Re: Bill Bryson

Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:42:27 +1100

> are you trying to say that the carry on films, the most quintessentially
> british of comedies, are subdued? st. trinian's? witty?
> 
> just for the sake of argument :),

To quote my original post on this subject:

> Whereas the British tend towards a more absurd type humour
> (I'm discounting the whole Carry On business here) 

So yes, it's a whole different strand of humour. Just as that unhinged
Lenny Bruce type of American humour is a different kettle of fish to say,
Seinfeld.

Uhhh ... anyone care to comment on the brand of comedy in Salinger or
something? (:

Camille
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