Channel 4's "World's 50 Greatest Comedy Characters"
Submitted by Wezzo on Sun, 04/15/2007 - 04:22
Tags:
- aired 14 Apr 2007
- 50. Smashey & Nicey (Harry Enfield/Paul Whitehouse)
- 49. Dennis Pennis
- 48. Dame Edna Everage
- 47. Frank Drebin (Police Squad/Naked Gun)
- 46. Father Dougal McGuire (Father Ted)
- 45. Sir Humphry Appleby (Yes Minister)
- 44. Miss Merton
- 43. Larry Sanders (The Larry Sanders Show)
- 42. Rigsby (Rising Damp)
- 41. Lauren (The Catherine Tate Show)
- 40. Harold Steptoe (Steptoe & Son)
- 39. Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
- 38. The Pepperpots (Monty Python)
- 37. Waynetta (Harry Enfield & Chums)
- 36. Hancock (Hancock's Half Hour)
- 35. Daffyd (Little Britain)
- 34. Dr. Guy Secretan (Green Wing)
- 33. Niles Crane (Frasier)
- 32. Lily Savage
- 31. Miss Overall (Acorn Antiques)
- 30. Frank Spencer (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)
- 29. Captain Mainwaring (Dad's Army)
- 28. Ted and Ralph (The Fast Show)
- 27. Avid Merrion (Bo Selecta)
- 26. Earl Hickey (My Name Is Earl)
- 25. Ted Maul (The Day Today)
- 24. Jerry Seinfeld & others (Seinfeld)
- 23. Cockney Nan (The Catherine Tate Show)
- 22. Pauline (Little Britain)
- 21. Terry Collier (The Likely Lads)
- 20. Roseanne
- 19. Bernard Black (Black Books)
- 18. Victor Meldrew (One Foot in the Grave)
- 17. Borat
- 16. Del Boy (Only Fools and Horses)
- 15. Vicky Pollard (Little Britain)
- 14. Rick (The Young Ones)
- 13. Brian Potter (Phoenix Nights)
- 12. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show)
- 11. Wallace & Gromit
- 10. Tim Bisley (Spaced)
- 9. Fletcher (Porridge)
- 8. Papa Lazarou (The League of Gentlemen)
- 7. Eddie Monsoon (Absolutely Fabulous)
- 6. Ali G
- 5. Larry David (in Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- 4. David Brent (The Office)
- 3. Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder)
- 2. Alan Partridge (Knowing Me Knowing You/I'm Alan Partridge)
- 1. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers)
Nice to see Fawlty and Fletch up this high...surprising to see Del Boy relatively low down considering the show's reputation. Though Frank Spencer would be a lot higher though! Been watching repeats of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em on UKTV Gold when I get home from work, can't believe I've never seen it before. And no Albert Arkwright either...I know he wasn't anywhere near as popular as Fletcher but I thought he was completely different to Fletch, which shows Ronnie Barker's talent and versatility.
T'is a good list.