Have you ever seen 'Kids in the hall'??? It is like watching paint dry!
Even funny comedians from different countries become unfunny when they go to the 'Golden Rose of Montreal'
Am I missing something?? Is it possible to have a funny Canadian comedy??
2006-06-21 17:08:32 · 21 answers · asked by Kraljica Katica 7 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
It's not "unfunny" -- it's just that you sometimes have to have a Canadian perspective of the world to appreciate why it *is* funny. Much of Canadian humour is not about us, but about others who *look* like us and more or less talk like us -- take Americans as a good example -- but who often have very different perspectives on the world that make the humour work.
Sort of like a Canadian not getting why a Balkan/Iranian/Turkish comedian is "funny" when listened to in their own context, but not in another (I certainly haven't seen comedians from these regions making it big outside of their home countries, so why would you expect something different from a Canadian?)
As for "Kids in the Hall", I leave it to them to defend their own...
2006-06-21 17:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
just so you know, some of the biggest names in US comdy are Canadian including:
Lorne Michaels (producer/creator SNL)
John Candy
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
Dan Akroyd
Phil Hartman
Rick Moranis
Paul Shafer
Norm MacDonald
Eugene Levy
Tommy Chong
Tom Green
Martin Short
Howie Mandel
Stephen Leacock
William Shatner (ok - technically not a comedian - but have you heard his album?)
not to mention shows like SCTV, Trailer Park Boys and yes, Kids in the Hall - which admittedly is pretty surreal for mainstream tastes.
Ironically, one of the most popular Canadian comedies in Canada is "Talking to Americans" in which a Cdn mock - reporter interviews ignorant American types about current events and basic knowledge type stuff - and we all have a laugh at your expense. Funny stuff, but not something most Americans are likely to "get".
2006-06-22 05:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfunny eh?
Guess you don't like: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Jim Carrey, Tommy Chong, Mike Myers, Rich Little, Phil Hartman, Eugene Levy, Howie Mandel, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Norm McDonald, Martin Short, Dave Thomas, etc....
(actually you may NOT like some of them but still most there are MANY funny Canadians in the US)
Between comedians and actors we have a veritable "canadian invasion"!
What is "funny" is a very personal taste but I think you will find that many people actually DO find canadian comedy to be at least as funny as most homegrown humor.....
Just my .02 cents.
RAS
2006-06-21 17:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by ras_debol 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You have to be Canadian to understand the jokes. The funniest show in TV right now is Corner Gas, but I seriously doubt that any American would understand the "in" jokes. The comedy would fly right over their heads. There are no American sitcoms on TV that I like - they're all boring and stupid with the same lame jokes on every show. And Kids in the Hall was one of the most innovative and funny shows on television.
2006-06-23 06:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by jeffypuff 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kids in the Hall is hilarious. I don't like to answer questions with "You are completely wrong", but come on. At times KITH is like watching dry paint turn liquid again and settle back in the can (unfunny but very very weird) but it's never like watching paint dry.
What is the "Golden Rose of Montreal"?
Anyway, I've got ten things to do today, ten things to do.
2006-06-21 20:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humor is a result of misery (spiritual). It is a mean of coping with problems. Take Woody Allen or Cris Rock for example, their comic sense is a result of crappy childhood. Canadians live in a low stress and more egalitarian society and, therefore, less fertile for comedy. However, some Canadians are successful in comedy, e.g. Jim Carrey.
2006-06-21 17:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by leblongeezer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is American comedy so totally unfunny?
Surely no one really laughs at that stuff! I mean, no self respecting real audience would laugh, even if they were drunk and being paid to laugh, which is why they need to use canned laughter!
American TV, with it's rubbish "Comedy", it's rubbish soap operas and (worst of all) it's reality TV is destroying the media of TV for the rest of us, because sadly, they all follow where America goes.
And NO, I am not Canadian, I am European.
2006-06-21 17:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by The Lone Gunman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Canadian or American Comedy isn't that funny english comedians are the funniest by far
2006-06-22 02:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by suzzycarter 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
canadian or european comedy i believe is regarded as dry humor or humour not unfunny just on a reserved level
geniouses also use dry humour it is a different level of what one finds to be funny
2006-06-21 17:23:34 · answer #9 · answered by mytlc3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm I was under the impression that we're very funny, maybe you just gotta be Canadian to understand it.
The funniest Canadian skit ever (in my opinion) the McKenzie bothers "have a beer you, hoser!!"
John Candy, the greatest he will be sorely missed.
Try watching SCTV, EH.
2006-06-21 19:55:49 · answer #10 · answered by liathano70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋