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Post #449142

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hairy_hen
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WHY we like the things we like (and why we don't that which we don't)
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Date created
20-Oct-2010, 6:55 PM

I've seen it but I couldn't really get into it either.

I think it's because I have little patience for what I term 'embarassment humour'.  By this I mean anything that derives its laughs from people acting stupidly in social situations and causing the 'straights' to react badly to them in response.  It can also be when everyone is equally dumb, and you just cringe watching them do anything at all.  This seems, for whatever reason, to be a very popular form of comedy, but I actively dislike it and prefer to avoid things that follow this kind of pattern.

Far preferable to me is flat-out absurdity and clever nonsense.  Monty Python's Flying Circus is still my favourite comedy show of all time, and of any recent show I've seen, 30 Rock is the one I enjoy most for this reason.