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Aidan in HCMC

@Fred

Agreed.

Compare the totally humourless "Three's Company" to the hilarious show which inspired it, "Man About The House".

kengill

I could never watch any American alleged comedy series like the dreadful Friends, Frazier and others of that ilk. they rely mostly on canned laughter.

When you look at British comedy like Fools and Horses and Father Ted, they really are in a different league!

Maybe they could invent a new vaccine to inject humour into people?

Gino_C

Oh right the American spelling for humour . That explains why there is no humour 🤣 -@kengillI tend to find American humour to be forced rather than funny.  I tried to watch their comedians, but most are either crap, or rely on swearing to try to raise a laugh.They tend to miss out actual humour as they tend to miss out Us.Look at Friends. 200+ shows, and hardly a laugh to be heard. -@Fred


The laugh track ruined comedy shows as it is used as a vice for comedy on American television.  However, American television shows used to be high quality productions, well written and well acted through the 1980's.  I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Dick Van Dyke show, The Carol Burnett Show, Andy Griffith Show, MASH, Gilligan's Island, My Three Sons amongst many others come to mind.   Most of todays television is unwatchable, comedies, dramas, "news" shows.  I agree "Friends" was abhorrent.  The best of todays comedy shows are Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.


Now to end with another joke.

A couple were traveling through Mexico during the 1970's and stopped in a small town for rest and food.  After spending a few hours eating and exploring the town, the couple started to wonder what the time was.  They noticed a man sitting on the ground leaning against a wall in the shade next to his burro.   They asked the man if he knew the time.  He responded, "Ok, let's see" and grabbed the balls of the burro and after a few seconds proclaimed it was 10 after 3.  In amazement, they asked the man how he could tell the time by holding the burro's balls.  The man explains it's simple, I had to lift the burro's balls so I could see the clock tower which was across the street.

Gino_C

A beggar approaches a well dressed man and asks him if he could lend $25.  The well dressed man says he only has $10 on him as he doesn't carry much cash.  The beggar tells him that's ok, I'll take the $10 and you can pay me back the $15 you owe me next week.

Genuinsanity

@cccmedia

Was the little bigger black ?

Genuinsanity

After  working for years at the post office a man finally was able to buy his dream house way out in the country to enjoy the rest of his days in peace and quiet .

After a couple  of weeks a man pulls up in the front yard in a beat up , old pick up truck. Knocks on the door and introduced  himself as " the neighbor " which came as some surprise  because  the retired post man had no idea he had neighbors so remote was his house.

The neighbor  says " We are having a little party this weekend  and you are invited. "

The retired post man is happy and gladly accepts the invitation.

The neighbor  says , " There's going to be some drinking."

The retired post man , " That's  fine , though I cut back I still have been known to have a few drinks, don't  mind at all  "The neighbor  says there will be some dancing 

The post man says , I'm not much of a dancer but always wanted to learn .

The neighbor  says , " There might be some fighting."

Retired post  man says, " I have seen that sort of thing usually  when guys are drunk and it's usually  over some girl. I will  keep a low profile  and make sure I don't  hit on anyone's  girl  .

Neighbor  says , "There might be some fuc@in  "

Postman is " Wow sure sounds like a real wild crowd how many people  will be there?"

Neighbor: " Oh , just you and me."

Gino_C

My father passed away last September.  My distraught 8 year old daughter through her tears asked me if she'll get to see grandpa when she dies.  I told her "Not if you're good".

alan279

Nao quero.

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