When a woman asks you to guess her age, it's like deciding whether to cut the blue, red, or green wire to diffuse a bomb.
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Ragman
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Thu 22 Aug, 2013 11:14 am
@izzythepush,
I was aware of Blackadder, too...but that was far more esoteric for many tastes. I was introduced to Hugh Laurie through BA. Most TV-watching Americans are very aware of Hugh now..but are shocked to see how funny he was and hear how Brit his accent really is as they know him through the hit medical show House.
I loved Fry and Laurie - always enjoyed The Two Ronnies - hated Benny Hill - rather enjoyed Blackadder - and don't find stand-up comedy very amusing. And going way back to the 60's, totally adored The Frost Report, Monty Python and - very early 60's - That Was The Week That Was, possibly my favourite! Here's a clip from the Two Ronnies which is a take on an earlier Frost Report sketch.
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Frank Apisa
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Thu 22 Aug, 2013 12:52 pm
Perhaps it is because of my wonderful, unforgetable two years of living in the UK...but I absolutely love bloke humor. Monty Python is my favorite...but even the "Carry On" stuff I loved. Bean does bore me.
"Bloke" was the US military term for anything British. It was not in any way a derogatory way…not even slightly. It was meant to mean “British”…as in, “I met this great bloke girl at the NAFFI yesterday” or “We need bloke money for that…they won’t take scrip.”
If you like sketch shows, The Fast Show, Mitchell and Webb, Ruddy 'Ell It's Harry and Paul and Armstrong and Miller are all very good.
For sitcoms, Peep Show, and anything penned by the best living British comedy screenwriter, who's actually Irish, Graham Lineham, Father Ted, The IT Crowd, Black Books and Count Arthur Strong.
B'sides ...on some occasions, Monty Python writers at times slipped in some literary allusions and sophisticated humor along with the absurd slapstick and downright sillinesses.
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vonny
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Thu 22 Aug, 2013 02:37 pm
@izzythepush,
It's hilarious - but, oh dear, not so far off the mark. There are STILL a number of men who treat women like that - mainly men in their 60's and older - 'old school'!
