The end of Comedy month

So its finally here the last day on January. On the second of January comedy month launched (well the first was kind of hi-jacked by David Tennant) ans since then TAFG has featured all kinds of comedy related posts, polls and videos.Next to come is TV history Month and this blog will be covering 1994 (when baby Square eyes entered this world) to 2009. Goodbye Comedy month you were brilliant (well it was ok).

My Favourite TV comedy shows

                            Dinnerladies                         

   Have I Got News For you

Qi

                       The IT Crowd                      

   Sunday night Project

Friends 

Not going out

Miranda

Only Fools on Horses

Keeping Up appearances

The Royle Family

Sorry I've got to head

My Family

Scrubs

Outnumbered

Gavin and Stacey

Live At the Apollo

               8 out of 10 Cats            

Funniest show award for "The Inbetweeners"

The Inbetweeners has been named the 'Funniest Show on TV' at the Loaded Lafta Awards.Joe Thomas, who plays Simon in the E4 comedy, credited the show's writers for its success when he collected the award, but admitted to "cringing" when he reads his script."Plenty of times we'll get the script and read through, cringing," he said. "I think that's pretty much every script we do. Kind of my embarrassment central gland doesn't operate anymore, it's been kind of overloaded and doesn't exist anymore."Other winners at last night's ceremony included Justin Lee Collins, who scooped the 'Funniest Man' gong, and Michael McIntyre, who picked up the award for 'Best Stand Up'.I agree that its funny but its not my favourite i prefer the cringe enducing Peep Show.

Which are funnier....

Female Comedians? 3 (23%)

Male Comedians? 10 (76%)

So men are funnier its official. Well not really but you have spoken and 10 of you prefer Male comedians.I must say i prefer Male comedians Peter Kay,  Michael McIntyre, Sean Lock and theres no doubt they are more popular than femalecomedians.  Im not saying women arnet funny but..... i am.

Comedy Catchphrases

A catchphrase is a sure way to get your show some attention and the more people quote it the more popular your show becomes. A catchphrase from Little Britain has been voted the UK's favourite in an online poll. According to The Sun, Vicky Pollard's "Yeah but, no but..." topped the survey, ahead of Homer Simpson's "Doh!".Catherine Tate's schoolgirl Lauren took third place with "Am I bovvered?", followed by Victor Meldrew's "I don't believe it" and "Lovely jubbly" from Del Boy.Little Britain also claimed sixth and tenth place with "I'm a laydee" and "I'm the only gay in the village".These ones are obvious winners but my favourite quote not really a catchphrase comes from Homer Simpson "Ah Beer the answer and cause of all lifes problems."

Your Favourite TV Comedy results..

Miranda 1 (10%)

The Big Bang Theory 2 (20%)

My Family 2 (20%)

Outnumbered 2 (20%)

The IT crowd 2 (20%)

How I Met Your mother 2 (20%)

Scrubs 3 (30%)

Not Going Out 3 (30%)

The Royle Family 4 (40%)

Gavin and stacey 5 (50%)

Friends 5 (50%)

Harry Hills TV Burp 5 (50%)

Wow!!! This time the results were very interseting Gavin and Stacey,Friends and Harry Hill's TV Burp came out on top and it comes as no suprise really.The Royle Family came in with a big 4 votes which i wasnt expecting.The ones that draw in less viewers got the lowesty votes but that dosent mean they arnet good. Overall a great poll! Thanks everyone.

Top Comedian Jokes

Jimmy Carr

1.British scientists have demonstrated that cigarettes can harm your children. Fair enough. Use an ashtray.

2.My girlfriend said she wanted me to tease her, so I said "Alright, fatty."

3.No matter how much you give a homeless person for tea... you never get that tea.

3.I have no problems with buying tampons. I am a fairly modern man. But apparently they're not a "proper" present. "Happy birthday, mum!"

Michael Mcintyre

1.I’m glad Carol Vorderman has left Countdown, I mean it’s not like she did much. She was effectively just an autistic shelf-stacker.

2.My wife and I both made a list of 5 people we could sleep with…she read hers out and there were no surprises…1 George Clooney…2 Brad Pitt etc…I thought ‘Ive got the better deal here’…1 Your sister.

3.“You have to come up with this shit every year. Last week I just wrote ‘I still love you, see last years card for full details’” Talking about Valentines Day

New comedy coming your way.....

Charlie Brookers Newswipe BBC4 Tuesday 19th January

TV critic and comedy writer Charlie Brooker takes a caustic look at news  programmes and reveals the inner workings of the industry.

Mock the Week BBC2 Thursday 21st January

Hugely popular and sometimes controversial topical panel show which takes a satirical look at the week's news.

Bellamy's People BBC2 Thursday 21st January

TV version of the Radio 4 phone-in satire show Down The Line. Clueless DJ Gary Bellamy is let out of the studio to meet people face-to-face.(Picture)

Harry Hills TV Burp Saturday 30th January

Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.

You'r favourite comedian results

Sean Lock 0 (0%)

Charlie Brooker 0 (0%)

Jimmy Carr 3 (23%)

Rhod Gilbert 3 (23%)

Peter Kay 4 (30%)

Frankie Boyle 4 (30%)

David Mitchell 5 (38%)

Michael Mcintyre 5 (38%)

Lee Evans 6 (46%)

 Rob Brydon 7 (53%)

You lot have suprised me again.Rob Brydon is your winner for favourite comedian and as much as i like him for his role as Uncle Bryn i dont think he is by far the best.At first place i would have put Michael McIntyre who was one of the rising stars of 2009 and having seen him live in Cardiff i was in stiches.Lee Evans is a worthy second but ive never really liked him that much.I would have put Rhod Gilbert second because his rants are brilliant. Im suprised Sean or Charlie didnt get a vote but maybe they arnet on as many things as the others and arnet as well known.Thanks to the thirteen of you who voted and make sure you vote again in this weeks poll.

Classic TV Moments: Comedy Special

Here is the king of the rant Charlie Brooker talking on his one off show that looked at computer games "Charlie Brookers Gameswipe" about 50 Cents: Blood on the Sand.If your not familiar with Charlie Brooker which you probibly arnet because hes hidden away on BBC4 then you may want to look through You Tube for more. There will be more from Charlie over the next month on TAFG.

The Top 10 funniest jokes from the Fringe Festival

The Edinburgh Fringe festival is the place to go to see your faverouite comedians and upcoming stand ups.Every year there is a contest for the best jokes and here is the top 10 for you.The first one which is the winner might take some time to understand it took me two days literally when i was in bed one night still didnt find it hilarious but judge for your self:

1) Dan Antopolski – "Hedgehogs - why can't they just share the hedge?"

2) Paddy Lennox – "I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: 'This could be interesting.'"

3) Sarah Millican – "I had my boobs measured and bought a new bra. Now I call them Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes because they're up where they belong."

4) Zoe Lyons – "I went on a girl's night out recently. The invitation said 'dress to kill.' I went as Rose West."

5) Jack Whitehall - "I'm sure wherever my dad is, he's looking down on us. He's not dead. Just very condescending."

6) Adam Hills – "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. You know you're going to get it, but it's going to be rough."

7) Marcus Brigstocke – "To the people who've got iPhones: you just bought one, you didn't invent it!"

8) Rhod Gilbert – "A spa hotel? It's like a normal hotel, only in reception there's a picture of a pebble".

9) Dan Antopolski – "I've been reading the news about there being a civil war in Madagascar. Well, I've seen it six times and there isn't."

10) Simon Brodkin (as Lee Nelson) – "I started so many fights at my school - I had that attention-deficit disorder. So I didn't finish a lot of them."

Funny? You decide my personal winner out of this list would have been NO. 8 from the legendary Rhod Gilbert and in second for me NO. 7 Marcus Brigstocke but thats my opinion!

Comedian Profile: Lee Mack

Lee Mack star of  Not Going Out and team captain on my favourite quiz-com Would I Lie To You? I know that visitors to the blog are fans of Lee and its easy to see why with his razor sharp wit and superb delivery of one liners. Mack first came to prominence on winning So You Think You're Funny at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of The Mighty Boosh and had his own BBC Radio 2 show "The Lee Mack show" His first sitcom Not Going Out for BBC One with Tim Vine premièred on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for a second series (September 2007) and third series (January 2009). It has won a Rose d'Or and RTS Award ans will be back for a fourth series sometime this year. He is a stellar team captain on the BBC One panel show Would I Lie To You? and always gets into a spat with David Mitchell about his posh background!If you havent heard of him heres a little clip for you to view the legend that is Mr Lee Mack....(VERY STRONG LANGUAGE!)

Comedy Month

Today sees the start of TAFG's comedy month.There will be a post each day on comedy movies, sitcoms and a poll every week.You can have your say on your favourite comedy's too aswell as the usual polls and videos.Dont worry though the usual posts will still be on here with all the latest news! Happy New Year everyone and its safe to say 2010 will be a good year for the world of television and film!