“American television constantly tries to co-op British comedy and create their own version of it. Most of the time it doesn't work; obviously, in the case of 'The Office,' it did. But a lot of times, it doesn't really work.” TryingCasesComedyTelevisionOfficeBritishVersionsAmerican TelevisionBritish Comedy Author:Chris Hardwick
“British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.” YearsHas BeensDifferentBigsInspirationComedyBritishAustralianBritish Comedy Author:Jason Gann
“I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces.” FeelsFacesComedyObviousBritishPullingDressingsShoutingDressing UpBombasticFunny FaceBritish Comedy Author:Ricky Gervais
“I grew up watching British comedy on TV, really.” ComedyTvsGrewGrew UpBritishBritish Comedy Author:Robert Webb
“It always interested me that 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars,' when shown around the world, were referred to as British comedy. It was only here that they were referred to as Asian comedy, even though I always felt it was very British in its humour and structure.” WorldFeltComedyHumourGoodnessStructureBritishAround The WorldAsianGraciousBritish Comedy Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar
“Dad loved movies and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers.” ComedyGrewDadGrew UpUltimateBritishPeterFavouriteSellersBritish Comedy Author:Mike Myers
“I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.” HumorFunnyFoodHumorousCookingRestaurantsNonsenseCulinaryBreakfastRenaissanceToastsFunny LifeFunny One LinerBreakfast Being ImportantItalian RenaissanceBreakfast FoodFrench ToastBritish Comedy Author:Steven Wright
“If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or 1960s British comedies to policy minutiae and political arcana. But, like Christians in ancient Rome, you can still spot them if you know the signals.” IfsKnowsStillsHappensChristianPoliticalComedyPolicyBaseballAncientBritishCardsSpotsRomeSignalsNerd1960sAncient RomeFixationMinutiaeBaseball CardsBritish Comedy Author:Jonah Goldberg
“I love 'Monty Python,' 'Black Adder,' 'Fawlty Towers'. I'm a huge fan of British comedy.” BlackComedyFansHugeBritishTowersPythonMontyAddersBritish ComedyFawlty Towers Author:Isla Fisher