Little Britain in America

[NMH]

Watch this thread degenerate into a binfest. NSC is getting boring now. Oh I know I'll disagree and say something is shit just to piss people off and wind them up. Oh how very DARE you.

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[Uncle Spielberg]

In that case, I'm glad to gave helped introduce you to a new concept wherein people ARE allowed to have opinions which are different from your own.

You're welcome.

How does that work then

 

[Gully]

I thought it was patchy.

Some of it was excellent, most was ok and some was absolute GASH

Which is probably the best way to sum up Little Britain, bits of it are very good, some average and some make your skin crawl (anyone for bitty?)...which is probably what they aim to achieve anyway, isn't that the sign of good comedy?

 

[vegster]

there's always one isn't there on every bloody thread, there's always one

Actually, it was shit. I'm afraid they have milked it a bit too much now.............so make that 2

 

[magoo]

there's always one isn't there on every bloody thread, there's always one

oh god forbid anyone has a different opinion!!

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Started well, went downhill rapidly though

5/10

 

[woody257]

I thought it was ok but not as good as the english one. I think Harry Enfield is much better.

 

[Questions]

Here we go. Someone disagrees with US and suddenly the whole world is against him and no-one sees life quite like him as he has some kind of divine knowledge about how the world should be, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Little Britain is a festival of wank and I'm glad it's been foisted on the moronic yanks.

Nipples you need to get a girlfriend and have sex occasionally.
You are getting soooooooooooooo ratty with everyone.

 

[Icy Gull]

Which is probably the best way to sum up Little Britain, bits of it are very good, some average and some make your skin crawl (anyone for bitty?)...which is probably what they aim to achieve anyway, isn't that the sign of good comedy?

Monty Python was exactly the same.

 

[tedebear]

It made me laugh a couple of times last night but all in all it was a little lacklustre in my opinion. But then again I don't like cringeworthy humour (Rosie O'D, Talking Dog etc.)

In fact why was cringeworthy humour invented? Humour is humour - I prefer people making me laugh til I snort LB USA was very Ricky Gervais like last night in places and it isn't really humour - its situational comment - and I don't find it funny.

 

[tedebear]

Which is probably the best way to sum up Little Britain, bits of it are very good, some average and some make your skin crawl (anyone for bitty?)...which is probably what they aim to achieve anyway, isn't that the sign of good comedy?

Its funny but I always thought good comedy was when you just laughed til you wet your pants, comedians never used to make me uncomfortable.

 

[Icy Gull]

Its funny but I always thought good comedy was when you just laughed til you wet your pants, comedians never used to make me uncomfortable.

Bet the wet seat made you uncomfortable.

 

[tedebear]

Bet the wet seat made you uncomfortable.

Probably if it wasn't metaphorical

 

[Billy the Fish]

Little Britain is shite. Absolute lowest denominator crap.

What he said.

 

[Billy Mays]

Little Britain is a festival of wank and I'm glad it's been foisted on the moronic yanks.[/QUOTE]

Don't want to appear too over-sensitive to criticism of my adopted country but why are the Yanks moronic? Don't think I know any morons on this side of the pond.

Agree that first episode was patchy. Liked the Rosie O'Donnell bit and the receptionist at the hospital was very well observed. Also the bit with the little girl who loved her mummy more than "transexual porn".

Funnniest thing I saw this week was the transcript of the Joe Kinnear press conference!

Go Gators , Go Jags and Up the Albion. Hoping for a treble this weekend.

Best wishes from the USA even to Nibble who on the face of it does appear to be a bit of a turd.

 

[tedebear]

Little Britain is a festival of wank and I'm glad it's been foisted on the moronic yanks.

Don't want to appear too over-sensitive to criticism of my adopted country but why are the Yanks moronic? Don't think I know any morons on this side of the pond.

.[/QUOTE]


Lived there for a few years myself and didn't know any morons either, although I didn't know anyone who voted for Bush - so maybe thats the definer...

The Americans do have a different sense of humour though, like any country of the world, what we find funny varies. I don't think the Americans will like some of LB, but then again we don't like everything they offer up either...

 

[Billy Mays]

Funnily enough where I live is Republican central but they are still all first class chaps and chappesses - witness my neighbour who has the happy habit of regularly giving me free beer!

Was here 4 years ago for the last election and have to say that although Bush is obviously far from perfect John Kerry looked like a disaster! Sarah Palin scares me a bit this time round.

Where abouts were you Tedebear?

 

[tedebear]

Funnily enough where I live is Republican central but they are still all first class chaps and chappesses - witness my neighbour who has the happy habit of regularly giving me free beer!

Was here 4 years ago for the last election and have to say that although Bush is obviously far from perfect John Kerry looked like a disaster! Sarah Palin scares me a bit this time round.

Where abouts were you Tedebear?

Manhattan mostly, although a weekender upstate in the Catskills...

 

[Billy Mays]

Damn Yankees! The South will rise again!!!

 

[Robbie G]

I watched the end of it, and it was Ok. But too often you end up knowing where the joke is going to be, and so when it comes it loses any humour.

QI later on was much better comedy, IMO.