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AmathystThreads: 30
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I love Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, what do Poles think, if they've actually bothered to watch them..Do they get the humour or not?
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Amathyst:
Do they get the humour or not?

dis Pole does !
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I like Benny Hill. The best of English culture.
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Everonye knows that English comedy is the best there is: Blackadder, little Britain etc. Can you find anything better, I doubt it!
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Joined: Jun 2, 10 ♂ 		 Oct 3, 10, 01:51    #5
hague1cmaeron:
Can you find anything better, I doubt it!

Polish comedy... :)

Ok, they are different. I can't speak for the nation, but in my circle the English comedy was very popular. Monty Python top of the pops, Faulty Towers like easier fun, but so very English too, Jaś Fasola (Mr. Bean) was very popular in Poland. In here I saw Blackadder, a small gem, a bit sentimental. Benny Hill, hm... more like German... Oh, and Yes Minister (was it?). Personally, I liked Porridge, but somehow it faded.

And, it may be important, 'my circle' was a mix of 'ordinary folk' and 'intelligentsia with aspirations'.

Shaun of the Dead? What's that...

Life of Brian was a hit, I saw practising Catholics discreetly laughing their heads off. Not all of them, of course.

In Poland, English historical films were highly valued. For accuracy and objectivity, as perceived. Everybody watched The 6 Wives of Henry VIII. Strangely, the Forsythe Saga was very popular too, boring as it was. Possibly to 'soap effect'.
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hague1cmaeron:
Everonye knows that English comedy is the best there is: Blackadder, little Britain etc. Can you find anything better, I doubt it!


I'll lend you my copy of Bernard Manning live at the Embassy Club lol :D
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Amathyst:
English Films

the best films are british. their series are better than the americans .
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NorthMancPolak:
I'll lend you my copy of Bernard Manning live at the Embassy Club lol :D

A genius of comedy! I'll swap you for Chubby Bown Live in Blackpool.
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nott:
Ok, they are different. I can't speak for the nation, but in my circle the English comedy was very popular. Monty Python top of the pops, Faulty Towers like easier fun, but so very English too, Jaś Fasola (Mr. Bean) was very popular in Poland. In here I saw Blackadder, a small gem, a bit sentimental. Benny Hill, hm... more like German... Oh, and Yes Minister (was it?). Personally, I liked Porridge, but somehow it faded.


I love all of those.

NorthMancPolak:
Bernard Manning


Aah yes, funny guy.
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The two best things about England are comedy & music. They are leagues above the rest of the world.
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Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂ 		 Oct 3, 10, 04:10    #11
Without question, that's true. I say that as a Scot and you say that as an Irishman. They are streets ahead in the music regard. Comedy is a question of taste but they excel in that dept IMHO.
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Seanus:
Without question, that's true.


So The Cranberries and Texas are just English influence?

I mean I like'em :) Especially that tiny blondie, an avalanche of expression...
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nott:
Monty Python top of the pops, Faulty Towers like easier fun, but so very English too,

Dry British Humor,,yawn..
I get more laughs out of Dr.Who, from the lame special effects:)

pawian:
I like Benny Hill. The best of English culture


He was a funny old bugger, pip pip!

Teffle:
The two best things about England are comedy & music. They are leagues above the rest of the world.

I can agree on the latter, but in comedy????,,, thats a laugh!!

nott:
Shaun of the Dead? What's that...

lol
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I like BBC series and miniseries. Like "Spooks". I'm looking forward to see "The Pillars of the Earth" when it will became available on DVD.
sledz:
Dry British Humor,,yawn..

I loved Frank Oz's "Death at a Funeral", the best comedy I saw recently.
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Lee Evans is my favourite stand up comedian, that guy has talent
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Amathyst:
Hot Fuzz


I didn't understand it at all (that sense of humor) but my bro loved it!

What UK movie I liked?
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Monty Pathon
An Education (very much!)
4 Weddings and a Funeral
About a Boy
When I was kid I also loved Human Traffick as I was very keen on clubbing culture.

British tv series I like:
Allo, Allo
Benny Hill (I reminds my early childhood)
Robin of Sherwood (it's the classic!)
Little Britain (to some extent)

These movies were ok but aren't my favs:
Trainspotting
Billie Eliot
Wilbur wants to kill himself

Other UK movies I've watched I don't remember.
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Bzibzioh:
I loved Frank Oz's "Death at a Funeral", the best comedy I saw recently.

Somebody else told me it was good, Ill have to check it out:)

zetigrek:
What UK movie I liked?

A Clockwork Orange! Going back a few years here...
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Amathyst:
what do Poles think, if they've actually bothered to watch them..


i like the old ones - james bond and saint series. english comedies are great. british sense of humour rocks - monthy python, sascha baron coen as borat and ali g, comedy series - allo allo ,fawlty towers.... . than british actors and directors working in Hollywood are among the greatest - anthony hopkins, alan rickman, christian bale, sean connery, roger moore, tony scott, ridley scott, daniel craig, daniel day lewis, ralph fiennes, ewan mc gregor, clive owen, tim roth, kenneth branagh, michael cane ... the list is endless.
the films mentioned in the first post are so so. generally i prefer american movies.
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Ben Dover films and Big Omar’s Housewives Gang Bang my favorites films
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espana:
Ben Dover films and Big Omar’s Housewives Gang Bang


Flimed at the Sheffield Community Center, no doubt.
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Joined: Oct 26, 09 ♀ 		 Oct 3, 10, 16:07    #21
Its not that english comedy is good,its just the west/english speaking world and its complex network of expression. From Lenny Bruce/Richard Prior/Hicks to Billy Connolly,Tommie Tiernan.The goon show, monthy Phyton,Spitting image ,Harry Enfield,the fast show, Bottom and Father Ted brought the stage to the screen. The whole evolution was holistic and equally involved English Irish, Scots, Welch, Americans. So will the English please stop bragging about how funny THEY are.
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Definitely Fawlty Towers – For some reason every time I see the name espana here Manuel comes to mind. ;)
Seriously both British cinema and comedy are great. Nothing wrong with Dr.Who btw, I always did liked that show.
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zetigrek:
4 Weddings and a Funeral
About a Boy

Those are two of three Hugh Grant's movies that are watchable (sorry about "Bridget Jones Diary", I didn't care about that one). The third one I like is "Impromptu" where he played Frederic Chopin.

zetigrek:
An Education (very much!)

Yes, it was a good one. I was honestly hoping for Carey Mulligan to win an Oscar for it. And of course she was in "Pride and Prejudice", which is my all time favorite British movie. I don't expect boys to understand :)
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Bzibzioh:
Hugh Grant's movies


Espana likes "About A Boy".
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hague1cmaeron:
Everonye knows that English comedy is the best


Jeeves & Wooster TV series was absolutely brilliant. I liked "A bit of Fry and Laurie" too.

ShortHairThug:

For some reason every time I see the name espana here Manuel comes to mind.
alexw68 Edited by: alexw68  Oct 4, 10, 09:03    #26
torq:
Jeeves & Wooster TV series was absolutely brilliant. I liked "A bit of Fry and Laurie" too.

You'd probably like the Jeremy Brett/Edward Hardwicke Sherlock Holmes series from the early 90s too. Holmes never has - and never will be - done better.

(BTW welcome back)
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I'll check it out. Thank you for the recommendation, Alex.
alexw68  Oct 4, 10, 11:47    #28
Nie ma za co.

For starters:
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Seanus:
Without question, that's true. I say that as a Scot and you say that as an Irishman. They are streets ahead in the music regard. Comedy is a question of taste but they excel in that dept IMHO.


Woaaaaah, I kinda disagree with music (and comedy). In terms of guitar music, we're mainly just rehashing old themes over here. Radiohead pioneered, sure, but bands like Mogwai (Scottish) and My Bloody Valentine (Northern Irish) pioneered just as much in my opinion, without being as widely recognised. Electronic music was a British thing in the 90s, but nowadays it's moving more over to the continent (Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, France, Netherlands) and Iceland. It's all about the commercial side really, our music industry just has more money to promote their stuff with, hence giving you the impression we're cutting edge.

As for comedy, most of my favourite comedians are pretty evenly spread throughout the British Isles, but yeah, our little archipelago sure trumps anywhere else.

And movie-wise, we're hit and miss (mainly the latter). Thank God we had Monty Python and Chris Morris though. I think the main positive of English culture is its ability to throw out perceptive eccentrics pretty regularly.
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You have to look at the bigger picture with the music though Sid - not just the last 15 years or so!

IMO England really excels at two particular type of comedy - the surreal (From Goons & Python via young ones & Not the Nine O'clock News right through to Spaced & Peep show) & the grotesque/cringeworthy (Alf Garnet through Basil Fawlty & Rigby to Alan Partridge & David Brent)

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