Shows like The Goodies: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Goodies (1970) — a comedy series created by Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Goodies most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like surreal, satire and sketch comedy. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Harry Hill's TV Burp 2002★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
The big-collared comic gives his own spin on TV clips from recent programmes, plus contributions from a set of regular characters
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Big Train 1998★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Twisted and original sketch show from the minds of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, starring Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All That 1994★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.
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Look Around You 2002★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy
LOOK AROUND YOU. Look around you. Just look around you. What do you see? A tree. A weather-vane. A discarded lollipop-wrapper. A traffic shop. All of these things, and any other things you may care to mention, have one thing in common. Can you work out what it is?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not the Nine O'Clock News 1979★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Little Britain 2003★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The League of Gentlemen 1999★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
The League of Gentlemen is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC Two over three series from 1999 to 2002. In the fictional Northern England town of Royston Vasey—based on Bacup, Lancashire—the lives are explored of dozens of bizarre citizens, much of whom are played by three of the show's four writers—Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the titular comedy troupe in 1995. The programme was followed by a film in 2005, and a three-part revival miniseries in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spitting Image 1984★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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That Mitchell and Webb Look 2006★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
A comedy sketch show featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
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French & Saunders 1987★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Second City Television 1976★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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The Mighty Boosh 2004★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Fast Show 1994★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Psychoville 2009★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Five strangers receive blackmail notes from an anonymous source, leading them on a dark and surreal journey as their lives unravel, featuring bizarre characters like a man-child, a one-handed clown, and a blind millionaire.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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MAD 2010★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy
Mad is an American animated sketch comedy series created by Kevin Shinick and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Based upon the magazine of the same name, each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities, and other media using various types of animation instead of the usual animation style that Warner Bros. Animation is known for. The series premiered on the evening of September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It has been described as a "kid-friendly version of Robot Chicken".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie 1989★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Carol Burnett Show 1967★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Harry Enfield and Chums 1994★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Bean 1990★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy
Mr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he creates havoc wherever he goes.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, BBC Player Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads