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When the day of reckoning comes and the king of the sitcom is crowned there will be only one winner.
Admittedly, the competition is fierce - the likes of Friends, Cheers, Fawlty Towers and Robin's Nest must all fancy their chances.
But when it comes to the crunch the big TV adjudicator in the sky will look no further than the trials and tribulations of the 4077th for the big prize.
It may be pushing three decades since it was committed to celluloid but M*A*S*H is still head and shoulders above the rest.
The phrase 'comedy genius' is one of the most overused in the English language but cannot be denied in the case of Alan 'Hawkeye Pierce' Alda.
Previous recipients of such praise include the like of Tony Hancock, Peter Sellers, Laurel and Hardy and anyone...