It's weird, cos I'm alright with the central focus of a comedy series being an unlikable prick (David Brent, Basil Fawlty, Rab C Nesbitt), so long as they're compelling and interesting with it. Maybe it's a mainstream American thing that doesn't want to recognise the tragedy that makes those kind of characters so funny?
Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 05 Sep 2011, 7:37pm
by Dr. Medulla
Silent Majority wrote:It's weird, cos I'm alright with the central focus of a comedy series being an unlikable prick (David Brent, Basil Fawlty, Rab C Nesbitt), so long as they're compelling and interesting with it. Maybe it's a mainstream American thing that doesn't want to recognise the tragedy that makes those kind of characters so funny?
This is generally true. Arrested Development comes to mind as a show with a bunch of mostly awful people, but so otherwise inept that we don't hate them (which is pretty much the key to David Brent).
Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 05 Sep 2011, 7:58pm
by 101Walterton
Heston wrote:
101Walterton wrote:Only Fools And Horses has too many classic moments to mention but yes the one when Del Boy falls through the bar is brilliant and makes me laugh out loud every time I see it.
Best written Brit-com ever. Did it see much action overseas? Is it repeated in NZ? You never hear our American friends mention it.
The fact that he was a shakesperian actor he gets that stupid thing down brilliantly.
Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 8:08pm
by Dr. Medulla
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Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 10:27pm
by Marky Dread
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How can you just sit around laughing when there are people out there with no KFC to eat. What would Joe Strummer think!
Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 11:17am
by Dr. Medulla
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Warning: Math nerd humour.
Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 2:46pm
by Joe Public
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Re: Funny sketch comedy that's funny
Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 3:05pm
by Dr. Medulla
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I remember watching that when it aired. Great stuff. Who would have thought it was the moment Shatner realized that he could reinvent himself in self-parody?
