Re: Bill Bryson

Emily Friedman (bananafish_9@yahoo.com)
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 17:24:52 -0700 (PDT) 

> 
> See, I see Monty Python as being pretty sophisticated, and Seinfeld as
> just exaggerating the obvious to the point of it being blatantly
obvious
> and ridiculous.  I see SNL as having a lot more in common with Monty
> Python than with Seinfeld, actually.  
> 
> I'm talking the first two casts, of course. :)  I'm thinking of the
time
> Jesse Jackson was the guest host--there was a scene up in the
production
> room. Four white guys were sitting behind the console, and someone
stuck
> their head in the door and said, "Jesse's coming!"  A closet door
opened,
> four black guys got out and sat behind the controls while the four
white
> guys hid in the closet.  Jesse came in, said "Hey" to the brothers,
> stepped out and the four white guys took the controls again.
> 
> And when the skit was over I sat there and thought, "I can't believe
they
> did that."  Then I heard Martin Short's editorial--from the
perspective
> of a conservative white yuppie--callling Jesse a "self-appointed
leader
> of the black people," during which Jesse sat down next to him and
stared
> at him till he got scared and ran off the set--and I REALLY thought,
"I
> can't believe they did THAT."
> 
> Not too different from Life of Brian, really, just making a
commentary on
> a different facet of society.
> 
> Now, what do you all make of Who's Line is it Anyway now that it's
hosted
> by Drew Carey (I admit, I miss the Brit that was doing it before) or
the
> brilliant contrast between Brits and Americans in A Fish Called Wanda?
> 
> Jim   
> 
> First of all I have to say that A Fish Called Wanda is hilarious.
Anyways, considering that English and American culture is different
the humor is also different. You are right that Seinfeld is ridiculous
but the show(I miss it so much!) portrays American culture. All humor
will be ridiculous.One thing I have noticed is that English humor is
more witty. Something that is funny is that in Germany Seinfeld
miserably failed while one of their top show is Hogan's Heroes or
something like that. So different cultures have different senses of
humor. Oh by the way why is it that Drew Carey is becoming so involved
with British entertainment. I mean how did he manage that? Well I
better go.
-Liz Friedman
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