Brits BBC1 , Little Britain USA Now

Dunc · **on:** October 03, 2008, 10:49:59 PM

The title says it all

Dunc

Sea Monster · **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2008, 10:53:11 PM

Little Britain USA?

Dunc · **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2008, 11:25:30 PM

Give it time and eventually it will find its way to your neck of the woods , Maybe not this year but ....

Dunc

DaveK · **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2008, 11:32:18 PM

I know I'm in a minority here - but - what is funny about Little Britain?

My kids (aged 12 and 13) say it's because I'm old - but I just don't "get it"

I mean - I think I get the pint of it, but it just doesn't seem very funny.

Please post your age when ripping my post to bits - let's see if I am genuinely too old to understand it

Dave (age 40)

Dunc · **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2008, 11:44:14 PM

Dunc 36 . Sorry mate your too old to understand

Your kids have the upper hand in this

Dunc

Benner · **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2008, 12:38:50 AM

It doesn't twirl my beanie either. $:-\$

Sea Monster · **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:06:29 AM

I just love the funny accents!*

*This would probably work better if you knew I had a pommy fricken' accent.

appletree_man · **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:56:29 AM

I'm not a fan either $:-\$

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2008, 02:10:54 AM

Little Britain shows up on BBC America..I don't get it...I must come from another time and place.
Bison...51,soon to be 52

Neil · **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2008, 02:54:03 AM

There's the occasional good line but really not my cup of tea either. Still head and shoulders better than "The Office" which was just an exercise in tedium.

I have weird tastes in comedy though

Neil (36)

max6166 · **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2008, 03:08:28 AM

I liked the first few episodes I saw of Little Britain a lot, but became a little tired of it after that.

I still absolutely loved the premiere of Little Britain USA. I may very well again become less enthusiastic as the series progresses though.

I am 44 but I don't know that I trust everyone to give the right age anymore. For all I know you guys are also all 16 year old kids!

Sea Monster · **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2008, 04:09:00 AM

I like Blackadder, is that relevent?

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I am 44 but I don't know that I trust everyone to give the right age anymore. For all I know you guys are also all 16 year old kids!

$:-\$

extensive litigation could attend such accusation?

if shortened words and poor grammar make someone young, surely big words and fancy phrasing make me old, yeah?

(So far the youngest person to Post, you old smurfs

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max6166 · **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2008, 04:14:06 AM

Quote from: Nomad on October 04, 2008, 04:09:00 AM

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I am 44 but I don't know that I trust everyone to give the right age anymore. For all I know you guys are also all 16 year old kids!
$:-\$

extensive litigation could attend such accusation?

if shortened words and poor grammar make someone young, surely big words and fancy phrasing make me old, yeah?

(So far the youngest person to Post, you old smurfs)

I was joking about a specific person who pretended to be much older than he was, not about young people in general. Wish I was one again at times...

MultiMat · **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2008, 06:39:21 AM

I think it is quite funny , but I think good comedy is about pushing boundaries & sometimes the line does get crossed .Just remember Monty Python was probably quite controversial when it came out.
Some Aussie guys called The Chasers fall into this model of being either very funny or in poor taste , hit or miss comedy. Here is some of their work .BTW I am almost a old fart 37.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaXHKIFiTzo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3grHjibNdA&feature=related

Sea Monster · **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2008, 08:07:06 AM

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Some Aussie guys called The Chasers fall into this model of being either very funny or in poor taste , hit or miss comedy

Example:

Pretending to be Canadian dignitaries and passing all the security check points to get into a top security meeting of the heads of a great many country: Hilarious (No points to Australian Security Guards though, What's that, you have little flags on your car? Sweet, come on in!)

Dressing as Osama Bin Laden: Ruins the joke.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2008, 09:53:38 AM

I'm affraid Little Britain does nothing for me either

Roadie · **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2008, 11:59:04 AM

Nope don't like it either $:-\$

Roadie (22....had to think about that

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Benner · **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2008, 05:46:15 PM

Quote from: NKB on October 04, 2008, 02:54:03 AM

There's the occasional good line but really not my cup of tea either. Still head and shoulders better than "The Office" which was just an exercise in tedium.

I have weird tastes in comedy though

Neil (36)

I love The Office!

jock1 · **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2008, 05:46:26 PM

Jock 37
I would prefer to watch paint dry than suffer another episode of "AH WANT THAT ONE"

DaveK · **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2008, 05:48:55 PM

I like the office too. The British version that is - I just didn't find the US version anywhere near as funny. I read that they rewrote it hugely because the humour was "uniquely British". Which I guess was another expression for weird.

DaveK · **Reply #20 on:** October 04, 2008, 05:49:40 PM

Quote from: jock1 on October 04, 2008, 05:46:26 PM

Jock 37
I would prefer to watch paint dry than suffer another episode of "AH WANT THAT ONE"

Exactly. If I know what the joke is going to be before the program even starts - why watch it

Sea Monster · **Reply #21 on:** October 04, 2008, 10:49:24 PM

I know what my cheerios are going to taste like every morning too...

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