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You're exactly correct.  I just can't understand why Comedy Central holds onto it.

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Perhaps it's simply because it's British humor...popular shows like Absolutely Fabulous sometimes don't get their due because of the "Briticized" humor.  I mean, these are the people who drive on the other side of the street with backwards cars :)  (no offense, Union Jack)
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Huy!   They do that in Éire and Oz too ya know!  At least we aren't the only country on the planet that writes the date backwards (mm/dd rather than dd/mm)! ;)

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Avid is hilariously perverse. I remember watching him fantasize about Destiny's child becoming his make-up artist. He used cardboard cut-outs of them scribbling lipstick on his face - funny as heck.

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I haven't watched it lately, Hoeveel but I plan to pick it back up again soon.

Quoting:But the bits with the masks focuses too much on just 'silly' stuff rather than real stuff about the stars that they could take the mick out of - there is loads of material they never use.  ::)End Quote

The mask stuff is funny for me because it is so unlike the celebrities he is portraying (Craig David impersonation cracks me up all the time). It's like Avid's idea of the celebrities rather than anybody elses. The Lorraine Kelly gag showing herself is a bit tasteless though.

Quoting:And the bear with the erection is just dodgy  :D  Were you watching it tonight, Bobby?  (Something like:  ) 'I love hunting foxes - ginger s', that's one of my quotes now. :)End Quote

That bear is so dodgy. I don't know how he got away with it. For our friends abroad, the gag is that Avid (dressed as a cute bear) is sitting on a bed, he asks a celebrity to read him a bedtime story and invariably the story ends in a sexual way. This causes the bear to show his arousal (Avid's finger being poked in a strategic hole in the costume) and causing a panic at the end - It had me in fits of hysterics first time around.  ;D

Quoting:The Office is good but i'm not sure if our Atlantic cousins would get that one :-/  Some of the stuff that Gareth (is it? The ex-army bloke with the sunken eyes and the bad blonde haircut) it really cracks me up - something along the lines of 'What?  So a queer or a cripple or a woman or a foreigner can take my job?'  The best bit in that was where erm...(i'm crap with names) the guy with the brown hair was taking the mick out of him without him realising 'They`ve discovered you're camp' etc.  
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Yes, that was in the first series, Hoeveel. I think the scenario was Gareth was privately creating questions for quiz night. Tim (Administrator) and Dawn (receptionist) walk in and ask a 'serious' question about the army. Gareth falls for the bait and the joke is that Gareth is so naive underneath his background that he doesn't realize they are using the army example as a way of mocking him sexually:

"So you've dug your fox-hole, pitched your tent, they've discovered you're camp and you're lying there and they've caught you with your trousers down and they've entered your hole without you knowing. . ."

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I think this show is hillarious!  Sure, there are some dumb things they do, but most of the things are funny.  But hey, remember, its much better than jack___, that show is just stupid!
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Hi Mike, surely the premise of these two shows is different- i.e. Jack***'s humour is based on people willingly hurting themselves/ each other, whereas Trigger Happy is based around people acting out bizarre situations & seeing how the public/ celebrities react- and yes, I think there are similarities to Candid Camera in THTV. The addition is the very British sense of irony, I find his stunts in central London hilarious- all those passers-by completely ignoring bizarre events is strongly indicative of our capitals' "not my business" attitude. I particularily enjoyed the few scenes where Dom would walk in to a shop (I seem to believe one being an Estate Agent) & behave oddly, then the shop would get a call from A THTV accomplice, indicating Dom was an escaped psychiatry patient who needed to be kept at the shop until his carers arrived  ;D; one of the few times I've seen an exhibition of good customer service from an estate agent (realtor to you U.S.'ers) ;D

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Hi Mike, surely the premise of these two shows is different- i.e. Jack***'s humour is based on people willingly hurting themselves/ each other, whereas Trigger Happy is based around people acting out bizarre situations & seeing how the public/ celebrities react- and yes, I think there are similarities to Candid Camera in THTV. The addition is the very British sense of irony, I find his stunts in central London hilarious- all those passers-by completely ignoring bizarre events is strongly indicative of our capitals' "not my business" attitude. I particularily enjoyed the few scenes where Dom would walk in to a shop (I seem to believe one being an Estate Agent) & behave oddly, then the shop would get a call from A THTV accomplice, indicating Dom was an escaped psychiatry patient who needed to be kept at the shop until his carers arrived  ;D; one of the few times I've seen an exhibition of good customer service from an estate agent (realtor to you U.S.'ers) ;D
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yeah, there are differences, but to me, Jack*** isn't funny...to me, its pure stupidy...but THTV, both english and american versians, are hillarious.  I particully like when Dom, or on the American shows, the other guy, walk into a store dressed like a delivery man with the "sad penquin" and say "sign for a sad penquin."  I love the reactions of the store keepers.  Its hillarious.

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How can you say Brittish humor sucks when there's a show as hilarious as Mr. Bean???
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I don't think British humor sucks. I think Mr. Bean's hilarious too!!!  :D

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I don't think British humor sucks. I think Mr. Bean's hilarious too!!!  :D
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Thanks Hairspray. Mr. Bean was not bad but was a bit of a chore to watch at times. I am personally surprised that it was successful outside the UK. The film was rubbish though and seemed implausible after watching the half hour episodes on telly.

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British humor doesn't "suck", per say.  Its just...very dry and subtle. :)


And regarding Mr Bean, like Trigger Happy TV, Mr Bean was funny the first time I saw it.  Then each time it got harder and harder to stay awake through the whole episode.  

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Rowan Atkinson was born to do comedy, no doubt about it. Mr. Bean rules, IMO. ;D I found the film to be a hoot. I own it too!  :D 8)  I can't wait to see his highly acclaimed film "Johnny English". :) Our American film critics love it!

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My girlfriend went to see 'Johnny English' at the cinema and recommends it. It was based on an old Barclays bank advert, would you believe it?

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Rock on!  I'm going to see Johnny English too...it looks funny...Mr. Bean is cool!
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If his new movie is anything like his old one, it will be straight to video in 3 weeks or less. :D

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His old one is great, IMO. The thing is, unless people were familiar with "Mr. Bean" the series, it is my opinion they wouldn't really "get" (understand) this type of humor enough to appreciate the movie or if they did "get" it, this type of humor just wasn't their "bag" (thing). Yes, I'm typing like a hippie today. ;D

The one thing which stood out for many about "Mr. Bean" was the fact that he said very little and what he did say was virtually mumbled. IMO, that's it's charm. :)

If Johnny English does end-up going to video in a few weeks by some crazy fluke, I'll be the first one in line to buy it. 8)