Comedy Shows - British or American?

AzureNightmareX · 08-15-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sascha-AMN

It's Pikmin with a dakr fantasy setting and distinctly british humor. It's quite good.

British humor is dry, and paradoxically humorless

**Monkeylord** · 08-15-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AzureNightmareX

British humor is dry, and paradoxically humorless

... says the American.

Tanooki · 08-15-2008, 06:53 PM

Says someone who knows better. Outside of Monty and Benny Hill...zzzzzzzz.

**Monkeylord** · 08-15-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Tanooki

Says someone who knows better. Outside of Monty and Benny Hill...zzzzzzzz.

Then you clearly haven't been watching British Comedies.

Also, I'm moving these posts to a thread in the war room - the derailing here has gone on long enough.

(Original thread)

**Monkeylord** · 08-15-2008, 06:59 PM

The above posts have been moved to the War Room.

So... which are funnier?

GO!

08-15-2008, 07:15 PM

American comedy sucks. It's all about materialism and fart jokes. I don't know much about British humor, but I love Mr. Bean.

Tanooki · 08-15-2008, 07:17 PM

Modern American comedy fairly sucks. If we slip back into the days of Fletch, Caddyshack, Airplane, Stripes, among others that was top notch stuff.

08-15-2008, 07:19 PM

The only modern American comedy I like is cartoons like Spongebob. But if Steve Urkel counts than I'll add him too. How could you not love that dude?

Z.E.I.D.A.N · 08-15-2008, 07:23 PM

American Comedy.

**Monkeylord** · 08-15-2008, 07:29 PM

Talking comedy shows here, not comedy movies.

I submit for your amusment:

Black Books
The IT Crowd
Father Ted
Bottom
The Young Ones
The League of Gentlemen
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Red Dwarf
The Fast Show
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
Shooting Stars
QI
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
Filthy, Rich and Catflap
Brass Eye
Spaced
Time Gentlemen Please
The Day Today
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
The Comic Strip Presents...

There's more, but that's enough for ya. Now then - show me some American comedies half as good as the ones listed and I may consider conceding.

G'luck lol

08-15-2008, 07:30 PM

I haven't seen any of those. I don't live in the UK and I never have. All I'm ever exposed to is American comedy and most of the time it sucks.

**Monkeylord** · 08-15-2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ReaganYouth

I haven't seen any of those. I don't live in the UK and I never have. All I'm ever exposed to is American comedy and most of the time it sucks.

Youtube is your friend. I guarantee a search for any of them will result in hilarity.

Z.E.I.D.A.N · 08-15-2008, 07:41 PM

I don't know if you're talking about shows that are on at the moment or not, but off the top of my head...

Arrested Development
Seinfeld
30 Rock
Scrubs
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Friends
Everybody Loves Raymond
The Office (I'm sorry, but I like the American version more)
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park
Who's Line is it anyway (again, American version is better IMO)
Chuck
My Name is Earl
Late Night w/Conan O'Brien
Will and Grace
Reno 911
Blue Collar TV
Samantha Who
Saturday Night Live
The Soup
Back to You

**Monkeylord** · 08-15-2008, 07:45 PM

^ Ok, I'll admit that a couple are as good and a few are at least half as good -but there's too much suck or unknown left over.

Z.E.I.D.A.N · 08-15-2008, 07:50 PM

lawl. British comedy is nice and snappy, but I think American comedy offers way more variety of humor. Plus, I fail to recognize any British comedy that claims to be better than Arrested Development. That show was brilliant. Rest in Peace =(