Dear 8086:
--After years of sampling British and American humor in writings, in movies and on TV, my conclusion is that, on average, the Brits are about twice as funny and heaps more subtle, but that is just on average, mind you. I think it is the subtlety that does it. It builds a pause into the gag, where the target has to think for a moment. And to think the BBC allowed the feminists to ban Benny Hill, what morons. While a whole generation of Brits have grown up not knowing who he is, we Yanks, watching late night cable, have been laughing our bums off. It takes a lot of skill to be broad and subtle at the same time. I am not terribly familiar with Australian humor, but if Rolf Harris is any example, I am convinced. I again include here a link to Rolf Harris as Jake the Peg, ROFLMAO
--An Australian asks an American; "Just what exactly are cheerleaders?" The Yank explains; "They root for the sports teams", The Ozzie says, Right, we've got those as well but we use a shorter word."
"Evabody gotta be someplace."
Jackie Mason 1936 -
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