50 Greatest comedy sketches of all time.

[red_tom]

Most of them with YouTube links. Great way to waste an afternoon. :?:

http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/50GreatestComedySketches/01/

Pretty US heavy (vast amounts of Saturday Night Live) but they get Number #1 right.

4 candles at #38 though. Are they having a laugh?

 

[The Young Soul Rebel]

Is the 'Going for an English' one from Goodness Gracious Me on it?

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Abbott and Costello at no.2 had me in tears. Truly Timeless. Thanks very much for that Red Tom, has turned my day around!

 

[rich p]

The Nairobi Trio at no.7 is worth a look.

 

[Tetedelacourse]

It's not exactly the greatest fifty of all time, is it though?

Obviously debatable, but some good smile-inducing stuff in there nonetheless!

Again, ta RT

 

[beanzontoast]

These 'Greatest' things are becoming a self-supporting industry. I'm waiting for 'The 50 Greatest Lists of 50 Greatest' to come along on Channel 4 and I shall take garden shears to our tv aerial.

 

[Cathryn]

For me it'll always be the Morcombe & Wise 'Andrew Preview' sketch!!! Loved it.

 

[graham56]

The 2 Ronnies sketch "four candles/ fork handles"

 

[Smokin Joe]

The 2 Ronnies setch "four candles/ fork handles"

Ranks alongside Python's dead parrot in the list of "The least funny sketch ever to become one of the fifty greatest comedy sketches of all time".

 

[Rob S]

Ranks alongside Python's dead parrot in the list of "The least funny sketch ever to become one of the fifty greatest comedy sketches of all time".

Exactly....their Crossed Lines was far funnier...Forkhandles peaked at 'no...FORK ANDLES...handles for forks' and went downhill from there.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Count Arthur Strong.