Greatest comedy writer Page 5

Maybe comedy needs to get back on its feet before there's a new great sitcom writer.

John Cleese

and someone that apparently no one likes here: Jennifer Saunders

Thought that you might say that. ;)

it's the truth :(

What a surprise. Maybe it's something to do with the language - that's assuming your not British.

Quote: SaundyBabe @ March 24, 2007, 11:39 PM

John Cleese

and someone that apparently no one likes here: Jennifer Saunders

awww i love her! :D

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
*huggle*

Extras??????????
He just nicked the best ideas from Curb your Enthusiasm and made them more British.

Yes. And what's refreshing about him is that he admits that is partly true.

Quote: bob4apples @ April 18, 2007, 10:23 PM

Extras??????????
He just nicked the best ideas from Curb your Enthusiasm and made them more British.

Andy Milman IS David Brent, and I claim my £5.

I take back your £5, spend it on sweets, and remonstrate that those two characters are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

All of those sweeties have not only rotted your teeth, but also your brain! Milman is merely a toned down Brent.

Croft/Perry: Dads Army,It Aint Half Hot Mum and You Rang M'Lord
Sullivan: Citizen Smith, Only Fools and Horses and Dear John
Wolfe/Chesney: On the Buses, Don't Drink the Water
Clarke: Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping up Appearances, First of the Summer Wine and Open all Hours
Speight: Till Death us do Part
Galton/Simpson: Steptoe and Son, Hancocks Half Hour
Cleese/Booth: Fawlty Towers
Powell/Driver: Two in Clover and Bless this House
Chappell: Rising Damp, Only When I Laugh and Duty Free
Clement/La Frenais: Porridge, The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads.

Geoffrey Perkins!

In modern comedy it has to be me... well, my namesake. Pure genius.

Loving your avatar Leanne. ;)