Top 10 favourite TV Comedy Characters ? (6 Viewers)

[bringbackrattles]

With the return of Alan Partridge to TV it got me thinking who are my favourite comedy characters of all time ? Breaking it down to a top 10 here's mine.
1. Rigsby -- Rising Damp.
2. Del Boy -- Fools and Horses
3. Fletcher __ Porridge
4. Lucille Ball -- I Love Lucy
5. Basil Fawlty -- Fawlty Towers
6. Swearing Nan -- Catherine Tate Show
7. Trigger -- Fools and Horses
8. Alan Partridge -- Knowing Me, Knowing You
9. Officer Mackay -- Porridge
10. David Brent -- The Office
Not easy picking a favourite ten, as I've got many more.
Any more suggestions ?

 

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[rob9872]

Good list. Couldn't pick an order but I like 7 of those (1,4 & 6 being the ones I'd remove). I think instead I'd have Barrowclough (Porridge), Jay (inbetweeners) and Albert Steptoe (Steptoe & Son)

 

[bringbackrattles]

Good list. Couldn't pick an order but I like 7 of those (1,4 & 6 being the ones I'd remove). I think instead I'd have Barrowclough (Porridge), Jay (inbetweeners) and Albert Steptoe (Steptoe & Son)

Not easy picking ten. Even harder putting them from 1-10.

 

[bezzer]

Jerry Leadbetter - The Good Life
Fletcher - Porridge
Blackadder - All 4 Blackadder series.

 

[Si80]

Moss - IT Crowd
Roy - IT Crowd
Douglas Reynham - IT Crowd
Dougal - Father Ted
Ted - Father Ted
Charlie Kelly - Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Frank Reynolds - Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Alan Partridge - I’m Alan Partridge
Woody Boyd - Cheers
Martin Crane - Frasier

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

In no particular order
Del Boy
Jim Royle
Norman fletcher
Jay Cartwright
Frank Reynolds
Winston Ingram
Homer Simpson
Ted crilly
Trigger
Martin Goodman

 

[Otis]

Moss - IT Crowd
Roy - IT Crowd
Douglas Reynham - IT Crowd
Dougal - Father Ted
Ted - Father Ted
Charlie Kelly - Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Frank Reynolds - Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Alan Partridge - I’m Alan Partridge
Woody Boyd - Cheers
Martin Crane - Frasier

I would say Niles Crane, myself.

Basil Fawlty
Charlie Kelly
Del Boy
Norman Stanley Fletcher
David Brent
Gareth Keenan
Tony Smart
Mr. Bean
Terry Collier

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Mrs Brown - Mrs brown boys as all 10 on my list

 

[hill83]

Partridge

 

[Nick]

Chabuddy g

 

[hill83]

Chabuddy g

You complete tech head

 

[tommydazzle]

Moss IT - Crowd
Dougal - Father Ted
Rigsby - Rising Damp
Bernard Black and Manny - Black Books
Howard Moon - Mighty Boosh
Alan Partridge
Tom Good - Good Life
Basil Fawlty and Manuel - Fawlty Towers
Hawkeye - MASH

 

[ajsccfc]

George Costanza
Dennis Reynolds
Hank Kingsley
Alan Partridge
Niles Crane
Larry David
Dwight Schrute
Blackadder from series 2 on
Fr Dougal
Norm Peterson

 

[Otis]

George Costanza
Dennis Reynolds
Hank Kingsley
Alan Partridge
Niles Crane
Larry David
Dwight Schrute
Blackadder from series 2 on
Fr Dougal
Norm Peterson

Ah, now Dennis I find the second weakest after Sweet Dee. Charlie, the best, then Mac, then Frank.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

The first I thought of was Fletch and then Basil Fawlty.

Porridge is comedy gold although I didn’t quite enjoy going straight as much as the characters in it weren’t as strong.

 

[Otis]

The first I thought of was Fletch and then Basil Fawlty.

Porridge is comedy gold although I didn’t quite enjoy going straight as much as the characters in it weren’t as strong.

Big disappointment.

 

[Adge]

Joey Tribbiani.

 

[Grendel]

I always thought the early series of One Foot in the Grave had a lot of good characters in it.

Amazed Citizen Khan isn’t up there

 

[fernandopartridge]

Good thread

Echo many of those said before:

Old Tommy (Early Doors)
Phil and Nige (Early Doors)
Matt (Series 1 of Game On)
Jamesie Cotter (Rab C Nesbitt)

 

[fernandopartridge]

I always thought the early series of One Foot in the Grave had a lot of good characters in it.

Amazed Citizen Khan isn’t up there

Citizen Khan is appalling

 

[Grendel]

Citizen Khan is appalling

I was being ironic

 

[ajsccfc]

The character of Citizen Khan was good in the series with all the Fast Show regulars in, but the show it span off into is that horrible prime time style all the channels can't help but make now. Struggling to actually think of the last decent new pre-watershed sitcom.

 

[ovduk78]

In no particular order

Captain Mainwaring - Dad's Army (also Arthur Lowe as Potter)
Sgt Wilson - Dad's Army
Alan Partridge
Prince George - Blackadder 3
Captain Darling - Blackadder 4
Blackadder - all of them
Queenie & Melchett - Blackadder 2
Father Dougal - Father Ted
Fletcher & Mackay - Porridge
Sybil - Fawlty Towers

 

[chiefdave]

Thread needs more Dwight

 

[clint van damme]

There's a few mentioned that I would have in my top 10 and I'd have to add in at least a couple out of Hardy bucks.
Surprised no one has put a Phoenix night character in their list yet.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

I’ve watched a few of the hardy bucks episodes

Will need to binge watch a few more

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

There's a few mentioned that I would have in my top 10 and I'd have to add in at least a couple out of Hardy bucks.
Surprised no one has put a Phoenix night character in their list yet.

I’m still hoping for a 3rd series of Phoenix nights

 

[hill83]

Surprised no one has put a Phoenix night character in their list yet.

That’s more the show as a whole for me rather than any individual character.

 

[Nick]

Man like Mobeen?

Unlucky enough to randomly catch a bit of it, a poor mans Shabuddy.

 

[Adge]

Surprised no one has mentioned Alf Garnett?

 

[fernandopartridge]

Surprised no one has mentioned Alf Garnett?

Innit bladdy marvellous!

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Innit bladdy marvellous!

I think the marigold issues may be keeping it off the tv

 

[Johnnythespider]

Tubbs, league of gentlemen
Sir Humphrey Appleby, Yes Minister
Richard & Eddie, Bottom

 

[skybluetony176]

Rick from the young ones

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Not in any order but:
Steve chance from Cuckoo
Partridge
Michael from partridge
Grindah
Blackadder
baldrick
Fletch
Gareth Keenan
Homer
Chabuddy G