Great British Comedies
Over the last few decades, there have been some truly great British comedies. The hallmarks of British comedy are much different to those of American comedies in general. Whereas in America, the objective is to get a laugh or a joke in every twenty seconds or so, in Britain, the comedy is far more subtle. Using dry humour and wit are considered the correct things to do, although we do have our fair share of American style sit-coms too.
Some of the best examples of British comedy are listed below. If you have not seen them before, then make sure you check them out, they are timeless classics and I defy anyone to find them anything but hilarious. If you have seen them, it seems it is time to take them out of your self storage and watch them again.
Blackadder - We are starting with perhaps the best British comedy of all time. Blackadder follows the lives of different Edmund Blackadders (of the same family tree) through four series, each of which show Blackadder in different historical eras. Although the first series was rather poor, the second third and fourth were comedy gold.
The Office - Created by Ricky Gervais at the turn of the millennium, The Office is a mockumentary that shows the everyday life of people working for a paper company in Slough. Whilst the setting sounds drab and uninteresting, it is the cringeworthy boss and his misfit employees that provide some of comedy’s greatest moments.
I’m Alan Partridge - Steve Coogan is one of Britain’s best comedians and comedy writers and his best moments are contained within the two series of I’m Alan Partridge. The story follows failed TV show host Alan Partridge as he tries to get his somewhat pathetic life back on track. Obnoxious, full of himself and ignorant, Alan is a difficult man to get on with and his interactions with the general public provide the series’best moments.
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