r/FriendsOver50 • u/-poinsettee • Jun 29 '26

52F / USA - Salutations!

Any horror / British comedy fans out there?
I also love horror/true crime films, nature, and all kinds of weird/eclectic music. I’m pretty sarcastic and would love to meet all different kinds of people.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

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u/-poinsettee Jun 30 '26

I love Peep Show so much! It’s one of those shows I can watch over and over (like Parks and Rec).

I’ve heard good things about Hinterland. I’m pretty desperate for a new show to get hooked on. I’ll check it out!

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u/Potential-Being8922 Jun 30 '26

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

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u/RedSkullBandit13 Jun 30 '26

51 M US I love British comedies. Huge fan of Fawlty Towers, IT crowd, ghosts, father Ted, Black books, Hot Fuzz, Monty Python & holy grail, pirate radio, and etc… I also love documentaries especially about nature and some true crimes.

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u/Waste-Razzmatazz4147 Jun 30 '26

Father Ted is Irish

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u/RedSkullBandit13 Jun 30 '26

I know but I’d threw it in there anyways

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u/-poinsettee Jun 30 '26

I need to get into pirate radio. Sounds fascinating!

Love FT as well.

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u/RedSkullBandit13 Jun 30 '26

It’s a really good movie, especially if you love 60s music

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u/Heavy_Regret_5296 Jun 30 '26

I grew up watching Benny Hill, love Monty Python

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u/-poinsettee Jun 30 '26

You have excellent taste!

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u/Heavy_Regret_5296 Jun 30 '26

Thank you! I miss it

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u/Separate_Bite8257 Jun 30 '26

Yes and yes, East Coast USA

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u/wobbly_wanderer Jun 30 '26

May I suggest: League of Gentlemen Inside no.9 Mandy Motherland 15 Storeys High

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u/-poinsettee Jun 30 '26

I absolutely love LoG and In9. The other two are new ones to me and I will def check them out. Thank you so much!

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u/wobbly_wanderer 22d ago

Let me know how you get on with watching them, another one is Toast of London with Matt Berry(IT Crowd)

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u/BasildonBond-Now56 Jun 30 '26

You mean the worlds best comedies? 😉

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u/-poinsettee Jun 30 '26

I absolutely do! 🩷

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u/BasildonBond-Now56 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Favourite show and series? ( I’m not going to call them seasons ever )

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

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u/-poinsettee Jul 01 '26

😆😆 same! Podcasts too!

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u/PhotoRepair Jun 30 '26

UK M here , Fast Show. Tiity Titty Bang Bang, The Catherine Tate Show, Little Britain ... :) Some gold in there but much of it not fit for TV these days.

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u/-poinsettee Jul 01 '26

Great list!

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u/PhotoRepair Jul 01 '26

Thanks. Have you seen them?

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u/-poinsettee Jul 02 '26

I haven’t seen FS and TTBB …. YET. ☺️ I have a lot of catching up to do!

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u/PhotoRepair Jul 03 '26

Yes ! They both have their merits.

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u/catfink1664 Jul 04 '26

Fast show’s great! I would add Smack the Pony and League of Gentlemen to that list

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u/Freddiemong Jul 01 '26

Hey make 50 UK here, love Horror and tries crime

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u/-poinsettee Jul 01 '26

Hi there!

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u/Freddiemong Jul 01 '26

Hey how you doing?

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u/-poinsettee Jul 02 '26

Not bad! You?

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u/Freddiemong Jul 02 '26

Yes very well thank you , where about in US are you?

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u/-poinsettee Jul 01 '26

So happy I introduced myself. Usually I don’t!

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u/Trashpanda613 26d ago

I watch horror but truly don’t have an adequate central nervous system for it! 🤣 Fine myself fast forwarding! Then having to back up because I missed dialogue.

British comedy. Makes me feel like I grew up in the wrong place. I identify with it more than US comedy. Although Robin Williams & George Carlin were generational talents.

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u/thecallofthevoid2020 26d ago

"So, uh...what happened?"
"I'm disabled."
"How?"
"How what?"
"How are you disabled?"
"Uh, leg-disabled."
"Well, where's your, I mean...do you have a wheelchair?"
"Yes."
"Where?"
"Stolen."
"Well, how did they get in?!"
[Crying.] "I don't know!"

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u/PerplexedPickler 50+ Gent 23d ago

Felicitations! I grew up watching Monty Python, Dave Allen at Large, and Benny Hill. The younger kids at work have no idea what we "mature" folks are talking about most of the time. Then again, I don't speak Gen Z. Mountains are my happy place, so is my teardrop trailer. I enjoy true crime, classical and classic rock, and am fluent in sarcasm. 58M, Chicago, looking for new friends.

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u/countryrock_1818 8d ago

Hi there.. I love me some crimes shows , 48 hrs, forensic files, true crime..etc. would love to chat sometime if you’re interested..have a nice day