Disgusting English Comedy Drivel

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Sun Jan 30 16:03:41 CST 2000


In a message dated 01/30/2000 9:56:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
quino.phec at virgin.net writes:

<< Why is it that American taste in English comedy is so bloody awful? Is it 
merely
 because American network buyers have prescribed a diet to you of what they 
think
 Americans like in English comedy? In other words, Monty Python, Benny Hill 
and Are
 You Being Served? All of which may have been funny for five minutes on a wet
 Wednesday in 1979, but hardly cut the mustard now.
  >>

Well, I agree totally with you on Benny Hill.  I love Red Dwarf though, & 
have enjoyed AYBS? occaisionally.  But then humor is a pretty subjective 
animal, don't you think?

jbf



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