Series7.6· 1999ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Chewin' the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show. Chewin' the Fat first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland. The later television show, which ran for four series, was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland, but series three and four, as well as highlights from the first two series, were later broadcast to the rest of the United Kingdom. Although the last series ended in February 2002, 6 Hogmanay specials were broadcast and offered on DVD when purchasing the Scottish Sun between 2000 to 2005, one every year. Chewin' the Fat gave rise to the spin-off show Still Game, a sitcom focusing on the two old male characters Jack and Victor. The series was mostly filmed in and around Glasgow and occasionally West Dunbartonshire. The English idiom to chew the fat means to chat casually, but thoroughly, about subjects of mutual interest.Chewin' the Fat7.6•1999
Series6.7· 1998ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Sketch show exploring the conflict and integration between traditional Indian culture and modern British life. Some sketches reversed the roles to view the British from an Indian perspective, and others poked fun at Indian stereotypes.Goodness Gracious Me6.7•1998
Series7.8· 1967ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set was a madcap early-evening comedy sketch show that quickly acquired a cult following with Swinging Sixties adults, who rushed home from work to see it. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, with great performances and additional material by David Jason and Denise Coffey, it also provided an early showcase for the hilarious animations of Terry Gilliam, and the brilliantly bizarre musical antics of the legendary Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.Do Not Adjust Your Set7.8•1967
Series8.5· 2002ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Doggy Fizzle Televizzle is a sketch comedy show that was produced by, and starred, the rap musician Snoop Dogg. It was aired on MTV in 2002 until 2003. Snoop Dogg stated that according to the contract, the show was to air six times, but it turned out to be a series of eight parts. The second season was canceled due to payment negotiation issues, since Snoop Dogg asked for $1 million for his role, which MTV refused to pay him. In the beginning of every show Snoop is seen sitting bored in a leather armchair in an empty room while switching channels from Jerry Springer to a cart race then to black and white burlesque figure skating after that to a strip show and finally to a Richard Marx music video when he decides to change the situation and the idea of Doggy Fizzle Televizzle comes to his mind. This ends the intro and the main theme follows with Snoop rapping.Doggy Fizzle Televizzle8.5•2002
Series5.7· 2006Comedy · AnimationAge rating: Age rating…A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.Monty Python's Personal Best5.7•2006
Series7.8· 2006Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…Robins is a Swedish late-night talk show which premiered on SVT2 on August 23, 2006. The host is the young stand-up comedian Robin Paulsson from Malmö. The show's format is similar to that of other late-night shows, Robin makes jokes about recent news, shows sketches, and talks to a guest in the studio. One of the most popular sketches in the show features Robin appearing as Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimović.Robins7.8•2006
Series7.2· 1984ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.Spitting Image7.2•1984
Series7.5· 1991ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006, on CBC. The Red Green Show is essentially a cross between a sitcom and a sketch comedy series, and is a parody of home improvement, do-it-yourself, fishing, and other outdoors shows.The Red Green Show7.5•1991
Series8.0· 2005ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out8.0•2005
Series7.7· 1999ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The League of Gentlemen is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC Two over three series from 1999 to 2002. In the fictional Northern England town of Royston Vasey—based on Bacup, Lancashire—the lives are explored of dozens of bizarre citizens, much of whom are played by three of the show's four writers—Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the titular comedy troupe in 1995. The programme was followed by a film in 2005, and a three-part revival miniseries in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.The League of Gentlemen7.7•1999
Series4.0· 2014ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Comics offer humorous advice and common-sense solutions to universal issues facing all adults who feel like they're a kid stuck in a grown-up body through interviews, sketches and animation.How to Be a Grown Up4.0•2014
Series7.7· 1970ComedyAge rating: Age rating…A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.The Goodies7.7•1970
Series8.5· 1986ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The D-Generation was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the Seven Network between 1988 and 1989.The D-Generation8.5•1986
Series7.7· 1994ComedyAge rating: Age rating…A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.All That7.7•1994
Series8.0· 1977ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.The Trapalhões8.0•1977
Series5.6· 2007ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Original and eccentric comedy sketches from Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller.The Armstrong and Miller Show5.6•2007
Series6.5· 2012Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.Comedy Bang! Bang!6.5•2012
Series7.0· 1998Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The show was a pivotal stepping stone for many of today's stand-up stars.Comedy Central Presents7.0•1998
Series7.2· 2007ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May 2010. The program features surrealistic and often satirical humor, public-access television–style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials, and editing and special effects chosen to make the show appear camp. The program featured a wide range of actors, spanning from stars such as Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis, to alternative comedians like Neil Hamburger, to television actors like Alan Thicke, celebrity look-alikes and impressionists. The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television."Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!7.2•2007
Series7.7· 2012ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.Key & Peele7.7•2012
Series7.7· 1994ComedyAge rating: Age rating…A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.All That7.7•1994
Series6.8· 1968ComedyAge rating: Age rating…An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In6.8•1968
Series7.7· 1994ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.The Fast Show7.7•1994
Series6.8· 2004ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Comedy legend Catherine Tate plays all her best-loved characters in this riotous sketch show. Expect sulky teens, offensive nans and the most tactless women in the world.The Catherine Tate Show6.8•2004
Series7.8· 1976ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.Second City Television7.8•1976
Series8.0· 2005ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out8.0•2005
Series6.9· 2011ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.Portlandia6.9•2011
Series6.1· 2001Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.Friday Night with Jonathan Ross6.1•2001
Series7.1· 2019ComedyAge rating: Age rating…A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.A Black Lady Sketch Show7.1•2019
Series8.4· 2007ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The New York-based sketch comedy ensemble takes it's act to the small screen in this outrageous cable series. Led by Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger, the troupe takes on every stereotype, foible, and irony found in everyday life, no matter how un-PC the results.The Whitest Kids U' Know8.4•2007
Series7.6· 1989ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson.The Kids in the Hall7.6•1989
Series6.8· 1948Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Ed Sullivan Show6.8•1948
Series7.3· 1979ComedyAge rating: Age rating…Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.Not the Nine O'Clock News7.3•1979
Series6.8· 1994ComedyAge rating: Age rating…The State is a sketch-comedy television show combing bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the hearts of its target teenaged audience.The State6.8•1994
Series7.8· 2001Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…Comedy sketch show with hilarious characters and absurdist twists from the duo that brought us Peep Show and The Smoking Room - David Mitchell and Robert Webb.The Mitchell and Webb Situation7.8•2001
Series6.9· 2005Comedy · TalkAge rating: Age rating…The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson6.9•2005