Topic: British Humor
Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0 started this discussion 15 years ago #1,495
All of my life I have heard Americans go on and on about how "subtle" and "dry" British humor is. But every British show I see is blatant, ribald jokes about sex and farts. Where did this myth about British humor get started?
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #28,552
What British shows have you seen?
Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0 (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,553
@previous (B)
Tons. Keeing Up Appearaces, The Office, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Last of the Summer Wine, Fawlty Towers, Alo Alo, and many others.
Tons. Keeing Up Appearaces, The Office, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Last of the Summer Wine, Fawlty Towers, Alo Alo, and many others.
hamfist !XPeqoqTFAE joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 38 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,554
I dunno man but if I hear one more fucking Monty Python quote
!tyLmN8C16E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 32 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,556
My guess is it started at the height of the newspaper, with their political cartoons. So, the early 18th century, or so?
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Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0 (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 11 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,557
@28,554 (hamfist !XPeqoqTFAE)
I know! And I hate it when Americans quote it and try to do it in an English accent, but it is always a terrible effort!
I know! And I hate it when Americans quote it and try to do it in an English accent, but it is always a terrible effort!
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,558
@28,553 (Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0)
All of those have significant elements of dry and subtle humor, Blackadder being perhaps the finest example of this.
What's more few or none of those you listed involve fart jokes or juvenile sex jokes.
All of those have significant elements of dry and subtle humor, Blackadder being perhaps the finest example of this.
What's more few or none of those you listed involve fart jokes or juvenile sex jokes.
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Anonymous B double-posted this 15 years ago, 42 seconds later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,560
Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0 (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 45 seconds later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,561
@28,558 (B)
Have you seen Alo Alo?? Monty Python? Why, their very intro sequence has people playing horns from their butts!
Have you seen Alo Alo?? Monty Python? Why, their very intro sequence has people playing horns from their butts!
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,565
@previous (Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0)
So that's two shows out of an entire nation's television that you base an accusation about overusing fart jokes?
Again, both of those shows are quite high-brow in places too.
So that's two shows out of an entire nation's television that you base an accusation about overusing fart jokes?
Again, both of those shows are quite high-brow in places too.
totoforhire !!Phkn/3Gic joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #28,588
Have you tried "Peep Show"?
psychopath !PSYCHOhc32 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #28,866
> British HUmor
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 34 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #28,935
> A man was injected with a deadly poison, but, it did not kill him. Why?
> He was already dead!
It's supposed to be weirder and have meaning, so it's mostly a smartsy kind of humour. If you want to be pretentious, you have to love british humour, satire and dark humour.
Personally, I love every kind of humour. Comedy that's just satire, I call it "smirk comedy" (like Dr. Strangelove for example), and I like witty comedians (Bill Murray, or Seinfeld) and slapstick ones too (Jim Carrey).
I suggest you to watch Blackladder. That one I found really funny, more so than the others.
> He was already dead!
It's supposed to be weirder and have meaning, so it's mostly a smartsy kind of humour. If you want to be pretentious, you have to love british humour, satire and dark humour.
Personally, I love every kind of humour. Comedy that's just satire, I call it "smirk comedy" (like Dr. Strangelove for example), and I like witty comedians (Bill Murray, or Seinfeld) and slapstick ones too (Jim Carrey).
I suggest you to watch Blackladder. That one I found really funny, more so than the others.
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Anonymous G double-posted this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #28,944
I just found this short characterization on black adder on the net somewhere
> Funny, witty, sophisticated
you see, their fans really love wanking themselves over this, even if it's benny hill.
It might have something to do with "AMERICA HURR DURR THEYRE ALL STUPID"
> Funny, witty, sophisticated
you see, their fans really love wanking themselves over this, even if it's benny hill.
It might have something to do with "AMERICA HURR DURR THEYRE ALL STUPID"
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Leonidas !nBpim1wazU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #28,946
@OPThis is British humor http://bunker.minichan.org/topic/1514
You have to get the Doctor Who reference.
Green !pFNWNYROxA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,091
✄----- !ZSNgHQb5Ig joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,130
@previous (Green !pFNWNYROxA)
Quality quality quality comedy!
How can you judge British humor when you haven't seen delboy and rodders.
Quality quality quality comedy!
How can you judge British humor when you haven't seen delboy and rodders.
Ph !5pM9NZR/l6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,170
Have you ever seen Bits of Fry and Laurie? Those two are comedic geniuses.
Green !pFNWNYROxA replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,214
And there is no such thing as 'british humor'. It is 'british humour'.
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,425
British humour*
Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,562
Watch The Hangover (acclaimed American "comedy" of 2009) back-to-back with In the Loop (acclaimed British comedy of 2009) and maybe you'll understand. Or compare Zombieland to Shaun of the Dead, or Red to Four Lions.
Leonidas !nBpim1wazU replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,780
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,787
Green !pFNWNYROxA replied with this 15 years ago, 48 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,853
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,856
@previous (Green !pFNWNYROxA)
STEP OFF MY COCK, NANCY BOY! OR IMMA FUCK UP YOUR SHIT, BRUV. INNIT.
I am bored, to be honest.
STEP OFF MY COCK, NANCY BOY! OR IMMA FUCK UP YOUR SHIT, BRUV. INNIT.
I am bored, to be honest.
Green !pFNWNYROxA replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,860
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,862
Leonidas !nBpim1wazU replied with this 15 years ago, 17 seconds later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,863
Green !pFNWNYROxA replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,864
@29,862 (stickybuns !bENfolDsOU)
> implying every brit is a chav
> implying they all speak like that
> implying every brit is a chav
> implying they all speak like that
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 15 years ago, 21 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,874
Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 10 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,875
@29,860 (Green !pFNWNYROxA)
Looks like he's mixing up inner-london slang with chavspeak and american negro.
Looks like he's mixing up inner-london slang with chavspeak and american negro.
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #29,876
@29,874 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Thanks, mate. I owe ya a beer down at the pub.
@previous (P)
nah, bruv.
Thanks, mate. I owe ya a beer down at the pub.
@previous (P)
nah, bruv.