"It's just song lyrics. It doesn't mean anything, it's like walla walla bing bang, or give peace a chance."
comment by rosso is facking happy (U17054)
posted 11 hours, 34 minutes ago
“Operator! Give me the number for 911!”
So much of it was so very obvious, but so very funny. For me, it was the closest that the Americans ever got to appreciating or mimicking the best of Morecambe and Wise. As such, alone, it showed genius.
It also tangentially - and I think Groening only ever wanted to do it tangentially - provoked thought on a lot of varied human subjects, as well as variously using parody, irony, slapstick, puerile humour, black humour, farce, hyperbole, surrealism, situation, highbrow... in fact, pretty much every form of comedy every created, and near universally with success.
Find me another show that can match it for a combination of variety, originality, hilarity, accessibility, longevity and success, because I'd love to see one that gets even close.
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It is very inventive. Perhaps South Park? Which is funnier in my book, mostly due to skirting so close to the bone with what they do.
Homer Simpson
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posted on 26/12/18
"It's just song lyrics. It doesn't mean anything, it's like walla walla bing bang, or give peace a chance."
posted on 26/12/18
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posted on 26/12/18
comment by rosso is facking happy (U17054)
posted 11 hours, 34 minutes ago
“Operator! Give me the number for 911!”
So much of it was so very obvious, but so very funny. For me, it was the closest that the Americans ever got to appreciating or mimicking the best of Morecambe and Wise. As such, alone, it showed genius.
It also tangentially - and I think Groening only ever wanted to do it tangentially - provoked thought on a lot of varied human subjects, as well as variously using parody, irony, slapstick, puerile humour, black humour, farce, hyperbole, surrealism, situation, highbrow... in fact, pretty much every form of comedy every created, and near universally with success.
Find me another show that can match it for a combination of variety, originality, hilarity, accessibility, longevity and success, because I'd love to see one that gets even close.
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It is very inventive. Perhaps South Park? Which is funnier in my book, mostly due to skirting so close to the bone with what they do.
posted on 26/12/18
Billy corrigan - smashing pumpkins
Homer Simpson - smiling politely
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