Monthly Archives: June 2012

There have been many attempts to translate successful British sitcoms for US audiences over the years, with variant levels of success. At least two all-American classic TV comedies, All in the Family and Sanford and Son, were based on UK … Continue reading →

First a bit of exciting related news: Kevin Eldon, who I mentioned in the first Outside Exposure post, is getting his own BBC 2 sketch show. It’s either a massive coincidence since he’s been a prominent figure in the UK … Continue reading →

I’m hoping to start doing weekly posts on new and good comedy videos, but as you might suspect, the internet is teeming with people making comedy stuff. Which is great–certainly everyone in the world, feel free to continue doing that! … Continue reading →

America is a big exporter of entertainment–it’s probably a lot easier for someone from any other English-speaking country to list a few top-quality comedians from the US off the top of their heads than it is for someone in the … Continue reading →

Recently, comedian Bo Burnham was interviewed on WTF with Marc Maron. Burnham more or less became a famous comedian when he was 16 via several popular YouTube videos of original comedy songs. Burnham is hardly the only comedy person to … Continue reading →