Favourite fictional comedy characters

[Gordon]

Father Dougal McGuire - genius.

Yep - the 'Kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse' episode is my fav.

[Robbie]

I really loved the comedy drama series, "Outnumbered", all the characters were great and so true to life!
Also liked, "Cold Feet", very much.
I don't think I've ever really watched comedy detective series, like detective stuff but prefer it serious.
Years ago I used to love, "Soap". Does anyone remember that?

[Shaker]

Robert Guillaume as Benson the butler. I remember 

ETA: very recently died, though at a ripe old age.

[Rhiannon]

Yep - the 'Kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse' episode is my fav.

This is one of my favourite pieces of dialogue from the episode 'Tentacles of Doom'.

Bishop Facks: So, Father. Do you ever have any doubts about the religious life? Is your faith ever tested? Anything you would be worried about? Any doubts you've been having about any aspects of belief? Anything like that?
Father Dougal McGuire: Well, you know the way God made us all, right? And he's looking down at us from heaven and everything?
Bishop Facks: Uh-huh.
Father Dougal McGuire: And then his son came down and saved everyone and all that?
Bishop Facks: Yes.
Father Dougal McGuire: And when we die we're all going to go to heaven?
Bishop Facks: Yes. What about it?
Father Dougal McGuire: Well, that's the bit I have trouble with.

[Robbie]

And is the punchline of one of my favourite jokes which my kids don't get because they haven't seen the Wicker Man yet.

The stuff of which nightmares are made! I hated that film.

[Rhiannon]

Robert Guillame as Benson the butler. I remember 

My parents let me stay up on a Friday night to watch it after the ten o'clock news. It always ended with a flashing map of where that weeks' job losses were. The news, not Benson.

[Nearly Sane]

I really loved the comedy drama series, "Outnumbered", all the characters were great and so true to life!
Also liked, "Cold Feet", very much.
I don't think I've ever really watched comedy detective series, like detective stuff but prefer it serious.
Years ago I used to love, "Soap". Does anyone remember that?

Mickey Mouse's dog is gay!

[Sebastian Toe]

Not a massive fan of US comedy, but the TV series of MASH was an exception (though it wasn't just comedy).

Frank Burns (played wonderfully by Larry Linville) was a absolute delight.

A few years ago the BBC (I think) put out some episodes of MASH with the canned laughter removed, which emphasised the darker aspects and highlighted the pathos - wish they'd do it again.

It was the other way around.
No canned laughter was the default. They put it out once with it and got roasted for it!

[Owlswing]

Frank Spencer . Some mothers.....

Thanks S T

[Harrowby Hall]

Frank Spencer . Some mothers.....

Responsible, I believe, for the widespread adoption of the very unwelcome New York-Italian pronunciation of the word "harass".

[jeremyp]

It was the other way around.
No canned laughter was the default. They put it out once with it and got roasted for it!

In the USA they broadcast MASH with a canned laughter track but the BBC showed it without the laughter, probably because it was so obviously fake. I know that because I saw the episode where they (the BBC) accidentally broadcast the canned laughter and it really was cringe worthy.

[jeremyp]

In the USA they broadcast MASH with a canned laughter track but the BBC showed it without the laughter, probably because it was so obviously fake. I know that because I saw the episode where they (the BBC) accidentally broadcast the canned laughter and it really was cringe worthy.

I also saw the Points of View following that episode, it wasn't pretty.