Wah hahaha! So British.
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“I cannot imagine many Americans will find this funny because the sense of humor is not obvious enough. It is quintessentially British humor; the subject matter is trivial and completely insignificant and the humor is the fact that people will invest energy into the dilemma, despite it being of no relevance to their daily lives (If you have not figured it out yet, this is the same phenomena which occurred with the real ‘Serial’)
This is not comparable to the slapstick and parodies that Americans typically find funny. Rather, it is taking a dig at the fact you can take any topic, big or small, and create conspiracies, which ultimately sensationalizes the topic. In order for the majority of Americans to find this funny it would have to be an over the top version of the genuine ‘Serial,’ and not an understated and belittling version.
Making comparisons to Saturday Night Live is missing the point. SNL is just slapstick and parody, it is only funny if you are American. British humor is normally always some form of mocking, somewhat dark, self-deprecation and if you understood British culture you would know British comedy often focuses on the pettiness of people. I do not find Americans to be very good at laughing at themselves, they would rather watch a person do an over-the-top impression and make fun of other people.”
EdgarMoose via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/26/18
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“Got all excited to see a British version of Serial.. what an awful unfunny stupid waste of time. The genuine serial is an amazing podcast.
Just not funny and plane stupid”
Lagirl818 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/12/18
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“Thought this was an interesting parody but don't go in expecting an original take on the source material, all the obvious digs were taken and this was lacking in any genuine joy that made me want to laugh along rather than cringe. Must try harder.”Read full review »
MakeupAppJunkie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/06/14
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“About a inter school drawing contest and whether or not the winner traced his picture off of an eraser... clearly a piss take.”
Wuppybunny via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
05/24/17
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