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Alf 01-03-2023 11:49 AM
The difference is American comedy is about the optimistic American dream, whereas British is dark reality.

The American comedy actor wants to play the hero whilst the British comedy actor wants to play the failure. We're better at laughing at ourselves.

We can get humour out of awkwardness, whilst the Americans find that cringy. We also don't over analize every little thing and take it too seriously, we're much more laid back.

Zizu 01-03-2023 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Alf (Post 11266712)
The difference is American comedy is about the optimistic American dream, whereas British is dark reality.

The American comedy actor wants to play the hero whilst the British comedy actor wants to play the failure. We're better at laughing at ourselves.

We can get humour out of awkwardness, whilst the Americans find that cringy. We also don't over analize every little thing and take it too seriously, we're much more laid back.

Interesting..


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Zizu 01-03-2023 11:53 AM
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This Country, The Royal Family, Early Doors, Two Doors Down, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Dinner ladies and Ideal are all must watches

This Country is genius .. I concede


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Mystic Mock 01-03-2023 04:41 PM
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I just feel that the yanks write funnier stuff , the acting is better .. better all round really

I guess they have a massive population though and logically they will have far more excellent writers / actors …


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It's sad that Comedy seems to have died in the US over the last few years.

Zizu 01-03-2023 04:52 PM
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It's sad that Comedy seems to have died in the US over the last few years.

???

You mean here in the last 40 years ?
?

The last real funny comedians were yonks ago .. Morcambe and Wise , Tommy Cooper etc


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Mystic Mock 02-03-2023 07:04 AM
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???

You mean here in the last 40 years ?
?

The last real funny comedians were yonks ago .. Morcambe and Wise , Tommy Cooper etc


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The last great American Comedy imo was Parks & Recreation.

Zizu 02-03-2023 07:16 AM
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The last great American Comedy imo was Parks & Recreation.

Yeah ..I liked that as well ..


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Alf 02-03-2023 07:17 PM
Hooray for Harold Lloyd

I used to watch this when I was very little. Used to be on every night around tea time on BBC 2. I must have been about 4 or 5 but I can remember it. Must have been my earliest introduction to a comedy show.


Youtube video

Zizu 02-03-2023 11:54 PM
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Hooray for Harold Lloyd

I used to watch this when I was very little. Used to be on every night around tea time on BBC 2. I must have been about 4 or 5 but I can remember it. Must have been my earliest introduction to a comedy show.


Youtube video

Forgotten genius


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Zizu 29-07-2023 07:39 PM
We used to absolutely love Lano and Woodley

https://youtu.be/4I1xbYHW3rw


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Crimson Dynamo 29-07-2023 09:52 PM
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Forgotten genius


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was on when we broke up for school hols every night

did all his own stunts

and boy were they something

Mystic Mock 29-07-2023 10:56 PM
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Yeah ..I liked that as well ..


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To tell a lie I did also like Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

But Parks & Recreation was probably my last 10/10 Comedy from America.

Oliver_W 30-07-2023 07:30 AM
Youtube video


Jeeves and Wooster ain't really a show from which you can pick "funny moments" because it's stories with funny bits, if that makes sense?

Anyway, here's one of my favourite episodes.

Youtube video


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