I don’t remember the radio show but I remember the tv version. It used to make me and my dad laugh. But I was very young!
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Alfie was Jimmy’s exasperated elder sister’s dim boyfriend. He was often Jimmy’s victim. The radio version still turns up on R4E and I still don’t like it.
I also don’t like Steptoe and Son. Brilliantly done, but more of a tragedy than a comedy to me. I have the same reaction to Charlie Chaplin.
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Good correction Cradle.
I am the same with Steptoe. It made me sad, not laugh. Chaplin … to me about as funny as Lenny Henry, Geena Yashere and Patrick Keilty rolled into one.
… & that’s without mentioning Mrs. Bloody Brown.
I’d rather catch Anthrax.
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It is just about possible that you are my non-Evil Twin.
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Oh, oh, oh … & Count Arthur Strong !!!
What the **** is THAT about ???
… as you were.
I hope I spelt ‘Count’ right.
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CAS is “oh look at me aren’t I stupid” humour, which is just victim humour in very slight disguise.
I like humour that is clever, not that is out for cheap laughs at someone’s expense.
I’d honestly rather have Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In than most of the things mentioned; but my real dislike went to Laurel and Hardy, which was cruel and nasty, and obvious with it, as far as I was concerned. I don’t really get any amusement from seeing that a joke is coming and then waiting five minutes for it to arrive. Harold Lloyd was meant to be funny, too, wasn’t he?
Has his moments, for me – more than L&H or Chaplin – but not all that many of them.
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I hate CAS too.
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I love Buster Keaton though. It doesn’t make me laugh, but I enjoy it.
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I don’t really know his stuff.
Well. I don’t care how many of you agree with me or otherwise.
I liked Pete and Dud, Monty Python, The Good Life, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Yes Minister and Father Ted.
Pick the bones out of those, you miserable shower. 
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Don’t know The Good Life or Father Ted, enjoyed Monty Python (it happened during the four years that my parents had a telly), liked what I have seen of Pete and Dud and Not The Nine O’Clock News, remember enjoying Yes Minister on the radio.
And that has reminded me: Up Pompeii and The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, also The Goodies.
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You’re not supposed to agree with me. 
Marty Feldman… Great!
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You mean ‘Calculate’?
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
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News Quiz (don’t like the TV version), Radio Active, Round the Horne, Navy Lark, Open All Hours, 1930’s film comedy - lots…
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Radio Active. Hilarious. I particularly enjoyed the jingles and “Martin Brown” reporting.
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Martin Brown was played by Michael Fenton-Stevens - Matt’s brother Paul. He’s good, so I assume the fact that Paul didn’t convince was down to the Director and SWs.
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Did he go to Draaaaama school dahling?
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Thinking of Archers links to radio comedy reminds me that I love John Finnemore’s writing, the Souvenir Programme as well as Cabin Pressure. Character led - what I used to like about TA.
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