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Lee Henman
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September 11, 2012, 12:57 PM BST
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Who are your favourite UK comedy writers at the moment? And why? Do you even care? Have at it!
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sootyj
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September 11, 2012, 12:59 PM BST
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Lee Henman
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September 11, 2012, 1:02 PM BST
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Quote: sootyj @ September 11 2012, 12:59 PM BST
It's you Lee all you.
Aw balls, I've just found another thread "Greatest Comedy Writers". Ah well.
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Basil Rathbon
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September 11, 2012, 1:51 PM BST
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Lee Henman. Absolute genius.
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Lee Henman
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September 11, 2012, 1:59 PM BST
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I think you'll find it's 'Sir' Lee Henman, Absolute Genius.
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sootyj
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September 11, 2012, 2:09 PM BST
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Lord Sir Lee Henman king of the north east, master of the quip, slayer of beers, tickler of funny bones, doer of deeds, righter of wrongs, last king of Scotland and official court Jester to the court of St James.
Lord Sir Lee Henman king of the north east, master of the quip, slayer of beers, tickler of funny bones, doer of deeds, righter of wrongs, last king of Scotland and official court Jester to the court of St James.
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Lee Henman
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September 11, 2012, 2:17 PM BST
Edited by Lee Henman on September 11 2012, 2:17 PM BST
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So true you said it twice.
Well if this thread is going to carry on I'll kick off.
Graham Linehan because he's consistently made me laugh in every comedy he's been involved in.
Craig Cash and Caroline Ahearne for making me feel warm and fuzzy and also making me laugh.
Ben Elton and Richard Curtis for creating the masterpiece that is Blackadder. I don't care what your thoughts are on stuff they've created since, they made Blackadder. End of.
Grant & Naylor for being stupidly-clever and creating some of the best one-liners in comedy, ever.
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September 11, 2012, 3:36 PM BST
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Oh, I thought you meant now, rather than generally.
Okay, here's a few:
Graham Linehan; incredible hit rate.
Grant & Naylor; Red Dwarf was the first sitcom I loved.
Armando Iannucci; Partridge, Day Today, VEEP, Thick Of It; he may always be part of a writing team, but that sort of quality can't be coincidence.
Simon Pegg and Julia Hynes; Spaced. A perfect sitcom, wish they'd write together again.
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Kevin Murphy
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September 11, 2012, 3:54 PM BST
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Peter Baynam has a pretty impressive record.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063165/
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September 11, 2012, 3:56 PM BST
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If we are talking currently active comedy writers, I do no think anyone holds a torch to Andy Hamilton: Drop The Dead Donkey, Old Harry's Game, Trevor's World of Sport, Bedtime, the glorious Underworld, Outnumbered...
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September 29, 2012, 7:52 AM BST
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September 29, 2012, 9:13 AM BST
Edited by Pingl on September 29 2012, 9:14 AM BST
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Quote: Tursiops @ September 11 2012, 3:56 PM BST
If we are talking currently active comedy writers, I do no think anyone holds a torch to Andy Hamilton: Drop The Dead Donkey, Old Harry's Game, Trevor's World of Sport, Bedtime, the glorious Underworld, Outnumbered...
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Will Cam
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September 29, 2012, 9:14 PM BST
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It has to be Cotter!
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September 29, 2012, 10:40 PM BST
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The question posed was 'your favourite comedy writers at he moment'.
Well, they're the same as they've always been. Galton and Simpson, Perry/Croft, John Sullivan etc etc.
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September 29, 2012, 11:13 PM BST
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Quote: Oldrocker @ September 29 2012, 10:40 PM BST
The question posed was 'your favourite comedy writers at he moment'.
Well, they're the same as they've always been. Cotter and Cotter, Cotter/Cotter, Cotter Cotter etc etc.
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