British comedies
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Must watch: Coupling - UK (much better) version of Friends Yes Minister - Yes Prime Minister - Two classics that set the bar for quick witted dialog Jeeves & Wooster - P.J. Wodehouse by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, classic. Red Dwarf - They're dead Dave, they're all dead, ... Chef! - Great for learning how to insult others properly Should watch: My Family - The life of a dentist Drop The Dead Donkey - Excellent, set in a TV newsroom Keen Eddie - American cop in England, very well done, some really funny bits Also good: The Piglet Files - Low budget, but some very good bits You Must Be The Husband - Light comedy, life of husband of well known writer Good Neighbors (The Good Life) - Light comedy, like To the Manor Born To the Manor Born - Lighter comedy, easy watching Keep It In The Family - Was later remade into American Too Close For Comfort ...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set -- modified at 4:10 Thursday 19th January, 2006
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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.
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Paul Watson wrote:
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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
I share both views mostly. Although I often find a lot of British comedy a little too farcial or slap-stick, it doesn't suffer the inane badly set up, one-liners of a lot of American comedy. I call this the Bensonesque style, later copied by such celebrities as Frasier Crane’s father. British comedy relies more on the intelligence of the viewer in interpreting the situation. I used to get high on life until I realized that life was cut with morons - Unknown
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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
Yep huge fan of the office / gervais. Fav. episode of Extras would probably be with winslet as the nun :-D little britain also cracks me up... a bit over the top at times, but like the office those moments that make you cringe are sometimes the funniest.
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Curb rules! arrested development is another great US comedy.
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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
An old one worth watching from the 1970s is Rising Damp. Not quite sure how it would go down in the US. Starred Leonard Rossiter. One of the other lead actors, Richard Beckinsale was also in Porridge, another old British comedy. He died young but was the father of the beautiful Kate Beckinsale. Kevin
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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 [^]
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Scrubs is superbly written, love it... apart from the odd moral lesson it keeps throwing down your throat in such a subtle manner! We did have Green Wing - which was kind of similar to Scrubs, only a bit dafter! -- The Obliterator
