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Disco Pope posted:It's not bad, yeah. I'm really not super into panel shows and their place in the UK comedy ecosystem though, so I tend to have a bit of an "okay, impress me" attitude when watching them which isn't good. I think UK Comedy peaked with Fry And Laurie, and didn't get good again until Edgar Wright did Hot Fuzz and Sean of the Dead
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alexandriao posted:I think UK Comedy peaked with Fry And Laurie, and didn't get good again until Edgar Wright did Hot Fuzz and Sean of the Dead Jesus but OK.
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UK comedy is bad, and it's not because I don't "get" it
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:UK comedy is bad, and it's not because I don't "get" it exhibit A: QI
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alexandriao posted:I think UK Comedy peaked with Fry And Laurie, and didn't get good again until Edgar Wright did Hot Fuzz and Sean of the Dead If we're talking about TV stuff, we had "I'm Alan Partridge", "Brass Eye" and (I think) "Look Around You" in that gap. Jokerpilled Drudge posted:exhibit A: QI Panel shows are loving dog poo poo, but presumably quick and cheap to make
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QI is bad, but it was better than every other loving channel's offerings at that specific time slot, and it had both Alan Davis and Stephen Fry, who both basically were the show. It was a bad show and the facts it gave out got a reputation for being just plain wrong but those two people are very good just generally so it "balanced out", but for that exact reason I can't put it anywhere near the same league as ABOFL Disco Pope posted:If we're talking about TV stuff, we had "I'm Alan Partridge", "Brass Eye" and (I think) "Look Around You" in that gap. What I've seen of Look Around You was good, I'm not a fan of Partridge but it was an effective parody. I haven't seen Brass Eye but honestly Lineham being one of the writers really puts me off from the get-go Actually, I tried to revisit the IT Crowd recently and it just... really really has not held up at all.
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Smack the Pony was the height of UK comedy.
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doverhog posted:Smack the Pony was the height of UK comedy. That was good too. gently caress, we had Jam in there too. Also, Linehan has gone loving nuts and I'm willing to bet there's gross moments in everything he ever touched, but Father Ted was masterful stuff.
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Disco Pope posted:That was good too. gently caress, we had Jam in there too. Father Ted apparently was mostly written by other people!
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Sep 27, 2021 17:54
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Smack the Pony sounds like something the kids are doing now that Ice T's gonna have to tell me about.
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Narkomfin sounds better than any apartment I've lived in
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Collective kitchens can absolutely gently caress right off.
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alexandriao posted:Actually, I tried to revisit the IT Crowd recently and it just... really really has not held up at all. When it sticks to its strength as a workplace comedy about hopeless nerds and hopeless corporate drones, it's fine. The farther it strays from that, the iffier it gets.
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Actually I feel like Lineham is a bit like Gervais in that with Gervais, Stephen Merchant was doing the heavy lifting for most of his career.Powered Descent posted:When it sticks to its strength as a workplace comedy about hopeless nerds and hopeless corporate drones, it's fine. The farther it strays from that, the iffier it gets. Is there an episode where they dont stray from that premise? I'm amazed.
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christmas boots posted:I like Matt Berry If I ever revisit IT Crowd, it is solely for his entrance at his father's funeral and especially the slapsies with the priest.
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I don't know anything about the UK which is weird since they're fairly close to Sweden. I know they also have poo poo weather and they chose to do Brexit and they seem to be most known for bad dental hygiene and sad food. I'd stay far away from the UK if I were you
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Zzulu posted:I don't know anything about the UK which is weird since they're fairly close to Sweden. I know they also have poo poo weather and they chose to do Brexit and they seem to be most known for bad dental hygiene and sad food. They're known for excellent dental health. They're known for bad teeth in America, which is quite different.
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YeahTubaMike posted:Everything bagels suck. each flavour within an everything bagel is really good. Combining them all together into one is bad.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:They're known for excellent dental health. They're known for bad teeth in America, which is quite different. No they actually do have poor dental health compared to the rest of Europe. Like literally last week they decided to fluoridate their water. Britain hasn't had fluoridated water until now.
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Gripweed posted:No they actually do have poor dental health compared to the rest of Europe. Like literally last week they decided to fluoridate their water. Britain hasn't had fluoridated water until now. I could be wrong, but doesn't the UK have one of the lowest rates of cavities in the world?
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Fashionable Jorts posted:I could be wrong, but doesn't the UK have one of the lowest rates of cavities in the world? "Résultat de recherche d'images pour "UK cavity rate" Although oral health is improving in England, the oral health survey of 5 year olds in 2017 showed that just under a quarter have tooth decay ( PHE National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England, 2017). Each child with tooth decay will have on average 3 to 4 teeth affected" https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-oral-health-applying-all-our-health/child-oral-health-applying-all-our-health
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:"Résultat de recherche d'images pour "UK cavity rate" Oh dang. Guess I should've double ckecked that good-teeth claim.
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YeahTubaMike posted:Everything bagels suck. 
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Oh dang. Guess I should've double ckecked that good-teeth claim. We have access to good dental care, but we also have access to sugar and Carling.
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Fashionable Jorts posted:I could be wrong, but doesn't the UK have one of the lowest rates of cavities in the world? If you don't have teeth, you don't get cavities.
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People who pronounce kraken cracking should be slapped.
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I think bagels suck in general, except when sliced in half and toasted with butter like regular toast.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:People who pronounce kraken cracking should be slapped. I haven't talked about that particular pretend monster enough to have a favored pronunciation much less an opinion about how others say it So I've decided it is pronounced "crike-en" and everyone who disagrees should be buried in garbage
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I put the emphasis on the second syllable instead. Kra-KEN
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If it was up to me, I would stop the bookstore I work at from selling half of the business section and all of the self-transformation section. The half of the business section that sells is stuff that’s basically “I became rich and by reading this so can you!” nonsense and self-transformation is just books on how to cast spells. At the very least we should put them in fiction
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Every single "self-help" book is essentially the same stupid poo poo repackaged. It's like managerial training, it's all acronyms and attempts at depth done by people who think reading "thinking fast and slow" makes them geniuses.
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Typical non sigma mindset
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Gaius Marius posted:Typical non sigma mindset Sigma balls. Also the idea of "grading" different sorts of masculinity and trying to force different versions of yourself into categories is one I understand but really despise. Josef bugman has a new favorite as of 00:12 on Sep 29, 2021 |
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Josef bugman posted:Sigma balls. Hogwarts Houses but for masculinity
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