Poll: American or British Comedy?
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American for sure, despite me being an Arabian 0_o
They have Friends, Becker, Seinfeld, the daily show, Big bang theory, two and a half men, Futurama, Drawn together, How I met your mother, the Colbert report, the tonight show,fresh prince of Bel air, Cosby, and so many other good shows that I cant remember
the only good British comedy shows I can think of are Mind your Language and Montypython
They have Friends, Becker, Seinfeld, the daily show, Big bang theory, two and a half men, Futurama, Drawn together, How I met your mother, the Colbert report, the tonight show,fresh prince of Bel air, Cosby, and so many other good shows that I cant remember
the only good British comedy shows I can think of are Mind your Language and Montypython
For starters this is a versus thread so it shouldn't of even be made and second this a repeat thread is the search bar really that hard to use?
I can't stand American comedy. It feels so forced. Here in the UK we have by far the funniest people in the world, including but not restricted to; Bill Bailey, Frankie Boyle, Stephen Fry, Hugh Dennis, Hugh Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Dylan Moran, etc etc.
I'm too tired to think of more, and if I remembered all the great comedians we have, this post would resemble the Berlin Wall for the massive block of text.
So yeah, American comedy is crude and unwieldy, and British comedy is just that: comedy.
I'm too tired to think of more, and if I remembered all the great comedians we have, this post would resemble the Berlin Wall for the massive block of text.
So yeah, American comedy is crude and unwieldy, and British comedy is just that: comedy.
I refuse to vote because I like them both. To be honest there is very little comedy that I don't like. I am a comedy whore!
The only thing I will say is that British sitcoms are better than American ones, in my opinion. There are less of them, but they are superior. Quality over quantity
The only thing I will say is that British sitcoms are better than American ones, in my opinion. There are less of them, but they are superior. Quality over quantity
In terms of stand-up, I tend to prefer British comedy. Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr (to an extent; he can be funny, but sometimes he's not)... You can't beat it.
With comedy series, you've got Black Books, Blackadder, and the Flying Circus with British comedy, and brilliant stuff like Arrested Development with American comedy... Tough one. Not sure actually. Flight of the Conchords was produced by HBO though, and had a couple of American writers working on it (of course, it's Jemaine and Brett that carries the series), so I guess Amerian comedy wins for me.
With comedy series, you've got Black Books, Blackadder, and the Flying Circus with British comedy, and brilliant stuff like Arrested Development with American comedy... Tough one. Not sure actually. Flight of the Conchords was produced by HBO though, and had a couple of American writers working on it (of course, it's Jemaine and Brett that carries the series), so I guess Amerian comedy wins for me.
I appreciate both styles of stand-up, and I think in terms of comic personality both nations are also tied. There are great US and UK satirists and columnists, and we've both got a strong repertoire of classics.
The clincher for me is sit-coms. Britain wins this through the sheer quality of output, and also knowing when a series is past its prime.
The clincher for me is sit-coms. Britain wins this through the sheer quality of output, and also knowing when a series is past its prime.
I always think British comedy is more intelligent, American sometimes tents to sway towards slapstick, where as many Brit comics go for really well thought out routines. Just my opinion though, but nothing America produces can come close to things like Allo Allo, French and Saunders, Paul O'Grady/lily Savage or thing like The IT Crowd.
No... No it's not.Levitas1234 said:
And I much prefer English comedy because it tends to be more unique whereas I find american humour rather samey, and also simplistic. I enjoy certain shows such as House, Friends, and Scrubs however.
I watched a British comedy once for class. I wish I could tell you how it ended, but I fell asleep 3 times trying to finish it. Plus, the rating on the back indicated nudity, but to my surprise it was a couple of guys that got completely naked and started swimming in a stream together. Seriously, it was the worst movie I ever watched. I don't even remember the name or what it was about.
Monty Python is cool though.
Monty Python is cool though.
Going to go with option 4
For me it all depends on the comedian, not where he is from.
Lewis black is one of my all time favorite American comedians for example, but Monty Python is also really good.
For me it all depends on the comedian, not where he is from.
Lewis black is one of my all time favorite American comedians for example, but Monty Python is also really good.
I like both, but for quite disparate reasons.
The American comedy I favour is often political; as performed by the likes of Jon Stewart, George Carlin and Stephen Colbert.
My preferred brand of British humour is improvisational, nonsensical yet still cerebral.
Fry & Laurie, Monty Python and british panel shows such as QI and Would I Lie To You? being perfect examples.
To illustrate; here are two favourites from different sides of the great pond.
Jon Stewart effectively demolishes "Crossfire"; an alleged debate show which aired on CNN.
- It was cancelled less than three months later.
David Mitchell tirades against accusations that he's an upper-class twit.
The American comedy I favour is often political; as performed by the likes of Jon Stewart, George Carlin and Stephen Colbert.
My preferred brand of British humour is improvisational, nonsensical yet still cerebral.
Fry & Laurie, Monty Python and british panel shows such as QI and Would I Lie To You? being perfect examples.
To illustrate; here are two favourites from different sides of the great pond.
Jon Stewart effectively demolishes "Crossfire"; an alleged debate show which aired on CNN.
- It was cancelled less than three months later.
David Mitchell tirades against accusations that he's an upper-class twit.
why not an option for both? there is clearly a difference, i grew up watching benny hill, monty python, and several other brits on late night public tv when i was supposed to be in bed, sctv also saturday night live back in the golden age of the show jim blushi, eddy murphy etc.
yes there is alot of crap on american tv, alot of garbage humor, sure most countries get their share of trash tho.
yes there is alot of crap on american tv, alot of garbage humor, sure most countries get their share of trash tho.