FreedomPhilosophy Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I did enjoy British comedy, but I don't think I could watch it anymore...
LovePrevails Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Extras was one of the best shows out in ages, but I guess that's another character flawed male what would you like to see in British comedy?
FreedomPhilosophy Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 Extras was one of the best shows out in ages, but I guess that's another character flawed male what would you like to see in British comedy? There's lots of British comedy that I liked such as Dads Army, Black Adder, Monty Python and Little Britain. There did just seem to be a period where man bashing was in vogue generally against a backdrop of confident positive females.Of course I could just be taking comedy too seriously, but it seems like something is going on.
PatrickC Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Yes, I think the British popular humour has nearly always been about lending itself to self deprecation for as long as I can remember.. Yes I go back as far as Morecambe and Wise even. I have met some great self deprecators in my time privately over the years. But the best ones tended to do it sporadically.. Certainly I can see how the popular TV stuff, more often by men portraying themselves as buffoons as being seen as a attack on maleness. Much of that early comedy (particularly 70's) I now find rather droll these days. Although Fawlty Towers remains a classic frankly.
Josh F Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Absolutely Fabulous, The Office, and Python aside, British comedy is a decade behind
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