British Comedy Part One
I have been working on a piece about British comedy, but I’m struggling to get my thoughts organised. There are a few “acts” I’d like to focus on and these include:
• Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant (and Karl Pilkington)
• The Likely Lads
• Graham Linehan and his crew
• Green Wing
While they obviously are all comedy-related, I’m not sure I can connect them into one piece. I don’t know if it’s worth breaking them into “genres” (tv, sketch, writing, etc). I think it’s probably better to focus on what I want to say about each to see if that provides a link to tie them together.
I’m not going to lie: I think British comedy deserves some good analysis but my main connection with it is simply that it helps me when I’m struggling to get through.
In the meantime, enjoy.
MONKEY NEWS
Oh, Karl. “They did a thing, like they do.” Love the monkey when he puts the spacecraft into reverse.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LADS
My heart belongs to Terry Collier.
THE IT CROWD
Watch Richard Ayoade’s leg action. Priceless.
GREEN WING
Believe it or not, it does all make sense. The clips suffer though from the lack of the brilliant original soundtrack.
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