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Emily_Babbelhund
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Can you believe that I'd never seen Fawlty Towers before? I decided to watch the first episode on the flight over from SF to Dublin as I figured I could use a chuckle. Maybe it was just that first episode, but I hated the John Cleese character so much that I just couldn't find it funny.
It may be that I just came to the show too late. I know there are shows that I found super funny at the time and still enjoy watching that I realise are totally not PC and that I probably shouldn't laugh at anymore (looking at you, Little Britain).
Or maybe you need to go past the first episode to get into it?
It may be that I just came to the show too late. I know there are shows that I found super funny at the time and still enjoy watching that I realise are totally not PC and that I probably shouldn't laugh at anymore (looking at you, Little Britain).
Or maybe you need to go past the first episode to get into it?
I don’t know, I think there’s a huge dose of nostalgia with Fawlty Towers and I think (sorry) it hasn’t aged well. I grew up on it, quoted huge amounts through childhood but now I laugh at some bits but more often find it a bit squeamish. I think it was of it’s era, like Dad’s Army or Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em. I wouldn’t miss it too much, although it is definitely a prime example of 1970s/80s mainstream British comedy
(this is my ‘po-faced’ emoji)
Jacqui-S
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@Emily_Babbelhund my OH loves FT. Me, not so much.....
Yes there is nostalgia there, but bottom line is I can't bear slapstick comedy. Includes Laurel and Hardy and most of what OH enjoys. Oops.
Yes there is nostalgia there, but bottom line is I can't bear slapstick comedy. Includes Laurel and Hardy and most of what OH enjoys. Oops.
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Hubby is forcing me to sit through Curb your Enthusiasm. I have to watch with a pillow in front of my face it’s so cringy but makes me think of all the things my Dad would do Hoping Hubby doesn’t get any ideas.
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It is very dated but you are supposed to hate the John Cleese character, he is loathsome. It is the antics of the others, especially Polly and Manuel who go behind his back, that I like.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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Ah, ok! I so totally didn't get it.
I'm with @Jacqui-S on not being a fan of slapstick, so I may just not be the target audience.
On the other hand, I laughed out loud (multiple times) at an episode of 'Allo 'Allo last night. That was pretty slapstick... there may have even been an exploding loo involved. Maybe it just has to be in a (bad) French or German accent?
Jacqui-S
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'Allo 'Allo has multiple layers of irreverency (if that is a word). It works for me.
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I'm the same - I can't abide Benny Hill, Frankie Howerd, Carry On films or any of that stuff. It's just not funny! In more modern times, I don't get how people like Harry Hill, Alan Carr and Keith Lemon manage to get TV time.
Yeah, I'm turning into my parents.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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My dad still waxes nostalgic about Benny Hill, so I'm not turning into mine.
Thankfully there are so many good UK comics that do other kinds of comedy. There are really good ones out there!
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Mrs Brown's Boys makes me laugh.
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I don't find Fawlty Towers remotely funny but my favourite comedy of all is 'allo 'allo. As @Jacqui-S said it is the irreverency and uniqueness I think. I also agree that slapstick comedy just isn't funny; but it's purely personal opinion as OH loves FT and Benny Hill etcAh, ok! I so totally didn't get it.
I'm with @Jacqui-S on not being a fan of slapstick, so I may just not be the target audience.
On the other hand, I laughed out loud (multiple times) at an episode of 'Allo 'Allo last night. That was pretty slapstick... there may have even been an exploding loo involved. Maybe it just has to be in a (bad) French or German accent?
I find a lot of things too predictable and boring I tend to like stuff like the dangerous brothers zebra juggling spaced father Ted. Unless it's spike Milligan I can watch him do the same thing over and over again. Oh and Frankie Boyle because he's a very bad man.
Jacqui-S
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Does anyone else find "Outnumbered " absolutely hilarious?
You maybe need to have kids to get the full effect .
You maybe need to have kids to get the full effect .
Oh my hubby LOVES that. I can hear him roaring with laughter. He’ll rewind it for me to watch whatever he’s found hilarious and I’m just like
It’s all about father ted, keeping up appearances and one foot in the grave for me.
In more recent times I do enjoy Gavin & Stacey and Peter Kay doing stand up has me laughing until I cry!
Oh and the inbetweeners! But the series not the films, they were shite!
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I used to love the Fast Show and League of Gentlemen. Not only did I find both very funny but I used to watch them with my now grown up children. We used to laugh so much and I remember those precious shared times. Even now, we manage to get little sayings from them into our conversations
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Both classics in our house. At the time I was working with a bloke who knew every word of Fast Show and we spent the day in conversation just in quotes, brilliant times.
I used to watch Allo, Allo, with my dad which makes me remember it fondly, although now I wouldn't turn over for it.
Also Father Ted, love it. Go on, go ooonnn . . .
I used to like Harold Lloyd when I was a kid but not Laurel and Hardy, I could never fathom why they couldn't just sort themselves out and get that flippin' piano up the stairs.