British comedians
Jan 25th 2009, 5:17 pm
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British comedians
My god, brit com has changed.
From Sid James to Russell Brand
From Kenneth Williams to Eddie Izzard (OK I know EI's not gay, but KW didn't not know whether he wasn't not gay either)
From Alf Garnet to Al Murray
From Python to Little Britain
Or maybe Britain has changed and comedy is keeping up.
From Sid James to Russell Brand
From Kenneth Williams to Eddie Izzard (OK I know EI's not gay, but KW didn't not know whether he wasn't not gay either)
From Alf Garnet to Al Murray
From Python to Little Britain
Or maybe Britain has changed and comedy is keeping up.
Jan 25th 2009, 7:28 pm
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Re: British comedians
I was just thinking the other day of tracking down a dvd of "Have I got News For You", Paul Merton and his dry sense of humour always did it for me.
Right im off to check ebay..
Just reminded me to dig out my Pheonix Nights might open my last tin of Tetleys and have a fab night in front of the telly.
Right im off to check ebay..
Just reminded me to dig out my Pheonix Nights might open my last tin of Tetleys and have a fab night in front of the telly.
Last edited by minihaha; Jan 25th 2009 at 7:30 pm. Reason: Pheonix Nights rocks
Jan 25th 2009, 8:57 pm
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Re: British comedians
I don't miss any of the current Brit comedy acts. I do however find that I can relate to Canadian and US comics more these days.
Jan 25th 2009, 10:42 pm
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Re: British comedians
Well Ricky Gervais is half Canadian - his dad is from London Ontario!
That piece of trivia aside: I tend to agree. After watching Russell Brand for an hour (yes I know I could have turned it off, but I thought maybe it would get better....) there comes a point where there's only so much knowledge about another man's masturbatory habits that one can stomach.
I actually appreciate Eddie Izzard's humour the most: his intelligence and wit is quite obvious, and vulnerable.
I miss Leonard Rossiter.
That piece of trivia aside: I tend to agree. After watching Russell Brand for an hour (yes I know I could have turned it off, but I thought maybe it would get better....) there comes a point where there's only so much knowledge about another man's masturbatory habits that one can stomach.
I actually appreciate Eddie Izzard's humour the most: his intelligence and wit is quite obvious, and vulnerable.
I miss Leonard Rossiter.
Last edited by triumphguy; Jan 25th 2009 at 10:46 pm.
Jan 25th 2009, 11:49 pm
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Re: British comedians
Well Ricky Gervais is half Canadian - his dad is from London Ontario!
That piece of trivia aside: I tend to agree. After watching Russell Brand for an hour (yes I know I could have turned it off, but I thought maybe it would get better....) there comes a point where there's only so much knowledge about another man's masturbatory habits that one can stomach.
I actually appreciate Eddie Izzard's humour the most: his intelligence and wit is quite obvious, and vulnerable.
I miss Leonard Rossiter.
That piece of trivia aside: I tend to agree. After watching Russell Brand for an hour (yes I know I could have turned it off, but I thought maybe it would get better....) there comes a point where there's only so much knowledge about another man's masturbatory habits that one can stomach.
I actually appreciate Eddie Izzard's humour the most: his intelligence and wit is quite obvious, and vulnerable.
I miss Leonard Rossiter.
Jan 25th 2009, 11:53 pm
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Re: British comedians
My god, brit com has changed.
From Sid James to Russell Brand
From Kenneth Williams to Eddie Izzard (OK I know EI's not gay, but KW didn't not know whether he wasn't not gay either)
From Alf Garnet to Al Murray
From Python to Little Britain
Or maybe Britain has changed and comedy is keeping up.
From Sid James to Russell Brand
From Kenneth Williams to Eddie Izzard (OK I know EI's not gay, but KW didn't not know whether he wasn't not gay either)
From Alf Garnet to Al Murray
From Python to Little Britain
Or maybe Britain has changed and comedy is keeping up.
(and Eddie Izzard but that's also about gender-blender-lusty reasons.)
Jan 26th 2009, 1:04 am
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Re: British comedians
we went to see 3 canadian stand up comedians the other day . (and an irish chap who does the voice overs for the phones 4 u adds) all touring the ski areas of BC
They all now live in the UK and we reconginised a couple off have i got news for you and never mind the buzzcocks .. They were very funny but was that cos they now live in the UK
PS who was the olden day bill bailey then
They all now live in the UK and we reconginised a couple off have i got news for you and never mind the buzzcocks .. They were very funny but was that cos they now live in the UK
PS who was the olden day bill bailey then
Jan 26th 2009, 1:31 pm
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Re: British comedians
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Jan 26th 2009, 1:49 pm
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Enquiring minds want to know what a Kenora Dinner Jacket is.
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Jan 26th 2009, 4:00 pm
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