I watch BBC comedies on my PBS station. Anyone out there like them? What do you think of British tv comedies verses American tv comedy? Which is better?
2007-01-11 08:36:31 · 11 answers · asked by tacokippybaby 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I love British Comedy, although I do find American Comedy has it's strong points too. They're just different kinds of comedy.
I love Blackadder (especially Blackadder's various creative insults towards Baldrick), Spaced and Coupling. I do like Little Britain a lot, but I do feel it is overrated in comparison to shows such as Spaced and Blackadder which are superior in my eyes. I find it amusing that one person said American comedy is too predictable, and then says they love Little Britain, when Little Britain is the same premise repeated over and over, therefore a little preditable?
I also enjoy comedies like Friends and Desperate Housewives though, although they are very different to British comedy. I think the British comedy uses more wit and irony to make jokes, whereas shows like DH and Friends are situation comedies, where comedies come from what happens to the characters.
I couldn't say which I prefer, to be honest, as I love them both. However, American TV have popular programs in all genres, whereas British TV struggles in many genres, and I feel comedy is one area of TV where the Brits have excelled, so perhaps in relation to British and American TV as a whole, British comedy can be considered better.
Anyway, waffling now. Sorry... :-)
2007-01-11 08:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by loobyla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like a lot of them. Fawlty Towers, Are You Being Served?, AYBS Again?, The Young Ones.... Can list a lot. Yes, sometimes they are better than America's. But you have to know that their sense of humor differs from Americas. And at imes that is a good thing. British coms let you get away with things that Am might not.
2007-01-11 08:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by Don, '80's Connoisseur 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was unaware Americans had progressed beyond slapstick and one-liners in their comedies. Not all British comedy is good but the best is the best in the world.
2007-01-11 08:45:32 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
American Comedy is too predictable and sort of Boring. Little Britain is amazing! "Ya! I Know."
2007-01-11 08:41:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm an excellent fan of "Are you being served?" in spite of seeing it quite a few cases over. "To the manor born" first aired interior the united kingdom in September 1979, and ran for 3 sequence, ending in November 1981. there have been 21 episodes in entire. "My kin" first aired interior the united kingdom in September 2000, and ran for 5 sequence and 3 Christmas specials. there have been 62 episodes, the final one airing in December 2004.
2016-12-12 09:23:38 · answer #5 · answered by fette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love to watch, Keeping Up Appearnces- aka The Bucket Lady and Are you being served. Oh and As time goes by. I used to love to watch "My hero" but they have stopped showing that one here.
2007-01-11 10:47:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love Little Britain. Have you watched it before?
2007-01-11 08:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love wantching "Are you being served yet?", Mrs. Slocome is a hot Chick with all her different haircolors.
2007-01-11 08:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by Bighead 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like them sometimes a little dry but usually funny.
2007-01-11 08:44:11 · answer #9 · answered by jean l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are good. Fawlty towers, Wooster and Jeeves. It's jolly good fun.
2007-01-11 08:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by Travis R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋