Who do you find the funniest?

Question

Who do you think is more funny. American Comedians/programmes, or Brittish comedians/programmes. A lot of people say that Brittish and American humour are very different, so wots ur opinion on it?

Answer 1

British humor can go over some people's head but it may have something to do with understanding the accents too. In American humor everything seems to be more spelled out (just to make sure everyone gets it). I like some British and some American. I really use to like this show called Faulty Towers and I loved Monty Python shows/movies. So I guess it's all in what you get use to and what you can understand.

Answer 2

I think that there is good and bad in both. No one can say friends and sex and the city weren't funny, but then no one can say fawlty towers or the office weren't funny either.

I think recently, in the past six or seven years, America's most successful comedies have certainly had an element of the 'British' humour in them. Friends again, had alot of sarcasm and irony, something we used to think Americans couldn't find with a large stick in a small hole.

But then again, what I find funny, you may not, so this is just my opinion.
Having said that, some of the American 'comedy' that channel four show on daytime TV (king of queens for one) is utter garbage, if there wasn't canned laughter, I wouldn't know which bits were meant to be jokes!

We do the crap sitcom just as badly, but it usually get's canned after one series or two at the worst, the pap that America make, they see to love it. Sitting along side some top quality shows in the ratings, are some dire dire dire pieces of total inept humour. My four year old daughter could do better than some of it.

So, Britain do it very well, when we do miss, we miss only for a short time before we pull the plug. When America do it well, it is fantastic viewing, but when they miss.......it is painful, and runs for ten years!

Answer 3

Well I love American Comedians like Chris Rock.. and Katt Williams, but I am sure there are some British comedians that I enjoy as well.. I just love to laugh.

Answer 4

There are some funny British programmes like 2DTV, Little Britain, Dead Ringers etc.

When I go to America and watch telly, I love to watch Blue Collar TV. Larry the Cable Guy is hilarious! They also do an excellent version of The Office.

Can't decide who is funniest.

Answer 5

British and American humour are different. Being british i think that british humour is the best. But americans probably prefer american humour.

Answer 6

I don't think it's a question of the funniest...they are different and I like them both...British humor is so dry it's funny, and they can be funny without using swears every other word, but American humor I can relate to more often

Answer 7

American Comedy is funnier. British comedy is amusing on it's own level, but it generally requires more thought than the American Comedy does because, well, the British think.

Answer 8

british humour seems to be around taking the p out of people and swearing, i prefer american humour for most things. even though i am british.

Answer 9

I don't see any sitcoms on tv that make me laugh these days, but overall there are a few british and canadian shows that were much funnier. SCTV, Kids in the Hall, Monty Python, Faulty Towers, etc were all many times funnier than anything I see in the US.

Answer 10

I think British humour is better just because it's not just a studio audience laughing ant absolutely anything the characters say. That annoys me. I dont mind canned laughter on shows but american shows use it TOO much. :)