PETER Kay's Phoenix Nights line -
"Garlic bread, it's the future, I've tasted it" - has been named the greatest one-liner in TV comedy history.
Uttered by nightclub owner Brian Potter, played by the Bolton-born funnyman, it beat other favourites from the likes of Only Fools And Horses, Fawlty Towers and Blackadder.
The Mrs Merton Show, where acid-tongued pensioner Caroline Aherne asks Debbie McGee,
"So, what first attracted you to millionaire Paul Daniels?", takes second place.
Next is The Office, where Ricky Gervais' creation David Brent tells his employees: "If you were to ask me to name three geniuses, I probably wouldn't say Einstein, Newton - I'd go Milligan, Cleese, Everett... Sessions."
Father Ted
Fourth in the poll, commissioned by UKTV Gold, is Father Ted, where actor Dermot Morgan utters the line:
"I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do. Whereas priests . . . more drink?"
The survey put Rowan Atkinson's Edmund Blackadder in fifth place, with:
"He's mad! He's mad. He's madder than Mad Jack McMad, winner of this year's Mr Madman competition."
Sixth was Only Fools And Horses' Trigger saying:
"If it's a girl they're gonna name her Sigourney after an actress, and if it's a boy they're gonna name him Rodney after Dave."
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ace riley, manchester (14/08/2006 at 11:35)
The greatest comedy line?? Is that how far down comedy has gone? If that is what we call comedy we are all so easily led ?I like peter but to say that this line is the best really does make me think that we are so short of real comedy
jill, ashton under lyne (14/08/2006 at 11:45)
Especially when repeated constantly by unfunny drunk blokes (and some women) in pubs.
ron, England (14/08/2006 at 11:47)
Laugh Out Loud, Manchester (14/08/2006 at 12:02)
Ian, Bury (14/08/2006 at 12:28)
Tony Hancock in 'The Blood Donor' maybe: "A pint! Well that's very nearly an armful..... Look, I didn't come here to be insulted by a legalised vampire!"
Laugh Out Loud, Manchester (14/08/2006 at 12:49)
David C, City Centre (14/08/2006 at 13:09)
Katie, Manchester (14/08/2006 at 13:52)
terry, tyldesley (14/08/2006 at 14:21)
Frank Sidebottom, timperley (14/08/2006 at 14:24)
He should take a leaf out of my book and get himself a massive false head to bring home the laughs!.
Regards Frank.xx
paul, wythenshawe (14/08/2006 at 17:28)
Ken, Beswick (15/08/2006 at 09:41)
Del boy comes out of the delivery room sobbing his heart out.
Rodney: Del what is it ?
Del: A baby!!!
Not sure what happened in the rest of the episode, I was laughing too much>!!!
Bertie Magoo, Manchester (15/08/2006 at 09:52)
Laugh Out Loud, Manchester (15/08/2006 at 10:05)
Colin W, Stockholm (15/08/2006 at 11:09)
KEVIN, MOSTON (15/08/2006 at 11:27)
PW, Manchester (15/08/2006 at 16:00)