List of comedies

A list of comedies by medium and country of origin.

Contents

1 Television comedies 1.1 Australia 1.2 Belgium 1.3 Canada 1.4 United Kingdom 1.5 United States 1.5.1 A 1.5.2 B 1.5.3 C 1.5.4 D 1.5.5 E 1.5.6 F 1.5.7 G 1.5.8 H 1.5.9 I 1.5.10 J 1.5.11 K 1.5.12 L 1.5.13 M 1.5.14 N 1.5.15 O 1.5.16 P 1.5.17 Q 1.5.18 R 1.5.19 S 1.5.20 T 1.5.21 U 1.5.22 V 1.5.23 W 1.5.24 X 1.5.25 Y 1.5.26 Z 2 Theatrical comedies 2.1 France 2.2 Russia 2.3 United Kingdom 2.4 United States 3 Radio comedies 3.1 Canada 3.2 United Kingdom 3.3 USA 4 See also 5 External links

Television comedies

Australia

• All Together Now (sitcom)
• Aunty Jack (satire/sketch comedy)
• Australia, You're Standing In It (sketch comedy)
• CNNNN (satire/parody of CNN)
• Daas Kapital (satire/sketch comedy)
• The D-Generation (sketch comedy)
• Double the Fist (satire with sketch elements)
• Fast Forward (sketch comedy)
• Frontline (satire/sitcom)
• Full Frontal (sketch comedy)
• The Games (satire/sitcom)
• The Gillies Report (sketch comedy)
• Hey Dad! (sitcom)
• Kath and Kim (sitcom)
• Kingswood Country (sitcom)
• The Late Show (sketch comedy)
• Mother and Son (sitcom)
• The Naked Vicar Show (satire/sketch comedy)
• News Free Zone (satire/sketch comedy)
• The Paul Hogan Show (sketch comedy)

Belgium

• Bob & George
• FC De Kampioenen

Canada

• Airwaves (1985-1987)
• An American in Canada (2002-2004)
• Blackfly (2000-2002)
• CODCO (1988-1992)
• Four on the Floor (1986)
• JR Digs (2001-present)
• The Gavin Crawford Show (2000-2002)
• Hangin' In (1981-1987)
• The Holmes Show (2002-2003)
• Just for Laughs (2002-present)
• The Kids in the Hall (1989-1994)
• King of Kensington (1975-1980)
• The Newsroom (1996-1997, 2003-present)
• The Red Green Show (1991-present)
• Rick Mercer's Monday Report (2004-present)
• Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993-2005)
• Second City Television (SCTV)
• Seeing Things (1981)
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993-present)
• Trailer Park Boys (2001-present)
• The Trouble with Tracy (1971-1972)
• Twitch City (1998-2000)
• Wayne & Shuster (1954)
• The X (2003-present)
• XPM (2003-present)

United Kingdom

• 2point4 Children
• Absolutely (1989-1993)
• Absolutely Fabulous
• Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
• All About Alice
• All About Me
• 'Allo 'Allo! (1984-1992)
• Are You Being Served? (1972-1985)
• As Time Goes By (1992-2002)
• At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
• Big Train (1998-2000)
• Birds of a Feather (1989-1997)
• Blackadder (1983-1989)
• Black Books (2000-2004)
• Bo' Selecta (2002-2004)
• Bottom (1991-1995)
• Brass Eye
• Bremner, Bird and Fortune
• The Brittas Empire
• Cambridge Circus
• Cannon and Ball (1979-1988)
• Celebrity Squares (1975-1979)
• Chalk
• Chef!
• Chelmsford 123
• Coupling
• Dad
• Dad's Army (1968-1977)
• Dangermouse (1981-1992)
• The Day Today
• Dead Ringers
• The Detectives
• Do Not Adjust Your Set
• Drop The Dead Donkey
• Ever-Decreasing Circles
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
• The Fast Show
• Father Ted (1995-1998)
• Fawlty Towers (1975-1979)
• A Fine Romance
• The Frost Report
• Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
• George and Mildred
• Gimme Gimme Gimme
• Give My Head Peace
• The Goodies
• The Good Life (1975-1977)
• Goodness Gracious Me
• Green Wing
• Hancock's Half Hour (later known as Hancock)
• Harry Enfield and Chums
• Hi De Hi!
• The High Life
• Hippies
• I'm Alan Partridge
• It Ain't Half Hot Mum
• Jam
• Joking Apart
• Keep it in the Family (1980-1983)
• Keeping Mum
• Keeping Up Appearances (1990-1993, 1995)
• Knowing Me Knowing You... with Alan Partridge
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973-present)
• The League of Gentlemen (1999-2002)
• Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
• The Likely Lads (1964-1966)
• Little Britain (2003-present)
• Maid Marian and her Merry Men (1989-1994)
• Man about the House (1973-1976)
• May to December (1989 - 1994)
• Men Behaving Badly (1992-1998)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
• Morecambe and Wise
• Mr. Bean (1990-1995)
• Murder Most Horrid
• My Family
• My Hero
• Never the Twain (1981 - 1991)
• The New Statesman
• Nighty Night
• Not the Nine O'Clock News
• O Dr. Beeching
• The Office (2001-present)
• One Foot in the Grave
• Only Fools and Horses
• On The Buses
• Open All Hours
• Porridge
• Q5
• Red Dwarf (1988-present)
• The Return of Shelly (1988-present)
• Rising Damp
• The Royle Family
• Smack the Pony
• The Smoking Room (2004-present)
• Some Mothers Do 'ave 'em
• Sorry!
• Spaced
• Steptoe and Son
• Sykes
• That Was The Week That Was (familiarly known as "TW3")
• The Thin Blue Line
• Three Up - Two Down
• Till Death Us Do Part
• TLC
• To the Manor Born
• The Two of Us
• The Two Ronnies
• Up Pompeii
• The Vicar of Dibley (1994-present)
• Watching
• What Ever Happened to the Likely Lads? (continued The Likely Lads series)
• Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, its continuation
• The Young Ones

United States

• 2 Stupid Dogs (1993-1995)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter

A

• The Addams Family (1964-1966)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993-1994)
• The Adventures of Oky Doky (1948-1949)
• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1966)
• The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1993-1996)
• Aftermash
• A.K.A. Pablo
• The Aldrich Family
• Alf (1986-1990)
• Alice (1976-1985)
• The All-American Girl
• All in the Family (1971-1979)
• The Alvin Show (1961-1962)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983-1991)
• Amen (1986-1991)
• America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present)
• Amos & Andy (1928-1960 on radio, 1951-1953 on television)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
• Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002-2003)
• Angie (1979-1980)
• The Angry Beavers (1997-2001)
• Animaniacs (1993-1998)
• The Ann Sothern Show
• Anything But Love
• Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983)
• Arliss (1996-2002)
• Arnie (1970-1972)
• Arrested Development (2003-present)
• The Arrow Show (1948-1949)

B

• Baby Bob
• Bachelor Father
• Barney Miller (1975-1982)
• Benson (1979-1986)
• The Ben Stiller Show (1992-1993)
• Beulah (1945-1953 on radio, 1950-1953 on television)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)
• Bewitched (1964-1972)
• The Bill Cosby Show (1969-1971)
• The Bill Dana Show
• Blossom (1991-1995)
• The Bob Cummings Show (1955-1959)
• The Bob Newhart Show (1961-1962, 1972-1978)
• Bosom Buddies (1980-1982)
• Boy Meets World (1993-2000)
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• Bridget Loves Bernie (1972-1973)
• Buffalo Bill

C

• C.P.O. Sharkey (1976-1978)
• Calvacade of Stars (1949-1952)
• Candid Camera (1948-present)
• Car 54, Where are you?
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978)
• The Cattanooga Cats (1969-1971)
• Charles in Charge (1984-1985)
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983-1985)
• Cheers (1982-1993)
• Chico and the Man (1974-1978)
• Clarissa Explains It All (1991-1994)
• Coach
• The Cosby Show (1984-1992)
• Coupling
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-1972)
• The Critic (1994-1995)
• Crusader Rabbit (1950-1957)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present)
• Cybill (1995-1998)

D

• The Danny Thomas Show (1953-1965)
• Dave the Barbarian (2004-present)
• Dave's World (1993-1997)
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987-1991)
• The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974)
• Dear John (1986-1987)
• December Bride
• Dennis the Menace (1959-1963)
• Deputy Dawg (1959-1972)
• Designing Women (1986-1993)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
• Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986)
• A Different World (1987-1993)
• Dinosaurs (1991-1994)
• The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993)
• The Doris Day Show (1968-1973)
• Doug (1991-1994)
• Dream On (1990-1996)
• Duet
• The Dukes of Hazzard (comedy/adventure)

E

• Easy Aces (1949-1950)
• The Ed Wynn Show (1949-1950)
• The Eddie Fisher Show (1957-1959)
• The Electric Company (1971-1977)
• Ellen (1994-1998)
• Empty Nest (1988-1995)
• Ensign O'Toole
• Eureeka's Castle (1989-1995)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005)
• Eve (2003-present)
• Evening Shade (1990-1994)
• Executive Stress (1986-1988)

F

• The Facts of Life (1979-1988)
• Family Affair (1966-1971)
• Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present)
• Family Man (1988)
• Family Matters (1989-1998)
• The Famous Teddy Z (1989-1993)
• The Farmer's Daughter
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1984)
• Father Knows Best (1949-1954 on radio, 1954-1962 on television)
• Fernwood 2-Night
• Fifth Pew from the Front (2003-present)
• Fish (1977-1978)
• The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• The Flying Nun (1967-1970)
• Frank's Place
• Frasier (1993-2004)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990-1996)
• Fridays (1980-1982)
• Friends (1994-2004)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• Futurama (1999-20030

G

• The Gale Storm Show (1956-1960)
• Garfield and Friends (1988-1994)
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1958)
• Get a Life (1990-1992)
• Get Smart (1965-1970)
• Gidget (1965-1966)
• Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)
• Gilmore Girls (2000-present)
• Gimme a Break (1981-1987)
• The Goldbergs (1929-1947 on radio, 1949-1956 on television)
• The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
• Good Morning, Miami
• Good Times (1974-1979)
• Grace Under Fire (1993-1998)
• Green Acres (1965-1971)
• Growing Pains (1985-1992)
• The Growing Paynes (1948-1949)

H

• Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
• Happy Days (1974-1984)
• Harry and the Hendersons
• Hazel
• HBO Comedy Showcase (1995-1997)
• He & She
• Head of the Class (1986-1991)
• Hearts Afire
• Herman's Head (1991-1994)
• The Hogan Family (1986-1991)
• Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
• Home Improvement (1991-1999)
• The Honeymooners (1955-1956)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962)

I

• I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)
• I Love Lucy (1951-1957)
• I Married Joan
• In Living Color (1990-1994)
• Inspector Gadget (1983-1986)
• It's Your Move

J

• Jabberjaw (1976-1978)
• The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965)
• The Jack Carter Show (1950-1951)
• The Jackie Gleason Show (1966-1970)
• Jack and Jill (1999-2001)
• Jack and Mike (1986-1987)
• The Jeffersons (1975-1985)
• The Jetsons (1962-1963, 1984-1985, 1987)
• Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-1983)
• Joey (2004-present)
• The Joey Bishop Show
• The John Larroquette Show
• Julia (1968-1971)

K

• Kate & Allie (1984-1989)
• The Kids in the Hall (1989-1994)
• King of the Hill (1997-present)
• The King of Queens (1998-present)

L

• The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brian (1993-present)
• Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993)
• Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present)
• Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983)
• The Life of Riley (1944-1951 on radio, 1949-1950 on television)
• Love, American Style (1969-1974)
• The Love Boat (1977-1986)
• The Lucy Show (1962-1968)

M

• Mad About You (1992-1999)
• Mad TV (1995-present)
• Major Dad (1989-1993)
• Mama (1949-1956)
• Mama's Family (1983-1990)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968)
• To The Manor Born (1979-1981)
• Many Happy Returns (1964-1965)
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963)
• Margie (1961-1962)
• Married... with Children (1987-1997)
• Martin (1992-1997)
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976-1978)
• Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1977)
• M*A*S*H (1972-1983)
• Maude (1972-1978)
• Mayberry R.F.D. (1968-1971)
• McHale's Navy (1962-1966)
• The Milton Berle Show (1948-1956)
• Mister Ed (1961-1966)
• The Mommies
• Monk (2002-present)
• The Monkees (1966-1968)
• Moonlighting (1985-1989)
• Mork & Mindy (1978-1982)
• Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990)
• Mr. Peepers (1952-1955)
• The Munsters (1964-1966)
• The Muppet Show (1976-1981)
• Murphy Brown (1988-1998)
• My Favorite Husband
• My Favorite Martian (1963-1966)
• My Little Margie
• My Mother the Car (1965-1966)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999)
• My Three Sons (1960-1972)
• My Two Dads (1987-1990)
• My World and Welcome to It (1969-1972)

N

• The Nanny (1993-1999)
• Nanny and the Professor (1970-1971)
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show
• The New Gidget (1986-1988)
• The New Leave it to Beaver
• Newhart (1982-1990)
• NewsRadio (1995-1999)
• Night Court (1984-1992)
• No Time for Sergeants

O

• The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
• Okay, Mother (1948-1951)
• One Day at a Time (1975-1984)
• Operation Petticoat
• Our Miss Brooks (1952-1956)
• Out of This World (1987-1991)

P

• Paging You (1946-1948)
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990-1993)
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
• The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966)
• The People's Choice
• Perfect Strangers (1986-1993)
• Pete and Gladys
• Petticoat Junction (1963-1970)
• The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959)
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies
• Police Squad! (1982)
• Private Secretary
• Punky Brewster (1984-1988)

Q

R

• The Real McCoys (1957-1963)
• The Red Buttons Show (1952-1955)
• Rhoda (1974-1978)
• Roc
• The Ropers (1979-1980)
• Roseanne (1988-1997)
• The Roundhouse
• Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973)
• ROOM 222
• Rugrats (1991-2004)

S

• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996-2003)
• Sanford and Son (1972-1977)
• Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
• Saved by the Bell (1989-1993)
• Scooby Doo, Where are You! (1969-1972)
• Scrubs (2001-present)
• Seinfeld (1989-1998)
• Sesame Street (1969-present)
• Sex and the City (1998-2004)
• Silver Spoons (1982-1986)
• The Simpsons (1989-present)
• Sister, Sister (1994-1999)
• The Slap Maxwell Story
• Sledge Hammer! (1986-1988)
• Small Wonder (1985-1989)
• Soap (1977-1981)
• South Central (1994)
• South Park (1997-present)
• Spin City (1996-2002)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present)
• Square Pegs (1982-1983)
• Step by Step (1991-1998)
• Suddenly Susan (1996-2000)

T

• Talespin (1990-1995)
• Talent Scoute (1948-1958)
• Tales From The Crypt (1989-1996)
• Tammy (1965-1966)
• Tattletales (1974-1978)
• Taxi (1978-1982)
• Taz-Mania (1991-1993)
• Teenwolf (1986-1989)
• Temperatures Rising (1972-1974)
• Terry and June (1979-1987)
• That Girl (1966-1971)
• That's My Mama (1974-1975)
• That Wonderful Guy (1949-1950)
• Three's Company (1977-1984)
• Toast of the Town (1948-1971)
• The Tonight Show (1954-present)
• Too Close for Comfort
• Topper
• The Torkelsons
• Townies (1996)
• The Tracy Ulman Show (1987-1990)
• Two and a Half Men (2003-present)
• Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998-2001)
• TV's Bloopers & Pratical Jokes (1984-1993)

U

V

W

• Watching Ellie (2002-2003)
• Webster (1983-1987)
• Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979)
• What's Happening!! (1976-1979)
• What's New, Scooby Doo? (2002-present)
• Who's the Boss? (1984-1992)
• Wings (1990-1997)
• WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)
• The Wonder Years (1988-1993)

X

• Xtreme Fakeovers (2005-present)

Y

• The Yogi Bear Show (1958-1962, 1988)

Z

Theatrical comedies

France

• La Puce à l'Oreille (trans. "A Flea in Her Ear") by Georges Feydeau

Russia

• The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol (made into the Danny Kaye screen musical The Inspector General.)

United Kingdom

• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (adapted for film and television numerous times)
• Much Ado About Nothing and half a dozen others by William Shakespeare
• The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien
• Operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan including Patience, Iolanthe, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and many others.

United States

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Into the Woods
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Many American stage musicals have a strong comedic element.

Radio comedies

Canada

• Double Exposure
• Frantic Times
• The Royal Canadian Air Farce
• Spring Thaw

United Kingdom

• The 99p Challenge
• Absolute Power
• Beyond Our Ken
• The Cabaret of Dr Caligari
• The Clitheroe Kid
• Dead Ringers
• Elastic Planet
• The Glums
• The Goon Show
• Hancock's Half Hour
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
• I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
• It Sticks Out Half a Mile
• It's That Man Again
• Just a Minute
• Knowing Me, Knowing You
• Lenin of the Rovers
• Little Britain
• The Mark Steel Revolution
• The Mark Steel Solution
• The Men from the Ministry
• My Word
• The Navy Lark
• Nebulous
• The News Huddlines
• The News Quiz
• The Now Show
• Old Harry's Game
• On the Hour
• On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
• Radio Active
• Round the Horne
• The Sunday Format
• Truly, Madly, Bletchley

USA

• Amos & Andy
• The Jack Benny Show
• Burns & Allen
• Col. Stoopnagle & Bud
• Audience of Two

See also

• Comedy
• Comedy film
• Farce
• Sitcom
• British comedy
• List of television comedies without laugh tracks

External links

• The BBC Guide to Comedy (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide)
• The British Sitcom Guide - Sitcom List (http://www.sitcom.co.uk/list.shtml)sl:Seznam humorističnih nanizank