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I know this thread started with the bashing of US comedy but I thought in the spirit of fairness I'd name my favourite comedies from across the pond:
3rd Rock from the Sun - A great premise for a sitcom and some really OTT performances from John Lithgow
Fraiser - great characters and very sharp writing
umm....that's all
3rd Rock from the Sun - A great premise for a sitcom and some really OTT performances from John Lithgow
Fraiser - great characters and very sharp writing
umm....that's all
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theFijian said:I know this thread started with the bashing of US comedy but I thought in the spirit of fairness I'd name my favourite comedies from across the pond:
3rd Rock from the Sun - A great premise for a sitcom and some really OTT performances from John Lithgow
Fraiser - great characters and verry sharp writing
umm....that's all
Funny you should mention that. I caught a bit of 3rd Rock yesterday (some cable channel, don't ask which) and thought about mentioning it here, then I remembered that this was a Brit comedy thread....but since the rot has set in now I'll second Frasier too.
Scrubs is another American one I've taken a shine to.
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astral_acrobat said:Funny you should mention that. I caught a bit of 3rd Rock yesterday (some cable channel, don't ask which) and thought about mentioning it here, then I remembered that this was a Brit comedy thread....but since the rot has set in now I'll second Frasier too.
That might be ITV2, they're showing it at the moment. They have a double-bill from 11.30- 12.30am which is stopping me from getting to bed on time!
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Don't get my wrong I'm not bashing US comedy. I just don't like it and prefered a thread about stuff in britain which the US is either deprived f or oblivious to.
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Hey guys and girls, i hope you dont mind an Aussie posting in here but when i saw the thread on Brit comedy i couldnt help myself. I love English comedy but i guess with an English husband and English parents it was bound to happen. Apart from which who could not laugh at the Brits????? My favs, oh where to start? Lenny Henry, a bit rude but oh so funny. Father Ted for obvious reasons, Only fools and horses, The Vicar of Dibley, Mr Bean, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme another crude one but funny, Ab Fab. The list could go on and on and on. God Bless. Sue.
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That's a shame. There's been a lot of good stuff throughout the years.but'n'ben said:
the Honeymooners hs always been my favorite show, with the Young Ones in close second.
Flying Circus? Goes without saying.
Ditto, Fawlty Towers
Red Dwarf
I FINALLY got around to seeing The Office last night. Squarely on the list, now.
Sorry Hollywood sends so much garbage. We get "Are You Being Served" in return...
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RE American comedies, what about Naked Gun and Sledgehammer or Get Smart, Bilko and Moonlighting was fantastic although not a sitcom, there are some good US comedies
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but'n'ben said:
Don't get me wrong either, I think a lot of the American sitcoms we get over here absolutely stink. There's so many that just follow the same formula and are predictable in the extreme. I personally find Friends one of the most vacuous and empty-headed things on TV. I remember one episode inparticular which I had the misfortune of just catching the end of where Pheobe (details may be a bit hazy) thought some stray cat was her mother re-incarnated and Ross was trying to tell her it wasn't as he had seen "Lost Cat" posters with the picture of the same cat in it. And at one point where Ross was arguing with her Pheobe said something like "It doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong, can't you just be a friend?". And that for me just summed up the Friends philosophy, if you're being a true friend you'll let people delude themself. Be nice, don't be judgemental.
mcb1998au said:
Great choice! I love the way it's funny cos some of it is just so absurd.
della said:
I remember that one! It was like a Dirty Harry-style spoof yes?
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Tbh scrubs is the only US comedy I can think of that I would find myself laughing at. I'm sure theres some good stuff out there though.
Monty Python is the king of british comedy imo, fawlty towers is excellent, little britian is okay but the 1st series was funny without this new attempt at "trying" to be funny if you drift my catch
Monty Python is the king of british comedy imo, fawlty towers is excellent, little britian is okay but the 1st series was funny without this new attempt at "trying" to be funny if you drift my catch
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There are so many funny ones, but i probably won't write them all, in no order at all i love:
Little Britain
Deadringers
Some Mothers do 'ave em
Fawlty Towers
Only Fools and Horses
Alan Partridge
Black Adder...
heh, and that's not even all of them, its a shame i don't really get to watch them much these days.
Little Britain
Deadringers
Some Mothers do 'ave em
Fawlty Towers
Only Fools and Horses
Alan Partridge
Black Adder...
heh, and that's not even all of them, its a shame i don't really get to watch them much these days.
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theFijian said:
Yeah, David Rasche played Detective(?) Sledgehammer who slept with his gun, cant remember much about it except it was on pretty late at night in the mid 80's and was of the Airplane/Police Squad type of comedy
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phnx said:
I completly agree, I love monty python
I also like lock stock and two smoking barrels
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