Quote: (11-19-2013 03:54 PM)cardguy Wrote:
Am I only the person in Britain who hates Monty Python???
Even worse than the show are the unfunny fans who continually quote lines from the show.
Hard to say exactly why I hate the show except to say that I hate SILLY comedy. To me - being silly is the easiest thing in the world - it even takes less skill than making puns. And as such I find it hard to be amused by it since it is so easy to do.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comed...ghing.html
I'm not in Britain but if I may: You're on your own with this one mate - I think they were all brilliant and they still are (RIP Graham). And if you don't find them funny you simply have to appreciate the level of political incorrectness. There is no way half of those jokes could or would be produced. Crunchy Frog? No f..ing way the feminized safe the children PC patrol would let this one pass.
The silliness may not be your thing but it's rooted in a more experimental and (slightly) less manipulated society back in the 1960s. All we get to see today is in your face comedy and below the belt line stuff - the one exception in recent history is Little Britain which I'm pretty certain you probably didn't enjoy for similar reasons.
How about Bill Burr? Love his tirades :-)