can someone explain british comedy to me?

[rodp]

He lived in Woy Woy, north of Sydney for quite a while, IIRC. He was pretty much a citizen of his own world though.

You're right there, no matter where he resided he lived on his own planet

[sunndog]

And he was born in india iirc

[sunndog]

Of the comics from that era peter cook and dudley moore are one of my favorites. Peter sellers too


Saw a bloke walking down the street the other week in just about the best comedy t'shirt i'v ever seen....just a plain black t'shirt with a drawing of four candles on it

[rodp]

Of the comics from that era peter cook and dudley moore are one of my favorites. Peter sellers too


Saw a bloke walking down the street the other week in just about the best comedy t'shirt i'v ever seen....just a plain black t'shirt with a drawing of four candles on it

That's gonna mess with Sedders head

[nealh]

Spike was an Aussie. You guys cancelled his passport so he stayed here.
Loved his books about his adventures in WWII.

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An Aussie explains BRITISH comedy to an american, PRICELESS

[sunndog]

Spike was an Aussie. You guys cancelled his passport so he stayed here.
Loved his books about his adventures in WWII.

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An Aussie explains BRITISH comedy to an american, PRICELESS

Reckon he's right though. Never really could laugh at benny hill (apart from having the best chase music ever) so never seen the episode but radagasts explaination sounds about right for the time period

Anyone from overseas heard 'the fastest milk cart in the west'

[sedstar]

pretty sure it was "absolutely fabulous"...

actually i DO remember "the young ones"... had a "short run" they ran it on MTV... i always remember nigel saying "i didnt know i wore a wig", ha ha

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if "snark" = "smart-@$$", then,,, i "like the snark", ha ha, and you brits dont know what you're missing

there are many different types of humor. "observational humor" is what it sounds like? the professional comedian thats observational? just LOOKS around him or her, at everyday life? and makes wry sarcastic observations. its FUNNY because we all diudnt notice it until they pointed it out.

example:

"theres a 7-11 convenience store down the street from me? been open for 17 years straight, 24-7, never been closed ONCE.. WHY for the love of GOD do they have locks on the doors? what was the POINT? they are even 900 dollar KREIG locks... why ????? coulda saved a few bucks and bought more freezer space, you know."

"you know, when a person has only ONE TOOTH ? you would THINK that tooth would be the cleanest, most highly polished tooth in the whole room? but, when you see it? not so much..."

[sedstar]

i know dudley moore and peter sellers from movies... liked both.

as a kid? my parents took me to see all the "pink panther" movies... and "arthur" put dudley moore on the map...