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Originally posted by Yug@Mar 3 2005, 01:37 AM
britt humour (and for that matter, aussie humour) is alot more subtle and cynical than american humour ... i cant count the amount of times ive watched a show or talked about a movie with my american mates who have said they just 'didnt get it' ... ESPECIALLY with the office, prime example
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The Office is unique for sure. I wouldn't brand it as "brit humour" just because it's British though. It's nothing like Monty Python, Faulty Towers, Benny Hill etc...
It's just got this concept that nobody ever tried before. Kind of like a pseudo-documentary, fly on the wall type of filming. I'm surprised they only made two seasons of it before calling it off. It is still wildly popular.
I'm anxious to see how Gervais does with his new show "Extras". I'm reading all over the place that a lot of comedians are trying to get on that show just for the opportunity to work with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Example:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4201783.stm