[Stu]

AbFab in retrospect is one of those things along with Men Behaving Badly that I look back on and wonder how I ever found it funny. It's ironic that you lambast Friends for overacting and cheesy set ups when that's AbFab's entire appeal.

It hasn't got any jokes in it, and even less wit. It's just two oblivious people running around screaming and falling over, like Kenan & Kel but with menopausal poshos instead of black teenagers. The performances of Eddie and Patsy make panto look subtle, nuanced and clever. It's that terrible kind of broad catchphrase-and-caricature non-comedy, but it doesn't even have the bite that something like Bottom has. I'm fairly sure I did wank over it when I was younger, though.

Only Fools is a good call though. I didn't even think of that - probably because it stands so alone. It's the stuff of legends.