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Celt, that thumbnail would make a perfect avatar for someone who's like-minded
 And as far as BritComs go, I have to put in a vote here for Red Dwarf. Tom
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Anybody remember a show called 'The Goodies'? That one was really funny!! Dave
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One more: "Brilliant." Love the indeterminate Eastern European newscast: tomorrow's weather "scorchio!"
And Black Adder's Christmas Carol has become a holiday tradition at my house. Unrelated BBCAmerica story: at work, I shared cigarettes with Trinny and Susannah from "What Not To Wear." Good for a peck on the cheek from Trinny and a rather buxom hug from Susannah. Someday, ask me my Hallie Berry anecdote. Oh, never mind: I'm saving that for the personality segment when I finally get on Jeopardy. ("That's right, Alex. I do have a rather amusing Hallie Berry story.")
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11-11-2005, 11:53 PM
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Anything Monty Python is the funniest stuff ever!
I laughed so hard at "Life Of Brian" I actually hurt a stomach muscle! No lie! Russ
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11-12-2005, 07:33 AM
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Always a fan of British humor, especially the absurdist kind like "Monty Python", but also the dumbest sitcoms ("Are You Being Served", etc.). When I was a kid, I loved "Doctor in the House" (anyone remember that one?).
My favorite, though, is "Red Dwarf". And my favorite episode, bar none, is "White Hole". Brilliant and funny.
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11-12-2005, 08:29 AM
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Huge fan of Are you being served here.
It all started with Phython which still has me in stitches ( The Larch......... ) Mr Bean had its moments but it was too Charlie Chaplin for me. How can anyone not be a Benny Hill fan ? The young ones was hilarious but the one that always had me in stitches was Absolutely Fabulous.
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11-12-2005, 08:46 AM
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I picked up the complete "Fawlty Towers" DVD set. I'm pushing 50, a generation that quotes shows like this. But now my 14 year old daughter can quote the show too. Her fellow class mates don't get it. I had a parent teacher meeting this week where three teachers complimented me on exposing the kid to lot's of different influences.
AbFab... too funny "damn asmatic cab drivers". Are you being served, waiting for God, To the manor born, the good life, they seem tame now, but were pretty cutting edge for their time
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11-12-2005, 11:51 AM
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Are you being served is my favorite but I liked them all with the exception of Mr. Bean. Rumpole of the old Bailey is pretty good also. Monty Python sort of set the standard and the rest have been trying to match up to it.
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BBC America is one of my favorite channels. Murder in Suburbia, Jonathan Creek, etc. Plus all the comedies mentioned. To the Manor Born 
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My sister (44) & my 1st cousin (25) went to the Big Apple recently & saw "Spamalot". My sister has been a big Python fan for years, & howled at it, Julia-the clueless cousin-really didn't get much of it. But in all fairness, I doubt if she'd ever seen any of the classic Python sketches.-Sandy G.
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11-14-2005, 09:31 AM
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Mostly a fan. Got into English shows watching "No Honestly" and "Father Dear Father" on the PBS station up north when I was a kid. You know, when there was nothing on the one other channel we could get.
I wish Red Dwarf were still broadcast around here. Young Ones rules. Up Scumbag! Rowan Atkinson just has to stand there and exist, and I'll laugh. Hell, I even liked Johnny English. One thing you notice in contrast between English shows and US shows is that English TV doesn't feel compelled to make the characters sympathetic and the actors desirable. English TV casts look roughly like the collection of people you'd actually see in the situation presented. Let's face it, after a few episodes you could recognize Wendy Richard as somebody you might ask out if you were working in a store with her, but she's not the sort you would fantasize about at a glance. Not exactly aspirational tail. US TV casts look like a bunch of people who moved to Hollywood because people told them they look good enough to be on TV. It is as though the people producing shows here are terrified that the viewers here will change channels if they don't decide in 250 milliseconds that they would either want to be or want to boff the people they see onscreen. How oh how can I convert my wife to a Python fan? She will watch Benny Hill and the Three Stooges with me but she draws the line at Monty Python. I can't agree on The Office. After all the hoopla I tried watching it on BBC America. I recognize what I'm expected to laugh at but it just makes me wince.
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or start with something easy like Brazil (does she like Robert deNiro..?) - not the Pythons, but Terry Gilliam  Helge
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