This morning I got up only forty minutes after Grant's latest post. I'm closing in.
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This morning I got up only forty minutes after Grant's latest post. I'm closing in.
Good morning, I was awake at 5[emoji3064]not too bad
Went to bed at 2am after watching " something and nothing " about the Universe , My head hurts trying to understand everything , But WOW how clever are these clever people :eek:
Ah that's a shame, they speak so highly of you :)
I always imagined you being like a Sheldon with a Scottish accent :D And if you don't know who Sheldon is, you clearly have never watched the show, and can't know for certain that you detest it. Maybe it's an acquired taste and just needs an educated palette, like some foods/drinks you may recommend. Instead of just going "Oh crap, it's American" and changing channels, give it a go. Like wines, they're not all going to be shit :)
I would say that in recent times, American comedy has had more going for it than British stuff.
Anyway, what you doing up at this time? Watching "Duty Free" or some other British comedy classic, or just pooed the bed again?
Yesh, I detected an aroma of putrified stewed prunes and noticed that the sheets underneath felt a bit shlippy on my bottee, and thish time it washn't shweat...:eek:
No, I was awake, so just got up. I was in bed at 10pm. Contrary to what you think, I don't have 'lie ins'. If I'm sleeping, I sleep, and if I'm awake, I get up. Simples:)
I've heard of the name Sheldon, but couldn't tell you who he was. I've watched about 10 mins of TBBT, and that was enough. I'm just not big on what in general Americans find funny, and so for example dislike 90% of their stand-up comedians. The only American sitcom I really enjoyed was Cheers. That worked.
I also liked Moonlighting, and giggled occasionally at Mork & Mindy, but that's about it. In general, I just find the humour 'zany' in the wrong way and rather cringeworthy. Friends, I utterly detested, and don't talk to me about mind-numbing drivel, such as The Simpsons!:doh:
Duty Free? That was ok (a bit twee). If you're going 'retro', them Fawlty Towers was more my thing.
Marco.
Not liking American comedy is a bit like not liking The Beatles - every one is different. "Helter Skelter" is nothing like "Something", which is nothing like "Eleanor Rigby". If people were honest, they might say they didn't like the band, but do like some of their songs.
Similarly, "Big Bang Theory" is nothing like "My Name is Earl", which is very different to "Frazier". And Modern Family, The Sarah Silverman Programme, Taxi and Silicon Valley could hardly be called formulaic.
But as I write this I realise there is actually a lot of decent British comedy. I say British rather than English. Chewing The Fat and Still Game were funny. Two Doors Down though just isn't funny. It's the same jokes every week, just dressed up different. Strangely Anita likes that one best, but then she hates The Beatles, so her opinion doesn't count :(
Lol... It's American humour I generally dislike and don't really find funny. And I've never even heard of the comedies mentioned, which I've highlighted. The rest I wouldn't give 'house room', including, as an aside, Hill Street Blues, which everyone was raving about in the 80s!
I love all the Scottish comedies you've mentioned. Also check out Burnistoun [you'll get some episodes on YouTube], which can be pant-wetingly hilarious! In terms of more 'British comedies', I also loved Little Britain, The League of Gentleman, The Fast Show, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones, plus a few others. Father Ted also raised a few titters.
Oh, and I love The Beatles, and own virtually all of their output, mostly on vinyl, but also on CD (and streamed files):)
Marco.
Not big on usa TV comedy either but they do certain things well.
It’s nearly 4:30 and I can’t sleep, tic-toc,
my blood pressures low and I feel like I’m about to blow tic -toc,
the dog is snoring and it’s early in the morning tic-toc,
the Mrs isn’t up for kisses even though my heart skips tic-toc,
Time to roll over and count sheep, bleat, bleat tic-toc,
Tic-toc
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