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View Poll Results: Which soap is the funniest?
EastEnders 43 38.05%
Coronation Street 38 33.63%
Emmerdale 20 17.70%
Hollyoaks 12 10.62%
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Old 18-05-2014, 16:27
Tomi Adenuga
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Which soap makes you laugh the most? For me, it's EastEnders. I know Corrie has lots of jokes in every episode, but I don't find it very funny tbh.
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Old 18-05-2014, 16:28
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Old 18-05-2014, 16:38
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Eastenders has a darker sense of humor that I prefer to Corries warm hearted stuff.
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Old 18-05-2014, 16:45
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I'd say Emmerdale makes me laugh more but EastEnders makes me laugh harder. By that I mean, when EastEnders gets it right, with the one liners and little touches, I find it funnier than Emmerdale, but Emmerdale gets it right more often. (Did that make any sense at all? )
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Old 18-05-2014, 16:49
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Well, EE is certainly making my wife laugh out load these days.

Always seems to happen when Ian Beale is doing his ludicrous interpretation of grief.

Thanks Adam for making someone smile!
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Old 18-05-2014, 17:11
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Although it's not great at the moment Corrie is the soap I find to be the funniest in general
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Old 18-05-2014, 17:13
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EastEnders has the best natural and witty humour.
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Old 18-05-2014, 17:13
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Soaps are funny when they are awful, like EE in 2013, or Coronation Street now.
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Old 18-05-2014, 17:31
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Emmerdale is the funniest - val and Kerry are comedy legends!

Hollyoaks second - for nana McQueen alone!

Corrie third - humour at it's core but only certain characters can pull it off - the likes of Michelle whinging at Steve etc is not funny at all

Eastenders fourth - apart from a few one liners that are funny it's not a particular funny show, but that's ok because that's not what it's strength is. Comedy filler on eastenders is the very worst of all the soaps and should be banned!
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Old 18-05-2014, 17:55
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I voted for EE as it's the only soap I watch.

It has a lot of dark drama but comedy moments too, Alfie makes me crack up laughing with his silly laugh and antics, as does Terry, especially when he is with Alfie! Also Billy is funny, and Fatboy.

The Carters have their funny moments too like when Nancy punched Mick and then crowned Dexter.
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:22
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Used to be Corrie for me, but I think Emmerdale has surpassed it in recent years.
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:26
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Although it's not great at the moment Corrie is the soap I find to be the funniest in general
My views too, especially Mary and Deirdre.
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:26
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I only watch Corrie and Eastenders, I voted Corrie mainly because of Steve his scenes with Lloyd and Eileen can be hilarious, Norris and Dev also have their moments. Oh and I nearly forgot Deirdre she had me in stiches the other week with her jammie dodgers Eastenders is getting better at adding comedy moments especially with The Carters.
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:28
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I suppose Corrie is ok if you like retirement home humour. I find EastEnders funny at the moment, since DTC took over the comedy has improved ten-fold.
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:36
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Emmerdale is the funniest - val and Kerry are comedy legends!
For me, Kerry is an example of Emmerdale getting it very very wrong. Can't stand her. Emmerdale, like EastEnders, does comedy best when it's part of the dramatic storylines, not when it's devoting entire storylines to it like Kerry's "wedding" and Marlon and Paddy's pigs.
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Old 18-05-2014, 18:38
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For me, Kerry is an example of Emmerdale getting it very very wrong. Can't stand her. Emmerdale, like EastEnders, does comedy best when it's part of the dramatic storylines, not when it's devoting entire storylines to it like Kerry's "wedding" and Marlon and Paddy's pigs.
I think Kerry is naturally funny. But I can see the storylines revolving around it getting tiresome soon enough.
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Old 18-05-2014, 19:23
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EastEnders has the best natural and witty humour.
Forced you mean.
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Old 18-05-2014, 21:10
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Corrie is very funny. Emmerdale is slightly funny. Hollyoaks and Eastenders are not funny at all.
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Old 18-05-2014, 23:10
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For me, Corrie is the best for humour and comedy........followed by Emmerdale - which does comedy/Drama the best.
EastEnders is brilliant at drama - but 0/10 for comedy!! They CANNOT do it!! They are good at witty lines and that's about it!
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Old 18-05-2014, 23:51
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For me, Corrie is the best for humour and comedy........followed by Emmerdale - which does comedy/Drama the best.
EastEnders is brilliant at drama - but 0/10 for comedy!! They CANNOT do it!! They are good at witty lines and that's about it!
That's all that needs to be done imo.

Doctors does humour very well but of course it's not nominated in the poll.
These threads should be for all 7 soaps (Including the two Australian ones)
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Old 18-05-2014, 23:52
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Eastenders has a darker sense of humor that I prefer to Corries warm hearted stuff.
I do too. I prefer Dark and Sarcastic humour tbh.
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Old 18-05-2014, 23:54
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For me right now it's EE! Linda Henry / June Brown together is and the Carters scenes are often a bit of a giggle.

CS has gone right down with the comedy route in my opinion. I miss the comedy values Tracy, Mary, Deirdre and Gail often brought quicker Tina leaves the better, she suffocates every scene with her presence!
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Old 19-05-2014, 00:00
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For me right now it's EE! Linda Henry / June Brown together is and the Carters scenes are often a bit of a giggle.

CS has gone right down with the comedy route in my opinion. I miss the comedy values Tracy, Mary, Deirdre and Gail often brought quicker Tina leaves the better, she suffocates every scene with her presence!
And when was that? lol.

Tbh, some of Corrie's humour is forced now. Its like they can't be bothered writing anything decent, so to make up for lack of effort in writing or acting they just make it out to be comedy. All that bull crap with Tracy stealing perfume and calling Carla a cow was awful, badly delivered.

And Mary's stupid comical moments is getting boring now, wish they would give her some decent material than making her an idiot.
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Old 19-05-2014, 00:30
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Has to be Coronation Street. Not many shows have me laughing out loud several times an episode.
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Old 19-05-2014, 06:04
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I love Emmerdale but I think it has to Corrie, LOL at the votes for EastEnders...seriously guys, we asked for funniest.
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