The Catherine Tate Show (2004)

Catherine Tate's BBC show, first broadcast in 2004, is the catchphrase sketch show at full power, and its biggest creation escaped into the language: Lauren, the schoolgirl whose "Am I bovvered?" was named word of the year in 2006. The appeal is the repertory of monstrous, recognizable people, from Lauren to the foul-mouthed Nan, each pushed until the repetition itself becomes the joke. If Smack the Pony is too dry for you, this is the opposite pole: loud, quotable and built for watching with someone who will repeat the lines back at you all week.