WhiteRose

I lent my Alan Partridge videos to a friend at work the other week. I thought she would find this programme as funny as I do, but she told me today that she "didn't get it!"

Saying that, I watched Kath and Kim last night and I have to say I didn't find that particularly funny.

Is it a difference in Aussie/British sense of humour, or have I got crap taste in comedy?

walaj

it can be a cultural thing - several Austrian Doctors were having difficulty understanding their Yorkshire patients -local slang

slang or a joke maybe poing fun at the way of life in UK or refering to place/person in UK that a British person would understand but not alway other nationalities. But then again I'm not keen on AP

thepoacher

I think it's less to do with a difference between Aussie and British humour as just a difference in peoples taste's.

I can back you up on the fact that Alan Partridge is brilliant. Since watching them for the first time five years ago I have passed many a day telling people "I've got cheese" and correcting people for saying 'Tannoy' when they mean 'public address system'.

anya4oz

Actually IME the UK & Oz senses of humor seem very well-matched. I was having a good giggle this morning at the excerpt from 'Yes Minister' played on the Radio National AM programme, to make the point about bureaucrats being the real power base.

Our local DVD shop sells truckloads of UK comedy such as 'Men Behaving Badly', 'Blackadder', 'The Office' and many other familiar series. Dead Ringers is on TV weekly & is very popular here, esp. the guy who takes the p*ss out of President Bush!

'Dad's Army' is currently re-running on cable, and many of my Oz pals are quoting catch phrases etc from that at the mo, too.

Conversely, we really enjoyed 'The Glasshouse', an Aussie satire/social comment programme.

My local newsagent sells 'Private Eye' (OK, it's a week or so behind), and Aussies buy it as well as Brits, and think it is funny, too!

Cheers,
Anya (based in Melbourne,m the comedy capital of the World )

Cheeky

Hi there!!

I couldnt help but notice you are from Bolton!!! So what do you think of Peter Kay??!!! I think he is hilarious!!! It is very much 'northern' humour, which some people maybe dont get But anyway I think he is brill, makes me LOL

Regards, Cheeky

WhiteRose

I think Peter Kay is very funny, but I think it's because he's the same age as me and I can relate to his school / family experiences.

What do people think to Kath and Kim? Does anyone find it funny?

thepoacher

Peter Kay is brilliant. I have only been in Bolton for a year and he satirises life here perfectly, both in Phoenix Nights and his live stand up.
He's actually been spotted quite alot around here in the past few months filming his new series.

I read an article in The Times recently which put forward that the North West was the Capital of humour as regards the U.K.

Cheeky

'Hear, hear' Poacher!!!!!!

I would love to see him live!!!!! Side splitting stuff!!!!!
Cant wait for the new series!!!

Cheeky

podgypossum

I also agree that its more a case of individual taste rather than an Aus v UK thing... a lot of the Australian humour currently on TV, i do not find funny at all, but saying that, my fave comedian is Billy Connolly, who is very popular down under and i also like Kevin Bloody Wilson too, who is very much in the same vein as Billy. Maybe its an age thing too. I am getting a bit older and find some of the humour very immature and silly. I do love to watch the antics on the footy show with Fatty, Stirlo and co. always makes me smile.

Stoney

The only difference between Ozzie and British peoples sense of humour is that Ozzies dont have any............at all...........apart from teenage toilet humour, subtle humourgoes straight over their heads

thepoacher

Surely to pidgeon hole a whole nation's taste in humour is a tad arrogant.
Off the top of my head I can think of a couple of Rob Sitch (born in Melbourne) films; The Castle and The Dish, that are far from toilet humour while still being extremely funny.

Shellfish

I don't think the Australian sense of humour is as dry, which is why I love the British sense of humour (Am neither british nor Aussie). I quite enjoy Kath and Kim though, it takes some getting used to and it also helps if you have ever been to Melbourne's western suburbs

Bordy

I'm probably odd one out but I'd rather watch Kath & Kim than Alan Partridge. Like PP I think Billy Connolly is hard to beat, just wish he would do another tour of Aus.

Big Bird

Bordy I totally agree! Found Kath and Kim very funny.

My friend has just seen Billy live at Hammersmith and said she hasn't laughed so much in years.

Have you ever seen All Aussie Adventures (Russell Coight)? Had me and my husband in tears - we do have an odd sense of humour though. Funny website too - www.bigcoight.com especially the Q&A.

Hev

WhiteRose

So, are Kath and Kim 'Bogans'? What the hell is a 'Bogan' anyway? Any definitions, or do you just identify them by their dodgy mullet and shell suit?