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Do you prefer American or British comedy?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:07 pm
Definitely generalizing here because I'm sure there's both good and bad comedy on both sides of the Atlantic, but I think I prefer British. The dry wit of it seems better than the more slapstick style that popular American comedy revolves around (Will Ferrel etc).
I could be totally wrong about my generalization of British comedy too, I can just base it on what I've seen - Monty Python being the prime example.
I could be totally wrong about my generalization of British comedy too, I can just base it on what I've seen - Monty Python being the prime example.
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:09 pm to DavidTheGnome
I am not a fan of the dry humor the Brits put out, but that's just me
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:10 pm to DavidTheGnome
Gnomes are British.
I rest my case.
I rest my case.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:10 pm to DavidTheGnome
Both. Just depends on my mood.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:11 pm to DavidTheGnome
Peep Show is GOAT British comedy
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:14 pm to DavidTheGnome
To be fair to americans, King of the hill has some of the best dry humor I've ever seen.
But then we also have shite like family guy.
It's a close call.
But then we also have shite like family guy.
It's a close call.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:15 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
I heard John Cleese explain the difference as simply being a difference in culture...the sense of humor is the same
I noticed this when I saw the movie Airplane in a British Forces movie theater in Germany, there were scenes when I was the only person laughing...
I noticed this when I saw the movie Airplane in a British Forces movie theater in Germany, there were scenes when I was the only person laughing...
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:18 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
quote:
Peep Show is GOAT British comedy
GOAT comedy period
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:22 pm to DavidTheGnome
Fawlty Towers is one of my favorites. Thought IT Crowd (British version) was great also.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:24 pm to deaconjones35
The inbetweeners is an awesome British comedy as well
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:27 pm to DavidTheGnome
I am more a fan of dry wit. The British have turned that into an art form.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:29 pm to DavidTheGnome
British comedy tends to be drier and more intellectual.
To me its miles ahead of American comedy, in general, and always has been.
To me its miles ahead of American comedy, in general, and always has been.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:31 pm to DavidTheGnome
watch father ted
brits have americasns beat
mad mad world is good
brits have americasns beat
mad mad world is good
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:33 pm to DavidTheGnome
British
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:34 pm to DavidTheGnome
I like British comedy, but not a big fan of Monty Python. I loved "Yes, Minister," "Yes, Prime Minister," "Dad's Army," and the Blackadders. My favorite two Aussie comedy movies are "The Castle" and "The Dish." The dry wit is funnier to me than slapstick or extreme crude humor.
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:35 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:38 pm to DavidTheGnome
you have to judge this question based on american and British series that are the same. So take The Office filmed in England and USA. Which do you prefer?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:39 pm to knight_ryder
I wasn't expecting that. Thanks for sharing. Here are two of my favorites from "Yes, Prime Minister." Nigel Hawthorne was brilliant as Sir Humphrey Appleby.
The Key
Riggling Political Polls
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:44 pm to knight_ryder
That's great
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