

    I haven't seen much of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (first two seasons, I think) but I loved what I have seen so far.

    There are lots of good British sitcoms too. Personally I like Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Mr. Bean, Father Ted and probably a few others that aren't coming to mind right now.
     
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    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    Benny Hill
     
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    the honeymooners
    the odd couple

    so much was done with so little a surrounding set. great writing and performances.
     
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    Honeymooners
    Odd couple
    Seinfeld
    Arrested Development
    Modern Family
    30 Rock

    And then theres all the rest
     

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