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newcritics: Little Britain: Python’s Spawn?

  • Tom Watson · 2 years ago
    "The only gay in the village" - hahaha, that's pretty good. I have to check this out.
  • Viscount LaCarte · 2 years ago
    The first season is the one to get.
  • egoboss · 2 years ago
    they are a very funny pair indeed and some of the vignettes are hysterical, but my personal favourites of recent times are the chaps behind 'the league of gentlemen' - very dark, with wonderfully surreal characters - and it happens to be very, very funny, even when it's disturbing (which it often is):

    http://www.leagueofgentlemen.co.uk/

    ps, did you know the names of andy and lou are as a homage to andy warhol and lou reed? bizarre but true. i am sure that bit of info may even make the ever-sombre lou reed crack a smile - go on, lou - it won't kill you ;-)

    ah, 'great' britain - we're rubbish at pretty much most things nowadays but still pretty damn excellent in the fields of music, film, art, comedy, television.

    just don't ask us to build a ship or motor car any more ... oh, we're also great at accommodating/ask-no-questions russian oligarchs.
  • Viscount LaCarte · 2 years ago
    Especially television.

    Father Ted. Not a bad episode in the lot, though some are better than others. Would offend millions of Americans. Too bad!

    The Office. I can't bear the American version, though I bet I'd like it better if I hadn't seen the original. Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant are brilliant. We have recently discovered Extras and are loving the first season on DVD.

    We are up to season 4 of Upstairs, Downstairs and while it isn't comedy, it is probably the best dramatic (ok, so it's a soap!) series I've ever seen.

    Viva Netflix.

    I've been hearing good things about Green Wing but haven't seen it yet.

    And of course, Fawlty Towers.
  • Jerry Prager · 2 years ago
    I sat my old mother down to watch Little Britain and she laughed herself silly - at times. It's the nature of the beast, hit and miss, but the hits are so direct they shatter the funny bone, and the misses are of the o well, next skt please.
  • Ben · 1 year ago
    Computer says 'no'. The best!!!
  • Guest · 2 months ago
    nice
  • Austin Dentist · 2 months ago
    The little Little Britain show always makes me laugh hilariously, the cast are awesome you will never had a dull moment
    with this show
  • Allergy Symptoms · 1 month ago
    'Little Britain' is really funny. Liked the concept & the story.
  • Stroke Treatment · 1 month ago
    Little Britain is a rather interesting film for it's time. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
  • Shingles Symptoms · 1 month ago
    Good interesting movie. Little Britain is very good. Liked watching it.
  • Pneumonia symptoms · 1 month ago
    Good post. I liked it.
  • Walking Pneumonia · 1 month ago
    The only gay in the village. Sounds interetsing. I need to see this.