Why is British humor so good, or is it?

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 6:12 am

@Nippy

I am not over keen on his series though - just his stand up stuff. And boy does he sweat for it! lol!

He reminds me sooo much of Michael Crawford (Some Mothers Do Have 'em) That was a funny series too, but I found myself cringing a lot through it! The funniest one was when Betty went into labour and he had locked them both in the house...

[ 07-07-2001: Message edited by: Yshania ]

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 9:32 am

Originally posted by Nippy:
One man = funny.

Right so far....

funny = Lee Evans

He is amusing, but IMO no stand-up comic can possibly compete with the mighty Eddie Izzard! He has me ROFL all the time!

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 9:53 am

@ Georgi,

Izzard is quite funny but he does not compare with Evans.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 10:01 am

@Nippy let's just agree to disagree on this one

leedogg · Post by **leedogg** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 10:16 am

i can't make an honest opinion, since the only UK stuff i have seen was Benny Hill(which i found funny). i think america has plenty to offer. which, of course, i am the scum of the board, so i tend to like anything with eddie murphy or adan sandler. toilet humor at its best

. Seinfel is good, and Rodney Dangerfield...possibly the best ever!

"i can't get no RESPECT!"

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 1:55 pm

...and i stopped punching the baboon

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 7:55 pm

Ever watched movies of Guy Rıtchie ? I think he is one the best directors in the world who knows how to make the audience laugh . Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch and also his latest short-film for BMW `Star` cracked me up . Very clever ..

Another great film was `Shooting Fish` which takes its place in my all-time-favorites . Its like a cure to me .. My most depressed moments vanished with it ..

Well , another thing is ..Its kinda personel though ..English is not my mother language and i was thought American-English in school . When i hear the English accent i start to laugh whether the subject is funny or not .. (No offense here) Maybe its this unfamiliarity (is there a word lıke this?)
or maybe its this ability to tease your own language .. I don`t know ..

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat Jul 07, 2001 11:04 pm

Unfamiliarity is a perfectly good word.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 3:52 am

Originally posted by Raistlin:
Ever watched movies of Guy Ritchie ? I think he is one the best directors in the world who knows how to make the audience laugh . Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch and also his latest short-film for BMW `Star` cracked me up . Very clever ..

Another great film was `Shooting Fish` which takes its place in my all-time-favorites . Its like a cure to me .. My most depressed moments vanished with it ..

Well , another thing is ..Its kinda personel though ..English is not my mother language and i was thought American-English in school . When i hear the English accent i start to laugh whether the subject is funny or not .. (No offense here) Maybe its this unfamiliarity (is there a word like this?)
or maybe its this ability to tease your own language .. I don`t know ..

Define english accent, the english language has been greatly eschewed in many countries as illustrated by the recent Tomb Raider Movie.

BTW you were taught American-English

(sorry for the impromptu English lesson but i could not resist

)

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 8:12 am

Err, comedy is not necessarily the reflection of the sense of humour, IMO. For example, here is a guy who's very good at telling jokes. But, he does that all the time while he's working or watching serious drama with his girlfriend. To me, he is funny but "lacks sense of humour". You know what I mean?

I've never been to the US, so I don't know about the American sense of humour, but I love British sense of humour. And I found this through watching news or Live from the Westminster. You don't have to be a comedian to have sense of humour, and many Briton show it in their daily life.

BTW, I was taught American English, but I use Queen's English. For example, I spell humour, nothumor.

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 8:52 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
Define english accent, the english language has been greatly eschewed in many countries as illustrated by the recent Tomb Raider Movie.

BTW you were taught American-English (sorry for the impromptu English lesson but i could not resist )

I think it`s definately clear that i am talking about the British English accent here ..(Let's call it London based because the accent varies from city to city) This accent obviously differs from the American accent and this diffrence comes funny to me.

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 9:17 am

I used to think that British humor was all about dry wit, never cracking a smile as you took any concept to its illogical extreme: the old Ealing Studio comedies, for example. Then I saw some truly dreadful British comedy imports on PBS.

Now I'm inclined to think the more we see of British comedy, the more it appears to be varied and ultimately identical to American comedy. The "politeness" of old British society (which influenced its comedy, in turn) has faded with a changing society,
and some American comedy--like the Simpsons--is just as good at doing a cynical send-up of a culture in aspic.

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Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 11:27 am

Originally posted by Raistlin:
I think it`s definately clear that i am talking about the British English accent here ..(Let's call it London based because the accent varies from city to city) This accent obviously differs from the American accent and this diffrence comes funny to me.

We're ****neys don't you know?

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 2:41 pm

ROFL@Sleep

leedogg · Post by **leedogg** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 6:50 pm

the three stooges- now they are/was funny!

more so with curly.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 5:19 am

Originally posted by Georgi:
ROFL@Sleep

I think my comment might well have flown straight over Raistlin's head

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 5:37 am

@Sleep

What did you expect?

Maybe you should have explained that there are two London-based accents, one being Queen's English and the other being C0ckney, for those people who were unaware of this?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 5:44 am

Perhaps i should have but i was in a cruel mood

it wasn't very nice of me was it

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 5:51 am

Well, you didn't really say it in a nasty way... but still, bad Mr Sleep! *slaps his wrist*

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 6:05 am

That wasn't my wrist you slapped