JerryR
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Sophisticated Brit humor
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I miss Benny.
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Didn't know he'd travelled 'over the pond' 
The Benny Hill Show was a regual TV feature in my teens and later :mrgreen:
The Benny Hill Show was a regual TV feature in my teens and later :mrgreen:
The Guilds of Grot
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Benny was big over here in the late 70's, early 80's.
Before that we got to see some "Python" in the 70's.
Then we got "Fawlty Towers".
I also always enjoyed "The Good Life", renamed "Good Neighbors".
(Just got the complete series on DVD for my girlfriend for Christmas)
Other British TV I've watched on American TV are;
"To The Manor Born"
"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"
"Butterflies"
"Man about the House"
"Ever Decreasing Circles"
"Ripping Yarns"
"The Young Ones"
I know there were more, by these were ones I watched regularly.
(I watched a lot of TV as a kid.)
Before that we got to see some "Python" in the 70's.
Then we got "Fawlty Towers".
I also always enjoyed "The Good Life", renamed "Good Neighbors".
(Just got the complete series on DVD for my girlfriend for Christmas)
Other British TV I've watched on American TV are;
"To The Manor Born"
"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"
"Butterflies"
"Man about the House"
"Ever Decreasing Circles"
"Ripping Yarns"
"The Young Ones"
I know there were more, by these were ones I watched regularly.
(I watched a lot of TV as a kid.)
I miss Benny, too, but don't forget 'Allo 'Allo, '82 to '92, 85 episodes that tell the story of a French Cafe owner in WWII, as he navigates between the Resistance, the German Occupation Forces and the 'Trials of Love'.
Why, I even saw the stage production at the Palladium in London, on 'me honeymoon' in '89!
Same production team brought you, Are You Being Served?
Don't forget Blackadder, too.
Why, I even saw the stage production at the Palladium in London, on 'me honeymoon' in '89!
Same production team brought you, Are You Being Served?
Don't forget Blackadder, too.
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Interesting image you must have of we Brits after that lot :lol:
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Yea, I thought the first two words of the thread title were an oxymoron as soon as I saw them. :lol:
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Thanks Ross - a man of taste :!: Then again, I see you are not from the States But then again, neither is Graham :?
(BTW - I hated Ab Fab - Joanna Lumley saying 'sweetie' was like a nail scratch on a chalkboard :mrgreen: As and when 'Jam and Jerusalem makes it over the pond you can see her playing an awful, mad old hag Delilah Stagg )
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/jamandjerusalem/
But then again, neither is Graham :?(BTW - I hated Ab Fab - Joanna Lumley saying 'sweetie' was like a nail scratch on a chalkboard :mrgreen: As and when 'Jam and Jerusalem makes it over the pond you can see her playing an awful, mad old hag Delilah Stagg
)http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/jamandjerusalem/
coastie99
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gilded said:
The stage production toured Newsyland too............. saw it in Wellington (our capital-city).
Yvette was totally stunning in person !
Here's a couple of (reasonably) modern, off-beat Brit comedies that you may enjoy.............
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262150/
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t ... index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/kumarsat42/
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I can't help wondering if Green Wing wasn't influenced by Scrubs though - my eldest son loves both - but then he has a warped sense of humo(u)r - can't guess where he gets it from :mrgreen:
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JerryR said:Thanks Ross - a man of taste :!: Then again, I see you are not from the States
(BTW - I hated Ab Fab - Joanna Lumley saying 'sweetie' was like a nail scratch on a chalkboard :mrgreen:
Hi Jerry:
There's something in the chemistry between Lumley & Saunders that I find hilarious.
My all-time favourite was Tony Hancock :!:
cheers
R
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Ross said:
Wow Ross !
You're really showing your age now !!
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Ross said:JerryR said:Thanks Ross - a man of taste :!: Then again, I see you are not from the States
(BTW - I hated Ab Fab - Joanna Lumley saying 'sweetie' was like a nail scratch on a chalkboard :mrgreen:
Hi Jerry:
There's something in the chemistry between Lumley & Saunders that I find hilarious.
My all-time favourite was Tony Hancock :!:
cheers
R
True - Lumley and Saunders have a great double act - and Hancock needed Sid James whereas Sid was funny on his own (so long as you have a coarse sense of humo(u)r like me) :twisted:
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I'm a huge fan of Brit comedy. Like many, I was weaned on the classics that made it here: Benny Hill, Monty Python, Black Adder, The Young Ones, Are You Being Served, The Rutles. When living overseas, I got a chance to see a few more. My more recent recent faves are the original version of Coupling and the skit comedy show Smack the Pony which was a lot like Saturday Night Live or MADTV here.
cjd-player
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Personally, I like Canadian humor.
Hey Graham, ever been to Possum Lodge? :lol: :lol:
Keep your stick on the ice. :mrgreen:
Hey Graham, ever been to Possum Lodge? :lol: :lol:
Keep your stick on the ice. :mrgreen:
coastie99
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He couldn't possumbly comment on a family forum !
cjd-player
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Maybe not, but Shirley he's been there. :mrgreen:
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cjd-player said:
While I have not been there, it is just a few miles from my home. It's on some private land atop the "Hamilton Mountain" (elev. 300')
Although I did see a "Monster Jag" parked in Red's driveway. :lol:
I'm sure his neighbours were thrilled with that.