Most of the really arrogant MP fans seem to be US ''Anglophiles'' who think that liking ''British'' comedy (or ''humor/humour'') makes them seem more intelligent. As someone who was born in England, I must say that ''British'' comedy is quite stupid most of the time, especially after 50s and before the 90s. If you want to find intelligent thoughts, you probably shouldn't watch the majority of ''Bristish'' comedy ('Man About The House', 'On The Buses', 'Father, Dear Father', 'It Ain't 'Alf Hot Mum', 'Are You Being Served?' etc.) because most are not complex comedies like something by Woody Allen (an American) as most US ''Anglophiles'' seem to think. Most people from the UK know that our comedy is stupid; and either like it for being stupid comedy or not.
There are some comedies with intelligence embedded in them, though, mostly when they have some emotional and dramatic content too, such as 'Dad's Army' (the episode 'Mum's Army' comes to mind, as does the episode about Godfrey being branded a coward...despite being a decorated war hero).
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nufc_milesuk-1
12 years ago
Most British comedies are amazing. The Inbetweeners (none of that American remake which looks god-awful) is one of the best recent ones. Of course, not many Americans will understand the sexual references and jokes, so they may not enjoy them.
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lexyladyjax
12 years ago
The original post closely resembles flamebait. When someone writes that sort of post and tars everyone with the same brush, it often invites angry responses. Usually people receive the sort of response they post. The more arrogant and offensive they are, the more angry and hateful the replies they receive. Judging by the title of this post, one expected attacks on the OP. That there are not shows that Python fans are not arrogant nor are they quick to take offense. Such kind forbearance is good to see in fellow Python fans.
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SSteveL
11 years ago
Agreed. I'm a fan and my closest friends are fans, and I wouldn't characterize us as arrogant towards our womenfolk and others who don't generally find MP funny.
I can't even imagine how a scenario of arrogance would go down. At most, non-fans might feel excluded when the topic comes up because they don't see the humour*. I'll bet the complainers take out their frustration on the fans who are talking and laughing about MP, and, because there's no meeting of the minds on this (it's either hilarious or annoyingly not funny), and because not getting the humour might seem like a failure of the mind given that MP are/were highly intelligent and literate, the complainers conclude that the fans are arrogant rather than consider that they themselves have somehow fallen short.
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EmpireKing
7 years ago
you probably shouldn't watch the majority of British comedy Man About The House, On The Buses, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Are You Being Served
You've only listed four. Funny how the Americans remake a lot of our sitcoms, huh?
And you talk about people being US "Anglophiles" while saying the majority of British comedy is stupid. America is a country that loves Friends, and Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler movies.
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