Funniest "Pure Laughs" Show of All-Time?

[Shareefruck]

Currently listening to a 10-hour YT vid of Gervais' XM show.

I've re-watched the animated versions just an insane amount of times. "I've always wanted to kick a duck up the arse."

Listening to some today-- "But if he did.... why take drugs to ski? Cause all you do is balance. It's liking saying '.... and we've just found out the people on the toboggan were on crack'. It's not going to help him."

 

[kmad]

It's Always Sunny
Letterkenny
early seasons of Workaholics
Silicon Valley
The League

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Golden era Simpsons

 

[Stylizer1]

 

[Morozov]

For me personally nothing evokes a laugh from me more than Nathan for You.

Kenny vs Spenny and Impractical Jokers would be second and third.

 

[Langdon Alger]

I got a lot of mileage out of "The Kids in the Hall". It's sketch comedy, so it's hit-and-miss by nature. Some of their sketches are infinitely re-watchable for me while others, like "30 Helens", do nothing. The first couple of seasons are dated in appearance, but the final three are reasonably fresh. The filmed segments were my favorites.

After the show went off the air, it was syndicated five nights a week for a time. Seeing episodes back to back took the shine off some recurring characters for me, as I hadn't noticed how often they were used during the original run. Scott Thompson played a number of funny characters, but seemed intent on writing primarily for Buddy Cole. I grew beyond tired of his monologues.

I really like the Cincinatti Kid sketch.

 

[Led Zappa]

Back when I used to laugh out loud the first show that comes to mind is Taxi.

Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K and Larry David are the only ones that can really get a rise out of me these days.

 

[darko]

Fawlty Towers.

Agree.

 

[aufheben]

Listening to some today-- "But if he did.... why take drugs to ski? Cause all you do is balance. It's liking saying '.... and we've just found out the people on the toboggan were on crack'. It's not going to help him."

Like I said, I've watched the animated HBO series just a dumb number of times.

I NEED MORE.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Back when I used to laugh out loud the first show that comes to mind is Taxi.

Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K and Larry David are the only ones that can really get a rise out of me these days.

To me that is the same as Peter Griffin holding he knee in pain for 2 straight minutes. I get why it should be funny, but it's annoying. Maybe it was more innovative for it's time.

 

[John Price]

Legion of [Redacted]

 

[Led Zappa]

To me that is the same as Peter Griffin holding he knee in pain for 2 straight minutes. I get why it should be funny, but it's annoying. Maybe it was more innovative for it's time.

It was. The whole Jim character was unbelievably fresh and funny at the time, as was most of the cast of characters on Taxi, and when that bit came along in his character development it was laugh out loud funny. Funniest bit I ever heard and was very famous at the time. I get how it doesn't really translate to today, but I still think it's funny.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Frasier

David Hyde Pierce was a comic gem on that series.

That show was so well written and has great acting. The main cast was one of the best casts I've seen in any show, but the supporting characters were played very strongly as well. It overstayed it's welcome by a few seasons, but it had a great run.

 

[kook10]

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Party Down
early eps of The League or IASIP
Legit

 

[EON]

Impractical Jokers, that show is absolutely hilarious

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

In Living Color

 

[Sharpshooter]

The Carol Burnett Show

Also agree with these previously mentioned ones:

Fawlty Towers
Curb Your Enthusiasm

 

[SPV]

To me that is the same as Peter Griffin holding he knee in pain for 2 straight minutes. I get why it should be funny, but it's annoying. Maybe it was more innovative for it's time.

It absolutely was, most newer shows have re-done bits like this over and over again. Even loads of the kids shows on Nick & Disney have done their own spin on classic TV comedy.

I'm sure that lots of stuff in earlier sitcoms was stolen from somewhere too; but for a TV audience, they were fresh then.


On topic, I'll give another vote for Impractical Jokers. I've had to pause that show for my wife and I to stop laughing a bunch of times.

 

[Trap Jesus]

In terms of consistent laughs, prime Simpsons, South Park, Seinfeld and Always Sunny are at the top. In terms of biggest laughs, I immediately think of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras, and Flight of the Conchords.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

It's always sunny and whose line for me.

The combo of Stiles, Mochrie, and Brady always had me rolling

 

[Fripp]

Peep Show