British humor

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#1

Hey,

Some radio, tv show, books, and so on, here, often speak of English humor.
Is English humor really specific or is it a “legend”? Is north America humor different ?

#2

I reckon we have some of the best comedians in the world. I think when people mention British humor though, they are probably talking about it in a Monty Python sense.

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#3

Of course :smiley:
I love Monty Python

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#4

My favourite British comedian is Jimmy Carr. You should check him out hes hilarious.

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#5

I watched a parody of Theresa May with Gollum actor (about brexit.)
It was hilarious.

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#6

Yeah it was pretty funny. I don’t think that guy is a comedian though, he was just having a laugh.

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#7

I don’t know him… Never seen in France.
But we know lot of British actors. For example, GOT has put forward quite a few English actors.

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#8

Hes a voice actor. Hes actually the guy that played him, his name is Andy Serkis.

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#9

Yes I know ! He’s very talented.

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#10

I thought you were talking about the gollum actor, sorry

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#11

Oh, I get confused with cross posts. :smiley:

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#12

Yes. We get both English and American tv and movies etc and there are differences for sure.

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#13

British humor books changed my life as a teenager. Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett.

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#14

I’m not sure, I think humour is pretty universal, if it is funny i will laugh, i think we are part monkey and monkeys laugh all the time (i think)

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#15

Hey,

I’m not sure, because humor depends of cultures.
Most of countries even have sub cultures and inside a same country, humor can be different. Am I right?

#16

I misread British humour as brain tumour…

Ummm I like some British humour like little Britain some of that like the elderly lady and the prime minister’s assistant but I don’t have much patience for stand up comedy at alllllll

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#17

When I think of British humor I think of old shows like Benny Hill or Monty Python.

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#18

Still game is pretty funny, and Father Ted, but i dont watch enough comedy, i try and make my own though, me and my pal are constantly trying to crack the best jokes with each other.

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#19

There was this old humorous adventure game for the original Playstation called Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. I had a lot of fun on that one.

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#20

Also, I think American humor is more sitcoms and films where British humor is more stand up and gameshows.

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