Is Humour Dead

[Les Woodard]

The show that depicts humour for me is the one called simply "The Plank" Has nearly all the comedians in it without a word being said. Well I do think there is a couple of words like "that is paint". All situation type comedy. There where a lot more like it but to me that was the pilot one that set the standard.

I am not trying to blow my own trumpet here but when I was transfered to another department for the last time it was dismal because the task was trimming coils and no one wanted to do it because it was heavy, hot and boring. After a few months of working on the other two in the group we found that we had the same type of humour and it ended up that our crew was the only one where everyone wanted to get onto trimming because we where having a bloody good laugh all the time and taking the mickey out of the rest of the crew. Even managment used to leave us alone because moral was so high compared to the other four shifts. Yes life can be made great with a grin on the old mug and a bit of banter thrown around.

[Ian Hey]

I don't think it is but the P.C. brigade have certainly had a good go at strangling it we'll hear no more of the "She was only a sparkie's daughter and she dit dit because her dah dah dit dit"

the bad language that is chucked around so much these days is a pain though.

[happy daze john in oz]

There was a time many moons ago when we all laughed. There were stories about poor Paddy and Mick, or we heard stories about the dumb blonde. Then it hit the fan and the PC brigade took over. So slowly humor as we knew it died, people, frightend to tell a joke in case some one sues them. So now we are devoid of natural humor and have to endure what the current crop of writers think will entertain us. Well I have to tell them that falling out of bed is funnier than some of the rubbish they now dish up. Then we get hit with all the 'American Humor' well no doubt they think it is funny. But good old fasioned Britsish humor is the best in the world.

[alf corbyn]

another great one was arthur haines, with nicholas parsons.

[Tony Morcom]

I love Mr Bean and Fawlty Towers, both of which I could watch over and over. As for the golden oldies it has to be Tommy Cooper for me. Modern comedians that do it for me are few and far between ~ Michael McIntyre and Stephen Fry are my favourites and when I do crave a bit of good old corny crude humour it has to be Jethro.

[Chris Allman]

For me The Plank and all those in it were the proper face of humor. Nothing political, rude or obscene, there was no need for it, they were genuinely funny and very talented people and made me laugh a lot. The world is a sadder place for their passing.

[Captain Kong]

The only FUNNY show on TV these days is DADS ARMY, been on for years and always has me laughing out loud.
Every Saturday 7.30 pm BBC2
Cheers
Brian

[Keith Tindell]

Dads Army viewing figures still tops on BBC every week, i record every programme , even when i am away, sad aint it KT

[John Arton]

Humour is not dead, just look at this site.
Humour does not have to be crude, sarcastic or p.c., so long as it makes you smile and does not harm anyone,
Just follow the thread "Looking for XXX Printer", thw little one liners that people have posted show, to me, real original himour.
Well they made me laugh, just hope i'm not just a simpleton.
rgds
JA

[Les Woodard]

Always found that British humour when done right is great and when done wrong is woeful nothing in between. I find the yanky humour seems to consist of one endless stream of one liners. Where the British humour is more within a situation type style. I have all the DVD's of Dad's Army as well as one made by a group that honour the show. Of course it is not so well put together but the humour is still in there.