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Although David Brent will always choose highly unorthodox means when expressing himself, it is difficult to entirely disagree with the overall sentiment of his message. Yes, the sheer audacity of placing John Sessions on a higher pedestal than Albert Einstein is pretty ludicrous – but it is undeniable that comedy performers are given far less credit than they warrant.
The British comedy scene has delivered in producing decades of exceptionally high quality, well-written and original TV shows – with fantastic replay value. Sure, the UK also dispersed On the Buses on to our screens with no pre-warning about how feeble the sitcom’s attempt at comedy was actually going to be – but you’re not always going to pull a Christmas cracker and get the cool yo-yo, sometimes you will end up with that plastic whistle that doesn’t work properly. That is just the nature of life.
Overall, British comedy...
Although David Brent will always choose highly unorthodox means when expressing himself, it is difficult to entirely disagree with the overall sentiment of his message. Yes, the sheer audacity of placing John Sessions on a higher pedestal than Albert Einstein is pretty ludicrous – but it is undeniable that comedy performers are given far less credit than they warrant.
The British comedy scene has delivered in producing decades of exceptionally high quality, well-written and original TV shows – with fantastic replay value. Sure, the UK also dispersed On the Buses on to our screens with no pre-warning about how feeble the sitcom’s attempt at comedy was actually going to be – but you’re not always going to pull a Christmas cracker and get the cool yo-yo, sometimes you will end up with that plastic whistle that doesn’t work properly. That is just the nature of life.
Overall, British comedy...
- 7/6/2014
- by Danny Parker
- Obsessed with Film
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