tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086277371785914704.post4089235696597450054..comments2024-03-23T09:43:12.374+00:00Comments on Over the water: Funny Ha Ha!Thudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086277371785914704.post-53659939429940720512008-03-28T05:08:00.000+00:002008-03-28T05:08:00.000+00:00The best I ever saw on TV was "Dad's Army," "Stept...The best I ever saw on TV was "Dad's Army," "Steptoe and Son," "The Two Ronnies," with a nod also to "Some Mothers do 'ave 'em", "Till Death Us Do Part," and "Man About the House." Favorite characters were Bruce Forsythe, Dave Allan, and Frankie Howard.<BR/><BR/>British television had a Golden Age in the 1970's that won't be bettered. I haven't watched Yank TV at all (except NFL football) for almost twenty years, and don't feel I've missed anything based on what I've heard and read about it.Major Combshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581635770370383975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086277371785914704.post-3601082843281297422008-03-15T17:01:00.000+00:002008-03-15T17:01:00.000+00:00Red Dwarf and Blackadder have always been favorite...Red Dwarf and Blackadder have always been favorites to me. Maybe the Brits' ill humours have been fueled by being a bit too crowded here and there. That whole snubbing thing is baffling to Americans, and seems rather uncivilised, to my way of thinking. But then again, I'm totally low-class. :Pphlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086277371785914704.post-56483166414832959262008-03-15T03:17:00.000+00:002008-03-15T03:17:00.000+00:00My favorite Brit comedies are The IT Crowd, which ...My favorite Brit comedies are The IT Crowd, which doesn't have nearly enough episodes, and the classic Red Dwarf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086277371785914704.post-6525157692470782342008-03-11T08:04:00.000+00:002008-03-11T08:04:00.000+00:00I'm with you on this. Our humour these days tends ...I'm with you on this. Our humour these days tends to be nasty and usually involves character assassination.<BR/><BR/>It can certainly be funny. But, as you say, U.S. humour is typically more upbeat. And that can be very refeshing, a healthy does of positivity.<BR/><BR/>Also, when you listen to BBC Radio Four there's no doubt that just about all the comedians and humourists are left wing. The News Quiz is a typical example. What we need is a Brit P.J. O'Rourke, a Tory Party Reptile...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com