Compxpert Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 It's okay - British humour is often misunderstood Yes sadly a great many do not appreciate the awesome that is Monty Python. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel.monteiro Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 i understand it but its not funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 i understand it but its not funny. Which means therefore, that you probably didn't understand it Give us some examples of humour and, dare I say, humour us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaiusMaxwell Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 Im an Aussie and i generally prefer american humour, although most of my friends dont understand alot of it. Im probably the only person in my city that watches the colbert report... and loves it. I prefer the big bang theory > IT crowd, but i still enjoy the IT crowd every now and then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 There's certainly no "right or wrong", but I do find a good deal of American humour thoroughly enjoyable. However, the differences between US/UK humour are fairly stark - the US humour often relies on more of a 'slapstick' and 'in your face' approach, with the UK often reliant on broaching 'taboo' issues quite a lot or being totally out of the ordinary. There's merits to both, but I do prefer a more intellectual style of comedy (which I might add, is certainly not exclusive to the UK - plenty of American comedy does this well!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 There's certainly no "right or wrong", but I do find a good deal of American humour thoroughly enjoyable. However, the differences between US/UK humour are fairly stark - the US humour often relies on more of a 'slapstick' and 'in your face' approach, with the UK often reliant on broaching 'taboo' issues quite a lot or being totally out of the ordinary. There's merits to both, but I do prefer a more intellectual style of comedy (which I might add, is certainly not exclusive to the UK - plenty of American comedy does this well!). I think some of it has to do with our TV laws vs your TV laws... over across the pond it seems like you can same pretty much anything you please, while over here you're paying fines left and right if you accidentally say some of those 4 letter words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 I think some of it has to do with our TV laws vs your TV laws... over across the pond it seems like you can same pretty much anything you please, while over here you're paying fines left and right if you accidentally say some of those 4 letter words. Yeah, we are probably quite lenient in comparison to the US in that respect, but ironically, I would have thought you folk are more "de-sensitized" to all the horrible things that are said and gore that is shown? Who gives. So long as we all laugh. IT Crowd teaser advert quote from Moss: "I came here to drink milk and kick áss. And I've just finished my milk ... " Obviously we all know where the influence for this line came from Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 Yeah, we are probably quite lenient in comparison to the US in that respect, but ironically, I would have thought you folk are more "de-sensitized" to all the horrible things that are said and gore that is shown? Who gives. So long as we all laugh. Quite the opposite actually, the United States is a seafood when it comes to graphic/mature content in broadcasted television. IT Crowd teaser advert quote from Moss: "I came here to drink milk and kick áss. And I've just finished my milk..." i can just picture Moss saying that DN FTW BTW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 *ugh* Check out the clips of the U.S. Pilot for IT Crowd: LINK Ridiculous.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowKing Posted August 11, 2010 Posted August 11, 2010 *ugh* Check out the clips of the U.S. Pilot for IT Crowd: LINK Ridiculous.... I love Joel McHale, needless to say I'm going to hate the American version Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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