Comedy

[Creampuff]

Who has the best comedy?

[sgt_doofey]

I voted English due to the number of great English comedies throughout the 80's and 90's. Australian comedy is starting to flourish now though, with the likes of Working Dog productions and other comedians like Ronny Johns, etc.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Australian.

Shaun Michalef, the Comedy Company, Full Frontal, D-Generation (bring back the Late Show), CNNNN/Chaser's war. Brilliant, all of them.

Not a huge fan of british comedy, prefer something bit more subtle. Men in drag has been done to death in the UK!!!

[gregg_13]

English, Billy Connolly (not technicaly english, hes scottish), Roy Chubby Brown, Ross Noble, Jimmy Jones, 2 ronnies, Tommy Cooper and the endless supply of laughs that were supplied by Monty Python just to name a few.

Oh and Little britain, just saw the live show and it was brilliant, wouldne paid double the price if id had to, more than worth it........... :

[XR8320]

I went English for reasons listed above.

By the way creampuff are you on commission for starting polls :rolleyes:

[Redrum]

I went the poms. With the likes of Faulty Towers, Black Adder, Young Ones, Benny Hill, Monty Python they are a class above the rest.

[gregg_13]

oh the young ones, Id loved them.

Vivian- "you know my mum used to be a shop lifter"
Neil - "really, your mum doesnt look big enough to lift shops"

Classic

[GXL078]

Benny Hill, legend.

[pauljh74]

English - Monty Python, Rowan Atkinson in his various roles and many more. The yanks don't understand the pom's type of comedy as well as we do. Australians are more like the poms in that sense, but we have gone our own way and developed our own style.

[big_pete]

meh, i like them all

[vztrt]

English with some of the best stuff I've ever seen and some of the stuff is timeless. But Australian would be second, we have got great stuff but I'm rarely dissapointed with English comedy.

[GXL078]

Paul Hogan copied everything Benny Hill did. And Benny Hill got his inspiration from Charlie Chaplin's silent films.

[Creampuff]

xr8320...i know what you mean, I must stop...sorry if annoying...haha

[robjh80]

English.........no contest.

Far too many great English comedies to mention.
American ones worth mentioning you can count on one hand.
Australian?...........Chasers War is pretty well done I think, after that I'm starting to struggle to think of any.

[newy_xr6]

Originally Posted by robjh80

English.........no contest.

Far too many great English comedies to mention.
American ones worth mentioning you can count on one hand.
Australian?...........Chasers War is pretty well done I think, after that I'm starting to struggle to think of any.

i agree on american comedy there isnt too many good ones, but the good ones are great IMO. seinfeld, frasier, south park, curb your enthusiasm, chappelles show & arrested development are some of my favourites.

im not a fan of much british comedy though, but on the whole the standard is heaps better than american. the office and extras are pretty funny, and of course monty python is quite amusing.

australian i agree as well, after the chaser (which is bloody hilarious i reckon), and the late show, i couldnt name anything else that i really like.

[XR8320]

No problem, you are just on fire in the poll department.

Originally Posted by creampuff

xr8320...i know what you mean, I must stop...sorry if annoying...haha

[DOC]

English commedy, but autralian commedy is right up there with it, American commedy ? they in general laugh at stuff we scratch our heads at, ( and play the laugh machine ). they simply have a wierd sense of humour.

[[Tonko]]

Australian, i cant stop laughing at the likes of Home and away and Neighbours...

[bob 351]

what about cheech and chong man some of the best american comedy in a gazillion year,s

[Mongoose]

English, hands down. There is no other competition.

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by gregg_13

oh the young ones, Id loved them.

Vivian- "you know my mum used to be a shop lifter"
Neil - "really, your mum doesnt look big enough to lift shops"

Classic

have we got a video???

just the best......... :thebirds:

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

Australian.

Shaun Michalef, the Comedy Company, Full Frontal, D-Generation (bring back the Late Show), CNNNN/Chaser's war. Brilliant, all of them.

Not a huge fan of british comedy, prefer something bit more subtle. Men in drag has been done to death in the UK!!!

Shaun Micallef is an absolute legend of comedy! But I still think English do comedy so much better than anyone else.

[SNB05T]

too many poms and yanks to name, australian comedians are getting better, people like cal wilson, akmal salih, tahir(habib), tom gleeson, carl baron, adam hills, will anderson, ahn do, hung lee, dave callan to name a few.

[TUF_302]

English! for sure!

Mr.Bean
Keeping up apperances
Are you being served
Some mothers do av'em
Gorge and mildred
Monty python

And so many other great old shows, theres just so many of them!!

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by dan b

too many poms and yanks to name, australian comedians are getting better, people like cal wilson, akmal salih, tahir(habib), tom gleeson, carl baron, adam hills, will anderson, ahn do, hung lee, dave callan to name a few.

Cal Wilson is a New Zealander :P

Most of those guys are pretty funny, but I can't agree with Ahn Do. I don't find him funny at all!

[SNB05T]

Originally Posted by Hawk

Cal Wilson is a New Zealander :P

Most of those guys are pretty funny, but I can't agree with Ahn Do. I don't find him funny at all!

i know she es bro, loved the joke she did at the comedy gala last year about afl " the umpire really wanted to play afl but didn't and is still a bit hurt, they way he takes the ball out to the square "here you can f@#$ing have it and throw it on the ground" classic :
also cant go past the rest of the fat pizza gang, and dave chappelle, chris rock

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by dan b

i know she es bro, loved the joke she did at the comedy gala last year about afl " the umpire really wanted to play afl but didn't and is still a bit hurt, they way he takes the ball out to the square "here you can f@#$ing have it and throw it on the ground" classic :

I know! That routine of hers is a crack-up!!!

[gregg_13]

Ahn do was really good in that Rugby movie though,

and hmm, youngones, there are too many on you tube, just spent last hr watching them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_as14BYmeCI

[photn]

JOhn Clease ROCKS.

[bob 351]

bring back; The goodies, Kenny Everit video show,
Captain kremin, and Carla what a crack up.
I love the line "Captain there are a couple of trophies for you of yourself and Carla, how would you like them mounted :answer from the captain: Just holding hands... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.