Members howie696 Posted August 23, 2014 Members Report Posted August 23, 2014 Allo Allo was actually a spin off of a serious drama called "The Secret Army", during the filming of TSA there were so may funny bloopers that it spawned the comedy series "Allo Allo" If you can get a copy of the Secret Army series it is excellent I'm addicted to it a firm favorite Quote
Members Sabine1 Posted August 23, 2014 Members Report Posted August 23, 2014 Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie, Cracker, Downton Abbey, Doc Martin all have lots of subtle humor that I've come to have an ear for and truly enjoy. Maggie Smith is one of the funniest actresses I know of because she's so subtle and quick. You have to really listen carefully to 'get' her. None of this can shake a stick at the entire James Bond series especially after 'M' is taken over by the lovely Judi Dench with Samantha Bond as Moneypenny. Takes things to an entirely different level. Quote Paul
Members Constabulary Posted August 28, 2014 Members Report Posted August 28, 2014 <-- This guy is a BBC America fan .. Doctor Who fan ... Top Gear ... Monty Python ... Orphan Black .. S I like the British humor very much but you have to have a bit of a sense for it. TOP GEAR UK is great, though I´m not a big car or motor fan I really like the 3 dudes and their odd challenges. But TOP GEAR US sucks soooo bad bad bad. Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members SilverBear Posted August 28, 2014 Members Report Posted August 28, 2014 Thank you for the lead on Allo Allo I have been enjoying it on YouTube. Quote
Members billybopp Posted August 28, 2014 Members Report Posted August 28, 2014 Some things just do not translate well from UK English to American English. My closest childhood friend's grandmother was from England, and moved to the US after retiring to live with the family. She liked to help out with the cleaning, cooking and grocery shopping as much as she could (she introduced me to Yorkshire Pudding .. YUMMMM). So, one day she went to the supermarket to buy groceries. This grocery store had scratch off tickets for discounts, freebies, etc. She had never seen such before in England, and asked the cashier about it, and was told to use a coin or something to rub off the paint from the ticket to see her prize. She promptly turned to the 16 year old bag boy and asked him "Do you have a rubber?" Needless to say, the boy turned the most amazing shade or red, and she was totally confused. England and America are indeed two nations divided by a common language. Bill Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted August 28, 2014 Members Report Posted August 28, 2014 England and America are indeed two nations divided by a common language. Bill LOL Bill Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members ramrod Posted August 29, 2014 Members Report Posted August 29, 2014 how true!! those brits sure can murder the queen's english. lol i'm not a huge fan of british humor. my sense of humor runs a very narrow field - sarcasm, wit and irony will do it for me. monty python.....meh. i just can't get into it. i'm rather more taken by the british slang and (i'm not sure what it's called - or if there is a term for it) the rhymes they use for simple functions. i can't even give a great example of it. i am on the apriliaforum.com. we have a lot of brits on there and they take a real beating sometimes for their use of the queen's english. gimme that gritty cockney accent every time! Quote
Members silverbullet Posted September 1, 2014 Members Report Posted September 1, 2014 Not one word of the best Benny Hill now there was a show , never missed it when it was on, the toy maker on chatty chatty bang bang . Probably his most serious roll. Not one word of the best Benny Hill now there was a show , never missed it when it was on, the toy maker on chatty chatty bang bang . Probably his most serious roll. Quote
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