
From the surreal to the sublime, British comedy has given the world some genuinely iconic television. But which one still holds up β and still makes you actually laugh out loud?
Put the items in your preferred order.

Fawlty Towers
John Cleese's gloriously stressed hotelier Basil Fawlty remains one of the funniest creations ever put on British telly. Only 12 episodes exist, and somehow that just makes it more precious.

Blackadder
From the dim medieval prince to the trenches of World War One, Blackadder reinvented itself every series and got sharper each time. That final episode still hits harder than it has any right to.

Only Fools and Horses
Del Boy and Rodney from Peckham captured something deeply human about ambition, family, and loveable delusion. The chandelier scene alone is worth a lifetime of licence fees.

The Office
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's mockumentary set in a Slough paper company felt uncomfortably real in the best possible way. It basically invented a genre that half the world is still copying.

Absolutely Fabulous
Edina and Patsy stumbling through London's fashion world was outrageous, absurd, and oddly aspirational. Jennifer Saunders created characters so gloriously awful you couldn't help rooting for them.
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