Re:The British sitcom that swept through the Balkans (2023)
by anannymoose on Saturday April 19, 2025 @07:27AM
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I would push back on your generalization, the American family sitcoms are as big if not bigger than standup comedy.
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Re:The British sitcom that swept through the Balkans (2023)
by deanishe on Saturday April 19, 2025 @02:01PM
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It's not standup vs sitcom so much as winning vs losing.
British comedy runs on kicking its protagonists in the nuts. Ideally, they bring it upon themselves, but cosmic irony will do in a pinch.
It's practically unheard of for a British protagonist to end an episode in a better place than they started unless it's the Christmas special.