tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post5589883570381072679..comments2024-01-26T13:24:37.659+00:00Comments on Senior Common Room: Is There a Comic in the House?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-60481917079503315012011-02-17T18:29:31.882+00:002011-02-17T18:29:31.882+00:00Yvonne, your comment made me realise how little te...Yvonne, your comment made me realise how little television I actually watch these days because I have no idea who the first and last on your list are, although I do recognise the names at least of Bremner, Bird and Fortune. Or at least I think I do. Now that I've written that I have a horrible feeling that the Bremner I'm thinking about was a footballer who played for Leeds, so possibly not the same person. I am definitely with you about the use of foul language just to get a cheap laugh, but I have to say that the one person I really have never been able to find funny in any shape or form, is Tony Hancock - sorry.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-3859882521363515612011-02-17T18:07:33.496+00:002011-02-17T18:07:33.496+00:00Hi Annie,
I'm afraid that both my husband and...Hi Annie,<br /><br />I'm afraid that both my husband and myself have quite a wicked sense of humour, although we both see very little funny, in what passes very loosly for TV 'sitcoms', these days.<br /><br />I guess that, as we both have the traditional British ability to laugh at oneself, we rarely tend to look too deeply at how much we may be humiliating others, which is quite shallow of us when I read your article.<br /><br />Both of us detest the necessity of many 'comedians', to get a cheap laugh with the use of foul language, so for that reason, we don't watch many 'stand-up' comics.<br /><br />Best TV 'sitcom' = Outnumbered<br />Best TV comedy = Bremner, Bird and Fortune<br />Best 'stand-up' = Michael Mcintyre<br /><br />I still prefer the comedy of my youth, the likes of Harry Worth and Tony Hancock!<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-41675811544537810892011-02-17T08:32:17.277+00:002011-02-17T08:32:17.277+00:00Dorothy, I have never yet been able to see where t...Dorothy, I have never yet been able to see where the humour lies in slapstick. What I have is definitely more aligned to yours and always to do with the clever use of language.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-27900845534493869602011-02-17T00:51:00.193+00:002011-02-17T00:51:00.193+00:00I need to get a copy of the Hill book as well. Hum...I need to get a copy of the Hill book as well. Humor is such a strange thing -- my sense of humor is much dryer and more cerebral than my husband's is (which sounds sort of pompous to say, I'm afraid) -- he finds slapstick funny, and I just kind of stare at him, as he laughs. I don't get the humor in that!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-60111788370373404152011-02-14T17:30:03.261+00:002011-02-14T17:30:03.261+00:00WG, you are absolutely right, humour is incredibly...WG, you are absolutely right, humour is incredibly personal which is why I suppose we are often left astounded by what others laugh at. But then, we so often don't understand what someone else sees in a particular book, do we. Thank goodness we're not all alike.<br /><br />OER, no I've not been able to get to Jersey. I wonder is it still going strong since he died? I must see if they have a website.<br /><br />Stefanie, you will love the Hill book. I think it's best read in small doses mainly because there isn't an obvious line of development and I find that can become difficult to sustain an interest in over a long period, but as something to pick up over a cup of coffee it is perfect.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-35618026902712483792011-02-14T15:59:00.977+00:002011-02-14T15:59:00.977+00:00I'm all for a good laugh too but not if the la...I'm all for a good laugh too but not if the laugh comes from being cruel, which you are right, an unfortunate number of comics these days seem to think cruelty is humorous. I really need to get myself a copy of the Hill book.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-71118960758117834902011-02-14T10:38:29.180+00:002011-02-14T10:38:29.180+00:00I adore Gerald Durrell. He's a wonderfully fu...I adore Gerald Durrell. He's a wonderfully funny writer and sadly underrated. Thankfully I studied an excerpt from 'My Family and Other Animals' at school which I enjoyed so much it prompted me to ask for the book for my birthday, otherwise I might not have come across him. I'd love to visit his zoo sometime. Have you ever been there?Old English Rosehttp://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301923073845301598.post-60445328844562772272011-02-14T10:24:24.998+00:002011-02-14T10:24:24.998+00:00Humour is a tricky thing. I don't go to standu...Humour is a tricky thing. I don't go to standup comics but I do like some TV shows that use comics - over here for example we've had Spicks and specks, a music quiz show but the comedy is more important than the quiz. The mc and two of the 6 panelists are comedians and it is often very funny. <br /><br />I did love to see Victor Borge ... he would have me rolling on the floor. BUT most sitcoms don't appeal to me, I must agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com