British Comedy > American Comedy

• 2010 American Comedy Death at a Funeral
• 2010 British Comedy Four Lions

It's not just recently that British Comedy has been better. It's always been that the British comedy cinema has been better than that of American comedy cinema.

The one exception when American comedy is better than British comedy is stand up, purely and simply because of Bill Hicks. What a legend.

I agree to disagree. :P

You must be British.

You must be British.

cheesyjon

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You must be British.

Fried_Shrimp

[QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

You must be British.

Fried_Shrimp

I agree. With everything you said.

I find most British comedy dull and boring. Though american comedy trying to copy british comedy is even worse.

Original American comedy is the best. We have a reputation as the worlds laughing stock after all.;)

Well, the British have Mr. Bean going for them. Mark one for our friends across the pond.mattbbpl

Wait, you're using Death at a Funeral to support your point?Brutal_Elitegs

First thing that came to my mind.

Maybe, but the Scott Pilgrim VS The World comics show that Canadian humor >>> ALL.

Well the american comedy you listed is a black comedy so only the southern states will enjoy it haha. I was thinking like UK compared to the US version of The Office. I like the US version better, since I can't understand anything they say in the British version.

I like the US version better, since I can't understand anything they say in the British version.

taylor888

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I like the US version better, since I can't understand anything they say in the British version.

Fried_Shrimp

These days I'd probably agree with you... I miss the days of Dodgeball, and Anchorman. Baconbits2004

British humour is really stale imo. For instance I'm watching this stupid show named "look around you" right now and I'm just wondering wtf is this.

[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"]These days I'd probably agree with you... I miss the days of Dodgeball, and Anchorman. Fried_Shrimp

Have you heard of British comedy like Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh?Fried_Shrimp

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"] Have you heard of British comedy like Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh?Brutal_Elitegs

[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"]These days I'd probably agree with you... I miss the days of Dodgeball, and Anchorman. Fried_Shrimp

Wait, you're using Death at a Funeral to support your point?Brutal_Elitegs

Generally, I agree. I love a lot of British comedy.

Little Britain USA. Let's be friends. :)Amazing. Both countries have had their fair share of great television shows.

I'm an "American," so I'm inclined to disagree. Though, honestly, I'm not too fond of "American" humor either.

[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"]These days I'd probably agree with you... I miss the days of Dodgeball, and Anchorman. Fried_Shrimp

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"][QUOTE="Baconbits2004"]These days I'd probably agree with you... I miss the days of Dodgeball, and Anchorman. Baconbits2004

I don't really think so. I find British humor to be dull at times. American comedy nowadays though definitely isn't at it's highest either.

Plus, British TV is a lot better with stuff like Blackadder, Fawlty Towers and The IT Crowd

[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"][QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"] Everyone in Britain has heard of those films and we don't rate them. Have you heard of British comedy like Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh?Elann2008

The Mighty Boosh is not funny. It is not funny. Its just not funny. Goddamn Mighty Boosh.

Shankapotomus

:) Seems like you know a bit more about british comedy than i do, do you have any possible recommendations for me?

If not that's ok. :P

Baconbits2004

I've heard Americans say they just don't "get" British comedy

Pretty sad xD

Outnumbered is a good show

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"][QUOTE="cheesyjon"]

You must be British.

blackngold29

America never sleeps. 8)

Spaced. Spaced. Spaced.

Brutal_Elitegs

Oh hey, a tv series with simon pegg in it. =O thanks man.

I don't really think one kind of humor is better than the other, and I do appreciate British humor, but the very existence of George Carlin pretty much negates everything in the OP.

For the most part I agree. Though I am one of the only americans I know who even gets British humor. in a film class we got to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail.. and omg.. Complete and utter silence, other than me who was on the floor rolling. Same thing happened to me when I tried to show my friends Black Books, Spaced, and the British office, they just didnt get it.

British humor (for the most part) seems to be more intelligent and american humor is more crude/slap stick. I like the british approach more, While we do get some intelligent comedies ... every once and a while ( Strangers with candy is all that comes to mind lol) They dont succeed as well as other comedies in america do at all (Vampires Suck #2 really america?..)

i think british comedy is better than american comedy,american comedy is too racial based

I like a mix of both. Like some old school British comedy such as On the Buses, Are You Being Served, Monty Python etc. Now put some American comedy before me like Anchorman and I'll enjoy that too. The problem is different culture's humor won't get picked up on by another. The perfect example of this is when America tried to remake Kath & Kim, an Australian comedy. The bogan stylings worked great in an Aussie environment but were destroyed when the U.S got a hold of it.

Wait, you're using Death at a Funeral to support your point?Brutal_Elitegs

The IT crowd

Peep Show

That Mitchell and Webb Look

vs.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Important things with Demitri Martin

Those would be my 5 favorite comedies. both countries have great shows. you just have to look harder in america ;)