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Old 12-09-2006, 05:44 PM   #11 (permalink)
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As I lay slouched on my couch today watching Little Britain, it occured to me that the brits and the yanks have a very different sense of humour. It seems to me that the british sense of humour has always been on the cutting edge, always pushing the boundries; from Monthy Python, through Blackadder, The new statesman and the new stars, Da Ali-G show, Little britain, Peep show, The office. American humour, save for South Park ( I can't think of anything else at the moment ), has always been a bit more conservative I think. Sure, Will and Grace make me laugh, but there's nothing really new about it.

It also struck me that the best british comedians are absolute wackos, if you stop to look at any episode of Little Britain, you could easily conclude that those two ( geniuses ) are completely insane, but since they wrap their insanity in a comedic tv show, they get away with it.

So, which do you preffer? I'd have to guess that americans are gonna go for their type, seeing as how they're not really exposed to anything outside their hermetic society, and anything that does manage to get through is of course adapted to suit them ( why buy The office and make an american version when you can easily just buy and show the original series? They can't understand the english accent? )


Oh and Urban, I finally get it, Daffyd, the only gay in the village joke... ( wasn't very impressed with The peep show though, well at least the first episode ). Oh and bloody hell, I can't belive it's all two people in Little Britain, that blond bloke would be a perfect drag queen, he has an unbelievably androgenous face.

Yuck, peep show is DREADFUL that guy who is in it, the poofy one, I wish he'd just die. He is on a new show it made me cringe it was THAT bad.
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Old 12-09-2006, 06:09 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Hmm...well the croats have absolutely no sense of humour, back in commie days we had bosnians make our best comedy shows. Our comedy shows suck major balls....

Oh and if you really wanna piss off a croat , thell him he's from the balkans...
i listen to music from the balkans
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Old 12-09-2006, 06:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 12-09-2006, 06:13 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Impossible...it's a musical wasteland.
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Ok Mikey, what do you listen to? ( be very careful what you say next )
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I like both. I watch more American comedy (even if the best shows always get cancelled), but that's because living in America I'm obviously exposed to more of it, and the only time I really get to see Brit comedy is on BBCA or by renting DVDs.

And speaking of, am I the only one who was very, very upset when they found out that HBO decided to show Extras on HBO Comedy before finally airing it on regular HBO? Does anyone even get that channel?
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So, gypsy music....I think it's Esma Ređepova....allright, it can pass off for world music, you did ok Mikey...
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I like both. I watch more American comedy (even if the best shows always get cancelled), but that's because living in America I'm obviously exposed to more of it, and the only time I really get to see Brit comedy is on BBCA or by renting DVDs.

And speaking of, am I the only one who was very, very upset when they found out that HBO decided to show Extras on HBO Comedy before finally airing it on regular HBO? Does anyone even get that channel?
What about the wonderful world of bittorrent? That's how I get to see all them wonderful shows...
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