Just ekes out 'The Young Ones' for best Brit TV comedy. (Sorry Rik.)
This show kept the laughs coming fast and furious and never let up.
Think about it for a second. Stressed out husband, nagging shrew of a wife, incompetent employees, family owned Inn, plots include health inspectors, overnight death, criminal hiding out...
My point? Hardly very original. But that's the genius.
Cleese and crew took these basic overused devices and turned them into a riot. No situation was left untouched. If you think about it still, it was just Basil Fawlty (Cleese, you knew that right?) constantly trying to cover up a gaffe only it leads to a bigger one. And so on and so forth.
The frantic pacing and wild anarchy was perfect.
Kudos go to Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth (Cleese's ex) and the Major for their excellent support.
This show kept the laughs coming fast and furious and never let up.
Think about it for a second. Stressed out husband, nagging shrew of a wife, incompetent employees, family owned Inn, plots include health inspectors, overnight death, criminal hiding out...
My point? Hardly very original. But that's the genius.
Cleese and crew took these basic overused devices and turned them into a riot. No situation was left untouched. If you think about it still, it was just Basil Fawlty (Cleese, you knew that right?) constantly trying to cover up a gaffe only it leads to a bigger one. And so on and so forth.
The frantic pacing and wild anarchy was perfect.
Kudos go to Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth (Cleese's ex) and the Major for their excellent support.