British vs. American comedy (fan, shows, quote, Lute, Ching)

anarkee · 12-10-2006, 02:49 AM

anyone here into complete savages?

littleknowitall · 12-10-2006, 05:36 AM

Heh, i just started a similar thread i suppose, i just dont think many americans get british humour, they miss the point.

Friday · 12-10-2006, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bruise_violet

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.

I thought Peep Show was brilliant. I love the direction on it and the scripts are hilarious.

Mr Sensitive · 12-10-2006, 06:45 AM

Mark is the best character in the Peep Show.

~~The Unfan~~ · 12-10-2006, 09:05 AM

I like a little of each, though seemingly more American simply because I've been exposed to more of it. That said, the majority of American humor fails.

Ma Cherie · 12-10-2006, 10:08 AM

i think most american humor is based on inside joke that have gotten stale, i can watch most show and not laugth at all

DontRunMeOver · 12-10-2006, 10:20 AM

I think also that in the US, rubbish shows somehow manage to continue quite often* whereas in the UK if comedy isn't really, really good it tends to be taken off air very quickly. I'm not sure why this is, guess it's to do with marketing... there's probably more of it for each TV show in the US.

EDIT: Sorry not to name names, but I've seen so many appaling American sitcoms and have blanked their names from my memory. It involved families wandering around houses and doing pretty much nothing except mocking each other and whining. There seems to be A LOT of shows like this around. There are three 'different' shows in particular like that that keep popping up. They are the same setup, except in one they're all Italian-Americans, in one they're Jewish and in the other they're all black. Other than that, they're pretty much the same show.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-10-2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by anarkee

anyone here into complete savages?

that show had like 2 episodes on ABC about 3 years ago right?

~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-10-2006, 11:27 AM

And has anyoe seen "Weeds" on Showtime? Ive only seen a few episodes but its great. Its about a surburban mother who is forced to sell weed after her husband dies, and all the escipades it involves.

Expletive Deleted · 12-10-2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by oojay

its actually replayed several times a day on G4......................smartass.

Yeah, that makes it the best show on TV in the same way that Leave it to Beaver reruns are still the best on TV.

And people actually watch G4?

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