... How fortunate that on this one project the nations foremost figureheads in alternative comedy were gathered together and allowed to give their imaginations free reign. I don't think you'll ever see a sitcom as gleefully silly or unconventional as this one, partly because of the personalities involved in making it and partly due to the regular musical interludes that were thrown in purely to give the team more cash.Incidentally, "Cash" from series two is my favourite episode, and Neil my favourite member of the gang. What can you say about a scenario where Vyvvian (a bloke) learns that he's pregnant, except that it's utter genius?! Neil's whole demeanour seals it for me; he doesn't even have to say anything, and Nigel Planer's mournful expression will still crack me up, without fail.It's the absolute opposite of those cosy, easygoing shows where everybody likes one another really. You can't really call it 'The Good Life' when you're living in what most would describe as 'a hole'... As it happens, I don't really have any objection to such a nice '70's comedy, although listening to Vyvvian launch into a verbal tirade against it almost changed my mind, delivered as it was with such unchecked outrage. You can always trust "The Young Ones" to offer some biting political comment, unless you're talking to Rick, that is... !

America, home of the funniest movies e.g. Police Academy. Australia, home of the funniest sketch comedies e.g. The Paul Hogan Show, and last, but certain not least, The United Kingdom, home to the best comedy, but in particular, situation comedies (although the US has plenty of sit-coms, the ones from the UK are actually funny)! But perhaps one of the best, if not the best comedy shows to come out of the UK is THE YOUNG ONES!!! I am of the opinion that this show is even funnier and more outrageous than "Ab Fab" and that's really saying something. Sure, it's random at times (the sight gags and musical guests) and silly (comic violence), but that's the beauty of it. One thing is certain though, the show is original and is crammed with satire (best understood if you're 16-25 yrs old). Well, I've probably said enough, but you get the idea! Watch the entire show (only 2 series, but what an impact it has made), trust me, you're laugh yourself to death!!!!!

Ah yes, The Young Ones. This is a quintessential British 80's comedy series. As much as I enjoyed Monty Python (as a kid I was a total Python freak), the Young Ones really put me over the edge. I think that it was that The Young Ones was basically a sit-com with some elements of a variety show thrown in (according to the IMDb it was so they could get a bigger budget for the show).The premise is extremely simple; four college students live in squaller in North London. The roommates are Rik, the people's poet who no one else likes, Vyvvian, the punker medical student, Mike the cool person, and Neil the depressed hippie. The foursome go around being all in all bastards to each other and have the occasional run in with their landlord (Alexi Sayle) who is constantly trying to bilk the four for every penny he can get out of them.All of this is punctuated by explosions, filth and things that are very boring. Vyvvian's hamster is also pretty amusing.

This is my favorite show of all time... no questions asked. My mother introduced it to me last year when she bought a video called "The Very Best of The Young Ones" which featured 5 episodes. They were Bomb, Boring, Bambi, Interesting and Summer Holiday. I was so hooked on it! I gave the video away to someone else... not before getting the complete series of season 1 and season 2 on DVD. It's absolute kick@ss and stuff and I can't help but watch it all of the time. I blooming love it.I love Vyvyan the most out of them all, followed by Rik than Neil and of course Mike TheCoolPerson. But they're all hilarious. My favorite episode was probably Bambi... but they're all good.Alexei Sayle would have to have been recognized as the funniest man in the whole entire world during this series.The musical guests are fantastic as well with Madness, Motorhead, and so much more.Hilariously written, wonderfully over the top acting, very original the whole way. Great... great... great... great show! This is proof that the British do comedy 100,000,000,000,000,000 times or better than the United States of America. Sorry Yankees... bow down before the Oxford graduates, Cambridge graduates and gifted high school dropouts!