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British Comedy American Comedy
Debate Score:27
Arguments:24
Total Votes:27
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Which is better, British Comedy or American Comedy?

Apparently there is a difference between the two. Anyway, this is a lighthearted debate and I hope no-one gets too passionate about it. Please provide samples of what you consider some of the best of British/American comedy. Hopefully we end up with a collection of funny clips.

British Comedy

Side Score: 18
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American Comedy

Side Score: 9
2 points

This guy is one of the best.

Consumer Corner
Side: British Comedy
2 points

By a country mile, British comedy is the best in the world.

Python
Side: British Comedy
2 points

Another great pair, while it could be said that a lot of their comedy revolves aropund stereotypes, the stereotypes mainly mock silly prejudices.

Harry and Paul
Side: British Comedy
2 points

Monty Python, Blackadder, Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Rik Myall, Lee Evans, Russell Howard, Michael McIntyre, Ruth Jones, Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, Lee Mack, Freddie Starr. BOOM.

Side: British Comedy

British comedy is and has always been much, much better than american comedy. We had Monty python, Lee Evans , Jack Dee and many many many more.

Side: British Comedy
2 points

Monty Python is brilliant - the Life of Brian and Quest for the Holy Grail are two of the best flims I have ever seen. Here's Brian trying to tell the mob he's not actually the Messiah... Which he's not (I feel I ought to add that).

Life of Brian
Side: British Comedy
1 point

Haha. Monty Python is awesome. Here's like one of the best scenes in the entire film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Best scene. ;)
Side: British Comedy
1 point

Care to provide a clip of one of their sketches? (you do this by clicking on "Add Link or Embed Video" when writing an argument.)

Side: British Comedy
1 point

Doctor Who has wins it for me. It has some very humorous moments, all the while still keeping a serious note overall. ;)

A humorous scene in "Doctor Who."
Side: British Comedy
1 point

= P it looks like Monty Python is winning it for us Brits.

Side: British Comedy
1 point

What about a bit of Derek and Clive these guys were genius

Side: British Comedy
TheAshman(2299) Clarified
1 point

I could'nt get the link to work I was going to put on At The Races which I've always thought was hilarious but check out any Derek and Clive and as long as your not squeamish you should find it funny to say they were'nt PC is an understatement

Side: British Comedy

American comedy gets a bit tiring, what with all the indistinguishable sitcoms that all have the same plot, with the exclusion of Big Bang Theory, which is brilliant. However, American stand up is awesome, you guys had George Carlin, and the modern version of Carlin, Louis CK.

British sitcoms are better, which is why America keeps stealing them (the office, the inbetweeners). Also, British comedy movies are the bestest thing evarrr, Monty Python FTW!

Side: British Comedy
1 point

I like a lot of stuff coming out of Britain like Peepshow and the IT Crowd, but nothing beats Tim and Eric, which is American.

Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job
Side: American Comedy
1 point

I didn't really get it, is it just random stuff?

Side: American Comedy
1 point

It's post-comedy.

Adult Swim type indy stuff.

Acid trip, but we're not on acid.

Moar
Side: American Comedy

Peepshow is good mainly for its cringe value, the IT crowd is okay, you should check out limmy's show:

Laptop
Side: American Comedy
1 point

I like both there are differences but that's just because of the difference's between the Countries and Cultures, what I dont like is when you get one country remaking anothers comedy it hardly ever seems to work (OK there are exceptions like the US Office seems to be a hit but for every one that works theres loads that fail)

Side: American Comedy
1 point

The American remakes of British comodies has caused a lot of annoyance over here in Britain.

Side: American Comedy
1 point

I'm gonna try to help American Comedy...

"The Big Bang Theory."
Side: American Comedy
ricedaragh(2494) Clarified
1 point

Maybe it is a cultural difference, but I find The Big Bang Theory to be particularly unfunny, the jokes as with a lot of mainstream American comedy are obvious and I find I can tell them coming a mile off.

Outside of the obvious jokes, the story lines gravitate towards who is having sex with who, it seems the formula is way too noticeable, it's dumbed down TV and not in the funny sense, more in the condescending sense.

The comedy world is ruled by the Brits, while quality drama is definitely ruled by the Americans, some shows, such as the wire that I've watched have been the best I've ever seen.

Side: British Comedy
1 point

One thing that concerns me about American comodies is that they feed off stereotypes. Quite a lot of the humour in the Big Bang Theory gravitates around how they are scientists, atheists and "nerds".

Side: American Comedy
1 point

oops, accidental double-post.

Side: American Comedy