That's a tough one. If I could be friends with anyone it would be Geraldine Granger (Vicar of Dibley). As far as most laughs go, it'd be a toss-up between Edina Monsoon (AbFab) and Diana Trent (Waiting for God).
i would love to hang out with edina and patsy, but i would have to say my FAVE is jeff from coupling! you gotta love the sock-gap and giggle loop theories
Some have said Coupling is a British 'Friends', but I never got 'Friends'. Coupling, on the other hand, is a very funny story about 3 men & 3 women (late 20s/early 30s) in London. Jack Davenport is probably the best known actor. The writing and cast are very good. It's available for instant viewing, so you can watch it without taking much of a risk.
Coupling and Queer as Folk (US) are the last two shows I regularly watched.
"I hope this isn't going to take long, Captain Peacock. The last time I was late, a fireman had to climb out of my bedroom window and risk his life on a narrow ledge tryin' to grab hold of my pussy."