here are 3 people i just love. not just their work, but them as people. i'll say a little about them, and put some links up.

1. Ricky Gervais.

he needs little introduction, he's gotten pretty well known by now, but he is just great.

if you haven't come across him (living in a cave or something) then here are some of his best works

1)the office - the original uk version. the best comedy series ever in my opinion. subtle, realistic, hilarious, poignant, an incredible array of realistic characters, beautifully crafted etc etc

2)extras - not as structured, but then a different kind of show. still very high quality and hilarious

3)ricky gervais podcast - just unbelievably good entertainment. if you haven't seen/heard it then i suggest you do immediately. they have an animated version now of the 1st series (there are 5 series i think)

4)animals - really good standup, other standups pretty good too

2.David Mitchell

he's half of the comedy duo mitchell and webb, and made his name in the brilliant sitcom 'peepshow'. i have spent hours just watching youtube videos of him on comedy gameshows where he always outshines the other comedians

1)peepshow - excellent concept, executed brilliantly, 6 series of great comedy. you can watch them all for free on youtube. impossible to single out any clips, so i'll just put a random one that came up near the top on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLOCzN5a19o



2)that mitchell and webb look - under rated sketch show, alot more subtle than most although it is hit and miss at times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

3)david mitchells soapbox - weekly podcast where he moans about something or other

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakx7...eature=related

4)random appearences in gameshows. great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt2u4...eature=related

Charlie Brooker

he's basically an angry satirical critic, who has a unique way of expressing himself. his main oevre is reviewing TV, current affairs and computer affairs. however he has also written and co written some TV shows

1)nathan barley - genius 1 series sitcom about idiotic media types. i think it is very under rated, and people just mostly miss the point when watching it. again you can watch it for free on youtube. the show features various rising stars of comedy. such as both primary members of the mighty boosh, and richard Ayoade of IT crowd fame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhAr_UeroCk

2)various books compiling his articles written for the guardian newspaper. the newest is dawn of the dumb, hilarious series of articles i am currently reading

3)screenwipe, newswipe, gameswipe - his TV show reviewing TV, news or games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OYri...eature=related

4)Dead set - a drama about zombies attacking the big brother house.