best ever british comerdy?

Question

mine is only fools and horses

Answer 1

For a sitcom, possibly, though it was clearly aimed at the masses. A more sophisticated situation comedy was The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, starring the late Leonard Rossiter.
http://www.leonardrossiter.com/reginaldperrin/index.html

For a comedy variety show, I would suggest The Two Ronnies, starring Ronnie Corbett and the late Ronnie Barker. This show had some great well-constructed wit e.g. the "four candles" hardware store sketch, and the morris dancers folk song.
http://www.pegnsean.net/~occupant/home.htm

Answer 2

Hands down, The Vicar of Dibley. Other than oblique references to British culture that didn't translate across the pond, Dawn French and company were laugh-out-loud funny no matter how many times you'd seen them. Where else could a Rosanne Barr act like Madonna and be sexy, funny, intelligent and loveable?

Answer 3

Whatever happened to the likley lads?