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Looking for other absurdist TV and Film

posted 12 years ago by Mtaco
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So I am in love with this type of media, and I just want to know what you guys feel are the best?

My favorite absurdist works are...

Film
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (and to a lesser extent Larry Blamire's other films)
The Jerk
Black Dynamite
The OSS 117 Series

TV
Childrens' Hospital
Eagleheart
The Mighty Boosh
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Stella
Strangers with Candy

I suppose you could lump Arrested Development and Community in there but I don't know that I would quite call them the same thing.

What would you guys recommend? Any of the other Adult Swim shows on par? I was thinking about marathoning Delocated.

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[–] laballatician 12 years ago

Adventure Time

[–] taumpy_tears 12 years ago

Film:

Wanderlust
Wet Hot American Summer
Holy Grail

TV:

CH
Tim & Eric
Jam
Brass Eye
Xavier
Wonder Showzen
Aqua Teen
The State
Strangers
Mr. Show
Armando Ianucchi Shows

I enjoy most adult swim shows, and Delocated is by far one of the best but it's also one of their least absurd shows.

also, I think Community definitely qualifies as absurdism starting at the 2nd half of S1.

[–] meddimel 12 years ago

Tom Goes to the Mayor - Tim & Eric's first show. Hilarious absurdity.
Get a Life -early 90s Christ Elliott show, you'd definitely love it if you like Stella and Childrens Hospital. They just released the full series on DVD!

[–] Alpha Twit 12 years ago

You might like an old 80s show called Sledge Hammer. It's an over-the-top satire of hard-boiled cop shows and movies.

[–] brettlv5506 11 years ago

Can't believe that nobody has mentioned MTV's The State yet. It's where guys like Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, David Wain, Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant (sp?), and Michael Showalter all got their start.

[–] lukeblade 11 years ago

A good British tv show is "A Touch of Cloth" that's a parody of detective shows, with John Hannah from Spartacus

[–] wm-westbrook 11 years ago

Archer

[–] wm-westbrook 11 years ago

Archer