British comedies
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
Absolutely. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
Well, being British, I guess I'm not allowed to comment ;-) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
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Absolutely. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
Paul Watson wrote:
Absolutely
Having said that ;P Absolutely Fabulous doesn't do anything for me. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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Paul Watson wrote:
Absolutely
Having said that ;P Absolutely Fabulous doesn't do anything for me. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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Please tell me you copy-pasted that from somewhere and it's not from memory. :omg: Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
Again, unable to comment being british. You yanks have some great comedy though, as well as invetning stand up.. Curb your enthusiasm is excellent, as was much of Seinfeld and Frasier. If you want to try some british comedy that almost certainly hasn't made it to the US, have a look at Chris Morris's stuff, like Blue Jam (Radio)[^] , Jam (TV, didn't quite translate, still good)[^]. The League of gentlemen[^] was pretty good too, though now suffers from the fact that everybody quotes it :) Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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Again, unable to comment being british. You yanks have some great comedy though, as well as invetning stand up.. Curb your enthusiasm is excellent, as was much of Seinfeld and Frasier. If you want to try some british comedy that almost certainly hasn't made it to the US, have a look at Chris Morris's stuff, like Blue Jam (Radio)[^] , Jam (TV, didn't quite translate, still good)[^]. The League of gentlemen[^] was pretty good too, though now suffers from the fact that everybody quotes it :) Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
How could you leave out "The league of gentelmen" and "Little Brittain"? I like the ones you mentioned of course. I would have to say that I am a huge fan of the UK "The office" and was cold on the U.S. version at first when they were copying the original UK scripts, but I've been watching the U.S. version again recently and it's definitely funny and worth watching in it's own right.
"Hello, hello, what's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here! This is a Local Shop for Local People, there's nothing for you here!" -Edward Tattsyrup
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Paul Watson wrote:
Absolutely
Having said that ;P Absolutely Fabulous doesn't do anything for me. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
Ab Fab is hillarious. I nearly bust a gut laughing many times watching that show. It's not my favorite, but it has one of the sharpest wittiest scripts you'll ever find on tv.
"Hello, hello, what's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here! This is a Local Shop for Local People, there's nothing for you here!" -Edward Tattsyrup
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Again, unable to comment being british. You yanks have some great comedy though, as well as invetning stand up.. Curb your enthusiasm is excellent, as was much of Seinfeld and Frasier. If you want to try some british comedy that almost certainly hasn't made it to the US, have a look at Chris Morris's stuff, like Blue Jam (Radio)[^] , Jam (TV, didn't quite translate, still good)[^]. The League of gentlemen[^] was pretty good too, though now suffers from the fact that everybody quotes it :) Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
Ryan Roberts wrote:
The League of gentlemen[^] was pretty good too, though now suffers from the fact that everybody quotes it
You absolute bastard! Are you saying my tag line has "jumped the shark!" :) Now I'm going to have to change it.....bastard.
"Hello, hello, what's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here! This is a Local Shop for Local People, there's nothing for you here!" -Edward Tattsyrup
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Yeh, the US can certainly put out some funny shows - I caught the first episode of My Name is Earl last week and it was very, very funny. Can't wait to see more.
Yes, absolutely. It has some of the best actors on tv right now, in particular the woman who plays his ex wife, she's unbelievably good at comedic acting to have never been in anything I can recall before. That and Arrested Development are standouts from the U.S.
"Hello, hello, what's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here! This is a Local Shop for Local People, there's nothing for you here!" -Edward Tattsyrup
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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Yes, absolutely. It has some of the best actors on tv right now, in particular the woman who plays his ex wife, she's unbelievably good at comedic acting to have never been in anything I can recall before. That and Arrested Development are standouts from the U.S.
"Hello, hello, what's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here! This is a Local Shop for Local People, there's nothing for you here!" -Edward Tattsyrup
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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Paul Watson wrote:
Absolutely
Having said that ;P Absolutely Fabulous doesn't do anything for me. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
Same here. One of those shows where the characters are so grating and annoying, i just can't get past it to appreciate the jokes.
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
Although I like some of the British humor a lot, Sledge Hammer has to be one of the funniest series I have ever seen. Well worth renting the DVD's, if you can find them. (Haven't been watching telly a lot lately, so can't comment on the newer programs, but some of the Black Adder stuff also qualifies for greatest ever in my book.) Debugging - The high art and magic of cussing errors into 'features'
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
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ahhh, there is something brilliant about British comedies compared to American ones. Already rewatched The Office (the original) and Fawlty Towers this year and busy watching Extras at the moment. I'm not sure if I prefer the style of Ricky Gervais or John Cleese, but British comedies are the best. Anyone else share this view? Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart
SimonS wrote:
Anyone else share this view?
As a Brit, of course I do ;-) You may also want to check out 'Porridge' and 'Spaced'. Two comedies that I've just been watching again on DVD. I still think 'Spaced' is the best sitcom in the last 10 years, better than 'The Office' and 'Extras'. Of course, 'Frasier' does give Brit comedies a run for their money. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
