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**TSVIDeo** · 01-09-2009, 09:52 PM

Well, I thought this was going to be a good thread, till I started reading all the America vs Britain bashing.

You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.

**vodaPlaps** · 01-09-2009, 09:57 PM

he started it

**Evelinessa** · 01-09-2009, 10:02 PM

UK and USA have got some amazing comedians in their own right, to try and say 'My place has better comedians' just shows that FM is filled with raging fanboys no matter what the topic is, grow the **** up.

**vodaPlaps** · 01-09-2009, 10:46 PM

i think certain Americans can be ignorant towards anything outside the US, so just start slagging off UK comedy which they know nothing about.

I retaliated yes, but only defending the UK, not attacking the US.

**beloveds** · 01-09-2009, 11:11 PM

Some humour I get - from either side of the Atlantic (or Tasman, for that matter) but other 'humour' just seems to be stupid, often expletive riddled, racist, druggist rubbish.

What it comes down to is taste differs - which is a good thing as it spreads things around a bit.

**Immampdah** · 01-10-2009, 03:44 AM

So let's kill all the fun to prove a point?

Some of you people need to really get over yourselves and see things from another perspective. Nothing wrong with being right, most people are in their own mind, but always trying to prove it is truly...

Okay try this one...

A chicken walks into a bar and the bartender asks, "Why the long face?"

D'ya geddit?

No of course not because I decided to substitute the horse for the chicken just cos I felt like it. You have to laugh though cos you don't want to "kill the fun to prove a point" now do you? It's not our fault if someone completely screws up a joke by changing the core premise. Firstly it wasn't funny any longer and frankly it's lame to take someone else's joke and try and make it your own just by changing a couple of words.

**Controller** · 01-10-2009, 04:01 AM

little britain (tvshow) isn't that funny though.....

Yeah I know.

**DextExexy** · 01-10-2009, 04:06 AM

Most British TV shows are total crap. I would much rather watch Curb Your Enthusiasm and The US Office.

**Oriesssedleli419** · 01-10-2009, 04:18 AM

You bloody moron. Not only did you search google.com which predominantely will have given you USA results, you also forgot that the USA is about 4 times the size of the UK.

Plus, having watched some American stand up and being amazed at just how innane the material has to be before you stop laughing it's obvious that 99% of British humour would go completely over your head.

Listen, you uppity prick, just because you have to think about british jokes to figure out why they are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them smart. It's just an excuse for why the audience doesn't laugh.

**Controller** · 01-10-2009, 04:27 AM

When it comes to British comedy there is one series which comes to mind over all others. The problem is that it never really got to be as popular as other later series like The Office and so on. It's called People like us.

It is basicly a documentry looking into the working lives of other people like Pilots, Police and so on. I think it is one of those shows you will either laugh your arse off at or will just completely miss the point all together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SwECTyXaA4

Love this bit...

"The area we're going into now is called Ops."
"Ops, right. And that's short for?"
"Convenience."
"Convenience, right ...."

**Machater** · 01-10-2009, 04:33 AM

When it comes to British comedy there is one series which comes to mind over all others.

I hope you are not including only fools and horses or fawlty towers in that list?

**Machater** · 01-10-2009, 04:34 AM

Listen, you uppity prick, just because you have to think about british jokes to figure out why they are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them smart. It's just an excuse for why the audience doesn't laugh.

Don't call me names because you're too ignorant to know about google. And don't be so stupid to think audiences don't laugh. It's not our fault you (and I mean you personally) don't understand anything more complicated than a knock knock joke

**Oriesssedleli419** · 01-10-2009, 04:37 AM

Don't call me names because you're too ignorant to know about google. And don't be so stupid to think audiences don't laugh. It's not our fault you (and I mean you personally) don't understand anything more complicated than a knock knock joke

Then please explain to me why I am laughing my ass off at this thread, right about now?

**Machater** · 01-10-2009, 04:38 AM

Then please explain to me why I am laughing my ass off at this thread, right about now?

How do I know? It's a multi-page thread with some posts some people will find funny and other posts other people will find funny. If you can't work out what's amusing you then go back and have another think about it.

**Oriesssedleli419** · 01-10-2009, 04:41 AM

How do I know? It's a multi-page thread with some posts some people will find funny and other posts other people will find funny. If you can't work out what's amusing you then go back and have another think about it.

What's funny is a thread talking about jokes, filled with so many people with no sense of humor.

**Machater** · 01-10-2009, 05:59 AM

What's funny is a thread talking about jokes, filled with so many people with no sense of humor.

What's funny is the sheer scale of your arrogance, to assume that the only funny comments are the ones you approve. [ban]

**vodaPlaps** · 01-10-2009, 06:04 AM

little britain (tvshow) isn't that funny though.....

i agree, I'm not a fan. probably is the first thing a non British person would think of as being British comedy though.

i like comedy from both sides of the Atlantic, i just cant agree that British comedy is crap though.

**TSVIDeo** · 01-10-2009, 06:07 AM

i just cant agree that British comedy is crap though.

I for one thought "Red Dwarf" was hilarious.

**Immampdah** · 01-10-2009, 06:41 AM

Most British TV shows are total crap. I would much rather watch Curb Your Enthusiasm and The US Office.

Really you prefer the US Office? Don't get me wrong I love Curb but the US version of the Office!?! What I loved about the Office is the tragic realism of it on some level it's about the depressing reality of working in an office on some trading estate in Reading. The US Office is just filled with a bunch of clowns being stupid. In fact if you look at it and the kind of show the BBC wanted to force on to Merchant and Gervais you get the feeling it's everything they hate (apart from the money right?)

I'm not a huge fan of foreign remakes they just tend not to work at all well. The UK version of Married with Children was one of the worst pieces of TV 'humor'. Or the US version of Men Behaving Badly of which Rob Schneider called “Men Apologizing For Trying To Behave Badly.” lamenting that it's hard to have a show about behaving badly when you can't behave badly on American broadcast TV.

**beloveds** · 02-09-2009, 04:51 PM

Listen, you uppity prick, just because you have to think about british jokes to figure out why they are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them smart. It's just an excuse for why the audience doesn't laugh.

Forgot to take the drugs again, huh? Could just be you're not smart enough* to get it?

Some of the American "humor" isn't funny regardless how much you think about it - actually quite a lot falls into that catagory - like Seinfeld, "Everyone Love Raymond", Chappell, etc.
So does some of the UK stuff, to be fair - like "Little Britain".

*NB, the comments about the programmes above could also be blamed on that, on my part

, although I would say it was because they were too stupid.

01-09-2009, 09:52 PM	#21
TSVIDeo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	Well, I thought this was going to be a good thread, till I started reading all the America vs Britain bashing. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-09-2009, 09:57 PM	#22
vodaPlaps Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	he started it Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-09-2009, 10:02 PM	#23
Evelinessa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	UK and USA have got some amazing comedians in their own right, to try and say 'My place has better comedians' just shows that FM is filled with raging fanboys no matter what the topic is, grow the **** up. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-09-2009, 10:46 PM	#24
vodaPlaps Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	i think certain Americans can be ignorant towards anything outside the US, so just start slagging off UK comedy which they know nothing about. I retaliated yes, but only defending the UK, not attacking the US. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-09-2009, 11:11 PM	#25
beloveds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	Some humour I get - from either side of the Atlantic (or Tasman, for that matter) but other 'humour' just seems to be stupid, often expletive riddled, racist, druggist rubbish. What it comes down to is taste differs - which is a good thing as it spreads things around a bit. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 03:44 AM	#26
Immampdah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 744 Senior Member	So let's kill all the fun to prove a point? Some of you people need to really get over yourselves and see things from another perspective. Nothing wrong with being right, most people are in their own mind, but always trying to prove it is truly... Okay try this one... A chicken walks into a bar and the bartender asks, "Why the long face?" D'ya geddit? No of course not because I decided to substitute the horse for the chicken just cos I felt like it. You have to laugh though cos you don't want to "kill the fun to prove a point" now do you? It's not our fault if someone completely screws up a joke by changing the core premise. Firstly it wasn't funny any longer and frankly it's lame to take someone else's joke and try and make it your own just by changing a couple of words. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:01 AM	#27
Controller Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 335 Senior Member	little britain (tvshow) isn't that funny though..... Yeah I know. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:06 AM	#28
DextExexy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	Most British TV shows are total crap. I would much rather watch Curb Your Enthusiasm and The US Office. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:18 AM	#29
Oriesssedleli419 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	You bloody moron. Not only did you search google.com which predominantely will have given you USA results, you also forgot that the USA is about 4 times the size of the UK. Plus, having watched some American stand up and being amazed at just how innane the material has to be before you stop laughing it's obvious that 99% of British humour would go completely over your head. Listen, you uppity prick, just because you have to think about british jokes to figure out why they are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them smart. It's just an excuse for why the audience doesn't laugh. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:27 AM	#30
Controller Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 335 Senior Member	When it comes to British comedy there is one series which comes to mind over all others. The problem is that it never really got to be as popular as other later series like The Office and so on. It's called People like us. It is basicly a documentry looking into the working lives of other people like Pilots, Police and so on. I think it is one of those shows you will either laugh your arse off at or will just completely miss the point all together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SwECTyXaA4 Love this bit... "The area we're going into now is called Ops." "Ops, right. And that's short for?" "Convenience." "Convenience, right ...." Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:33 AM	#31
Machater Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	When it comes to British comedy there is one series which comes to mind over all others. I hope you are not including only fools and horses or fawlty towers in that list? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:34 AM	#32
Machater Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Listen, you uppity prick, just because you have to think about british jokes to figure out why they are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them smart. It's just an excuse for why the audience doesn't laugh. Don't call me names because you're too ignorant to know about google. And don't be so stupid to think audiences don't laugh. It's not our fault you (and I mean you personally) don't understand anything more complicated than a knock knock joke Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:37 AM	#33
Oriesssedleli419 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	Don't call me names because you're too ignorant to know about google. And don't be so stupid to think audiences don't laugh. It's not our fault you (and I mean you personally) don't understand anything more complicated than a knock knock joke Then please explain to me why I am laughing my ass off at this thread, right about now? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:38 AM	#34
Machater Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Then please explain to me why I am laughing my ass off at this thread, right about now? How do I know? It's a multi-page thread with some posts some people will find funny and other posts other people will find funny. If you can't work out what's amusing you then go back and have another think about it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 04:41 AM	#35
Oriesssedleli419 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	How do I know? It's a multi-page thread with some posts some people will find funny and other posts other people will find funny. If you can't work out what's amusing you then go back and have another think about it. What's funny is a thread talking about jokes, filled with so many people with no sense of humor. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 05:59 AM	#36
Machater Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	What's funny is a thread talking about jokes, filled with so many people with no sense of humor. What's funny is the sheer scale of your arrogance, to assume that the only funny comments are the ones you approve. [ban] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 06:04 AM	#37
vodaPlaps Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	little britain (tvshow) isn't that funny though..... i agree, I'm not a fan. probably is the first thing a non British person would think of as being British comedy though. i like comedy from both sides of the Atlantic, i just cant agree that British comedy is crap though. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 06:07 AM	#38
TSVIDeo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	i just cant agree that British comedy is crap though. I for one thought "Red Dwarf" was hilarious. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-10-2009, 06:41 AM	#39
Immampdah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 744 Senior Member	Most British TV shows are total crap. I would much rather watch Curb Your Enthusiasm and The US Office. Really you prefer the US Office? Don't get me wrong I love Curb but the US version of the Office!?! What I loved about the Office is the tragic realism of it on some level it's about the depressing reality of working in an office on some trading estate in Reading. The US Office is just filled with a bunch of clowns being stupid. In fact if you look at it and the kind of show the BBC wanted to force on to Merchant and Gervais you get the feeling it's everything they hate (apart from the money right?) I'm not a huge fan of foreign remakes they just tend not to work at all well. The UK version of Married with Children was one of the worst pieces of TV 'humor'. Or the US version of Men Behaving Badly of which Rob Schneider called “Men Apologizing For Trying To Behave Badly.” lamenting that it's hard to have a show about behaving badly when you can't behave badly on American broadcast TV. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-09-2009, 04:51 PM	#40
beloveds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	Listen, you uppity prick, just because you have to think about british jokes to figure out why they are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them smart. It's just an excuse for why the audience doesn't laugh. Forgot to take the drugs again, huh? Could just be you're not smart enough* to get it? Some of the American "humor" isn't funny regardless how much you think about it - actually quite a lot falls into that catagory - like Seinfeld, "Everyone Love Raymond", Chappell, etc. So does some of the UK stuff, to be fair - like "Little Britain". NB, the comments about the programmes above could also be blamed on that, on my part , although I would say it was because they* were too stupid. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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