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Originally Posted by right-track
Curb Your Enthusiasm is the nearest thing to British comedy the Americans have produced.
I don't dislike American humour, but from what I've seen, I have to say that Curb Your Enthusiasm is brilliant comedy and it's in a class of it's own.
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I love it too. And I would have to agree that it isnt a million miles away from a lot of British humour. It takes the Basil Fawlty kind of character and runs with it. It doesnt include any canned laughter nor is it fimed infront of a live audience (although I realise these arent strictly American practices) and it has a very British feel to it. The earlier Seinfeld scripts that Larry David was penning were quite similar in some ways but in a much more American, traditional sitcom setting. For example there is one episode where the three main characters (Michael Richards wasnt in the episode) wait in a restaurant for a table in real time and talk to one another. Not too dis-similar to what you see in The Royle Family.
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
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Aw man. It says I cant view that video in my country. I was quite intrigued as to the example you used to explain the brilliance of Black Books.