Are all the great comedy characters inherently selfish?

#1

Is that their defining characteristic.

Apart from maybe the really thick ones.

Have a think about that and what is says about you.

#2

?

#3

No kids programmes

#4

hmmm.

Bilko - selfish
George/Larry - selfish
Partridge - selfish
Hank - selfish

…

Those are the big four/five, so yeah.

#5

You seem pretty caring

#6

is selfishness the DEFINING part of Partridge though? Not sure.

#7

is he REALLY stupid? Not sure.

#8

Kenny P
Baz Fawltz
Brent

#9

He’s not really stupid but he is very selifsh. Don’t know.

#10

Also have you noticed how much people lie in sitcoms? It’s pretty much all that happens.

I’m fucking blowing this wide open.

#11

almost always about saving face innit??

#12

You have to laugh at things going wrong for them I suppose, and that’s harder if they’re being nice and trying to raise money for kids to go to disneyland or something.

I’m happy to concur with this hypothesis.

#13

Right, let’s get this published and earn sean some $$$$

#14

God this is stupid

#15

looks like this should rhyme

#16

Nope

#17

Are you nominating Lori Beers as one of the great comedy characters?

#18

How mean! Unlike you to be mean.

#19

I for one am SHOCKED

#20

Nah - Vicar Of Dibley