The worst humour

[rojo]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._Q._Bach

Here`s a link to info about PDQ Bach that may shed some light. I remember hearing some PDQ Bach years ago, where he played a really fast piece using a special keyboard, with different sounds? I haven`t listened to any since, which is a shame...not sure I`m even remembering correctly...

I have to say, I like humour from all kinds of places. But not everything is funny to me. I do find Seinfeld very funny, I also like My Name Is Earl, and I thought The Sketch Show was really funny. Here in Quebec there`s even a french version of The Sketch Show which is equally funny. (Un Gars, Une Fille and La Petite Vie are other funny local french shows.)

I`ll be back with my favourite english Canadian shows...

By the way, if anyone is interested, I made a post about Victor Borge a while back (Oct.?) if anyone is interested enough to look for it...

[giovannimusica]

Hi gareth,

I used wurst somewhat tongue in cheek since PDQBach capitalized on it - a wurst is a German Sausage - nothing at all like those vile things you get at a baseball stadium concession - there is also an album entitled *The Wurst of PDQBach*. Now, I am fond of those Danish sausages called Poelse. Oh, I almost forgot - What happened to the man who walked into a Muslim Bakery and asked for a Danish?

Since I'm Italian I can tell you this joke: There was once three guys (Swiss, French and Italian) who wagered on who could put up with the smell of a billygoat in an enclosed space - The Swiss went in to the booth - 5 minutes passed and he comes out gasping for air. The French proudly marched into the booth - 5 minutes, 10 minutes pass and he stumbles out blue in the face. The Italian jumps in - 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and then the billygoat comes out.

Giovanni

[Gareth]

Yeah I know Wurst is a sasuage.....as it is very similar to Boerewors....pronounced "borra vors" remember to roll the "r"s. Means farmers sasuage...it is what we had in S.A.

Hehe, are you saying that italians are THAT bad???

Gareth.

[rojo]

Ha- good joke, giovanni

Here are my fave Canadian comedy shows-

* Corner Gas- Canadian prairie humour with Brent Butt- even his name`s funny! The first season was hilarious
* Just For Laughs- stand-up comedians from around the world doing their stuff at the Montreal comedy festival
* This Hour Has 22 Minutes- comedy delivered in a news program-type style. Originally starred Rick Mercer, a big name in Canadian comedy. Went on to have his own show
* Made In Canada- Also with Rick Mercer. Pokes fun at the tv industry. High-brow-ish, subtle and very well done
* Royal Canadian Air Farce- originally a radio show; funny skits, sometimes political
* The Red Green Show- goofy, simple, northern humour

And here are some Canadian stand-up comedians that I find funny:

* Mike MacDonald
* Howie Mandel
* Dave Broadfoot

There are also a lot of french Canadian stand-up comedians that are funny that can be seen on Festival Juste Pour Rire, the equivalent to the english Just For Laughs show...

The thing is, sometimes one can see an episode of a show and it`s very funny, and then the next episode, not so much. It`s hard to find a comedy that is always funny...

Has anyone else seen these shows? Do you find any of them funny?



Btw, comedy is pretty much all I watch on tv...

[giovannimusica]

gareth,

It's just some humour, that's all. Have no fear - I'm not quitting my day job.

I love my job aka calling aka career.

Giovanni

[giovannimusica]

rojo,

The Red Green show has given me plenty of laughs

The *Prairie Home Companion* as hosted by Garrison Keillor can be a real hoot.

Giovanni

[Gareth]

Rojo...haven't heard of any of those...but then again you wouldn't have heard of Russel Coight? He did an adventure comedy show...he would tell you what to do...but then he wouldn't do it the way that he said.

I will give you an example....when he tried to move something out of the way...he used dynamite instead of a chainsaw...which the other people said he should use....he got it caught on his shoe when he ignited it....and had to run away....and somehow it blew up the car...I cannot remember how it happened....anyway.

His show is called All Aussie Adventures..

Gareth.

[rojo]

Hmm...nope, never heard of Russel Coight, nor All Aussie Adventures- sounds pretty wacky. Wackiness can be good...

I have heard of The Prairie Home Companion but I haven`t seen it.

I`ll keep my eyes peeled for these shows, including Little Britain- you never know, they might show up here at some point.

It`s funny (), one can describe different styles of humour that nationalities have, but there are always exceptions. That`s why I check out comedy from everywhere; some things I don`t find funny, but sometimes I`m rewarded with some really good laughs...

Btw, I hear the British show The Office is good too- haven`t seen that one yet either.

[Gareth]

I haven't even heard of the Office, I will check it out....sounds pretty interesting.....there was one show on a few weeks ago...some show to do with a hardware store owned by men....I saw one episode and thought it was quite funny.

But all Aussie adventures is quite funny though, but still the best to me is some movies that Rowan Atkinson is in, such as the Mr Bean episodes, I reckon he should be making a new series...you just cant get bored of it...

I saw little britains on the night before last....the one where he parachuted into his wheel chair....but the funniest is when that guy is dressed up as a woman and is in the tour booking office....COMPUTER SAYS NOOOOO!!!!!

[giovannimusica]

rojo,

Prairie Home Companion is on the radio - I wonder if they *livestream* it on the web?!? Haven't tried that yet...

Giovanni

[acciaccatura]

Humor and sarcasm are closely connected. In my opinion, sarcasm has no place at an international board like this. The risk of being misunderstood or not understood, is simply too great. Making yourself look funny at the expense of others has always been a way of attracting attention to yourself, and I think that it is here, too.

People hail what they conceive as 'humor' without thinking of who gets hurt. There is a thin hairline between humor and bullying. If humor can be delivered without hurting others, it is an art form, but without this conditional, it becomes simply rude and primitive.

Each time you write a post, you leave yourself vulnerable to criticism, and that is fine - we should all be held accountable for our writings. But no one deserves to be subject of ridicule masked as 'humor'. It is so much easier to make fun of people than to be creative - just think of that before you go overboard in your quest to appear 'funny'.

[rojo]

My goodness! I can`t help but wonder at where all this is coming from....has someone here hurt you, acciaccatura? Or ridiculed you? I for one have found this place to be very friendly in general...

[Izabella]

Hi guys...

I have to say something about the situation with humor in Croatia...
our tv stations give us mostly american movies of all kind and sitcoms also... here and there they put some british humor on the program and lately there are a few croatian sitcoms...

To me british humor is definetly the best with shows as Monty Python,You rang milord,Only fools and horses...
I dont like american humor,at least the one I see in movies and sitcoms (a big exeption is Seinfeld..I really like that show)maybe I don't understand it but I feel it's very shallow,I say it again,maybe I don't understand it
and about croatian humor on tv,well I would say it's fake,becouse there is not one person in Croatia that I know that has that kind of humor...I thing the producers took a few popular American/German/italian sitcoms and created a croatian one based on them...
We croatians are known by a strange sence of humor,in a way it could relate to the british.but stranger

Yours respectfully

[Drinklicafix]

I personally like British humour best. American humour is funny only sometimes. Interested in knowing what German humour is like, is it really the wurst??

Some of the shows I like are:
1) 'Yes, Minister" & "Yes, Prime Minister" --(my favourites!)
2) "Blackadder" & "The Thin blue Line" --both starring Rowan Atkinson
3) Fawlty Towers --sometimes gets a little childish but still funny
4) The Vicar of Dibley --quite entertaining but not as funny as others

I don't much like Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean; I prefer his verbal humour to his physical humour. I can't believe how so many people love the "Friends" TV series so much! I just don't see what's so funny about it. What does everyone else think?