• The Mike Yarwood Show was the biggest show on TV, with over 21 million viewers

Notable comedies debuting in 1977

All TV comedy broadcast in 1977

• A Little Outing
• A Roof Over My Head
• A Sharp Intake Of Breath
• A Show Of My Own
• Abigail's Party
• After The Boom Was Over
• Are You Being Served?
• At Home With Dr Evadne Hinge And Dame Hilda Bracket
• Backs To The Land
• Battle Of The Comics
• Beryl Reid
• Big Boy Now!
• Big Deal At York City
• Bricks Without Straw
• Car Along The Pass
• Chalk And Cheese
• Cheers
• Citizen Smith
• Come Back Mrs. Noah
• Come Spy With Me
• Dad's Army
• Dawson And Friends
• Devenish
• Doctor On The Go
• Don't Forget To Write!
• Eric Sykes Shows A Few Of Our Favourite Things
• George & Mildred
• Get Some In!
• Graham's Gang
• Happy Ever After
• Have A Harry...
• Hi Summer
• I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds
• I'm Bob, He's Dickie
• It Ain't Half Hot Mum
• Just William
• Ken Dodd's Christmas Laughter Show
• Larry Grayson
• Last Of The Summer Wine
• Lord Tramp
• Maggie - It's Me!
• Marti
• Max Boyce
• Max's Holiday Hour
• MH & 5p
• Michael Bentine's Potty Time
• Michael Bentine's Square World
• Middlemen
• Mike Yarwood At The New London Theatre
• Mike Yarwood In Persons
• Mind Your Language
• Miss Jones And Son
• Mr Big
• Naught For Thy Comfort
• No Appointment Necessary
• Odd Man Out
• Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
• Our Day Out
• Owner Occupied
• Plum's Plots And Plans
• Porridge
• Rentaghost
• Ripping Yarns
• Rising Damp
• Robin's Nest
• Rosie
• Stanley Baxter's Greatest Hits
• Swap You One Of These For One Of Those
• Sykes
• The Benny Hill Show
• The Best Of Friends
• The Boys And Mrs B
• The Common Lot
• The Cuckoo Waltz
• The David Nixon Show
• The Dick Emery Show
• The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin
• The Fosters
• The Fuzz
• The Good Life
• The Heavy Mob
• The House That Jack Built
• The Little & Largest Show On Earth
• The Little And Large Tellyshow
• The Liver Birds
• The Many Wives Of Patrick
• The Morecambe & Wise Show
• The Norman Conquests
• The Other One
• The Rag Trade
• The Squirrels
• The Strange Case Of The End Of Civilisation As We Know It
• The Two Ronnies
• The Upchat Line
• The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club
• The World Of Pam Ayres
• Three Piece Suite
• To Be Perfectly Frank
• Tom O'Connor
• Took And Co
• Variations On A Theme
• What A Performance
• Yanks Go Home
• Yes - Honestly
• You're Only Young Twice
• Young At Heart

All radio comedy broadcast in 1977

• Albert And Me
• Candida
• Funny You Should Ask
• I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
• Jim The Great
• Joyce Grenfell Requests The Pleasure
• The Burkiss Way
• The Diary Of A Nobody
• The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket
• The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
• The Jason Explanation
• The Navy Lark
• The News Huddlines

Film comedies released in 1977

• Adventures Of A Private Eye
• Are You Being Served?
• Black Joy
• Come Play With Me
• Confessions From A Holiday Camp
• Hardcore
• Jabberwocky
• Joseph Andrews
• Nasty Habits
• Not Now, Comrade
• Silver Bears
• Stand Up Virgin Soldiers
• That's Carry On!
• What's Up Nurse