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Half-hour shows?
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Posted by: thenightfly42

I'm looking for recommendations on shows that meet the following criteria:

Half-hour long.
Fiction. No cooking, home decorating, etc.
No laugh track. Comedy is good, but I'm not looking for the standard sitcom.

I see someone discussing Lucky, starting tonight (4/8) on FX. Anything else?

Posted by: ZikZak

Hmmm.... maybe "Coupling" on BBC? It is a sitcom, but not your average one.

Also maybe "Our Hero" if you get WAM! It's a show directed at teens, but it showed up in my suggestions list one day a few months ago, and I actually thought it was quite good (even though I'm now pushing 30... ack!). I set up a season pass for it.

Posted by: Haps

Sex Court???? ;)

Posted by: Hunter Green

Malcolm In The Middle is a half hour comedy sitcom, but no laugh track. (Which I think should have been done years ago, and more power to them for it!)

As for whether it's "the standard sitcom", I'd talk about how it's not (and how in all of TV history I've only liked two shows anyone ever called sitcoms), but then, everyone who watches any sitcoms always says their favorites are "unlike all the others", so what would it prove? Try it, and decide for yourself.

Posted by: jsmeeker

South Park.

Half hour. Fiction. No laugh track. Funny as heck. jsut don't watch if you are easily offended.

Posted by: Big_Daddy

quote:
Originally posted by Hunter Green
Malcolm In The Middle is a half hour comedy sitcom, but no laugh track. (Which I think should have been done years ago, and more power to them for it!)

Gotta back this one up. Very funny, probably your best bet if you're not into the cartoons like South Park, Simpsons, etc.

Posted by: njdtivo

The Daily Show. Consistently laugh out loud funny.

Posted by: Spire

Live-action:

Malcolm In The Middle (Fox)
Scrubs (NBC)
Da Ali G Show (HBO; currently re-showing the first season)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO; currently in between seasons)
The Bernie Mac Show (Fox)
Hidden Hills (NBC; currently on hiatus)
Sports Night (Comedy Central; syndicated)

Animated:

Futurama (Fox; only a few new episodes left!)
Undergrads (Comedy Central; currently re-showing the first season)
Gary and Mike (Comedy Central; currently re-showing the first season)

Posted by: jamesbobo

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central
The Man Show on Comedy Central (studio audience suplies laughs)
Penn and Teller on Showtime (but it's non-fiction)

Posted by: TeeSee

Another vote each for Scrubs, Curb Your Enthusiasm and South Park. Three of the very best shows on TV.

Posted by: lordargent

I have to second that one. I'm going crazy waiting for new episodes.

Larry David, the writer of Seinfeld, plays as Larry David, the writer of Seinfeld. Written by Larry David, the writer of Seinfeld.

quote:
Originally posted by Spire
[*]Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO; currently in between seasons)
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Posted by: MannyVjr

Obvious nods to Malcolm in the Middle, Scrubs, The Daily Show, Curb your Enthusiasm, et al.
I would like to put my vote in for: Chappelle's Show (Comedy Central).

Posted by: Marco

Sports Night, still running on Comedy Central.
Another vote for Futurama

Posted by: xix_84

Hey Now!

Try:

The Larry Sanders Show on Bravo

Seems to be on an endless repeating loop of all 6 (7?) seasons.
Advantage is 2 shows a night 3 or 4 nights a week between 2 and 3 am, making it perfect TiVo fodder - stuff you might like that doesn't interfere with any SPs.

Of course, its not to everyone's taste, but its comedy, 30 mins, no laugh track, and has Hollywood stars (of the 90s) willing to poke fun at themselves.

The only bummer is Bravo edits out all the HBO cussing.

I think my local fox station is also running LS on some late night time slot.

Posted by: TiVoLance

scrubs or Insomniac with Dave Attell