How Far We've Come

British Office or american Office?

I say American because the Cast is wonderful.

You must be incredibly proud of yourself. You are certainly no American slob. One can only assume that you have a masterful knowledge of all major cultures. The small mindedness of Americans never ceases to amaze me. I bet everyone in Singapore is well acquainted with Fawlty towers. I couldn't imagine anyone in Tokyo not knowing about the recent bollywood releases. It would just be uncivilized... The purpose of culture is to aid in the communication between similar backgrounds.The world is shrinking (or backgrounds expanding) and culture is becoming an increasingly global matter. This does not, however, negate the fact that countries, and therefore cultures, are still very much isolated from each other. To say that america dosnt care about any other country is only true insofar as any other country is guilty of the same thing. The real reason why this stereotype is perpetuated is much more complicated than it just being true and im not really knowledgeable enough to discuss it.

Actually I am an American and I am EXTREMELY familiar with Blackadder. Most intelligent Americans are.

Shut the fuck up his accent is fine and you are a piece of shit.

see heres the thing... jennifer aniston is fucking hot, and therefore will always be more well known than laurie, especially here in the states. fair or not, thats just how it works

I'm American and I know British comedy quite well. I grew up on and love shows like Blackaddar, Monty Python (the show, not the movies), Fawlty Towers, Red Dwarf, Coupling (the original), Keeping up Appearances, The Vicor of Dibbly (sorry if i spelled it wrong), Are You Being Served, and a many others. They're amazing shows and it's a shame that more Americans aren't familiar with them. It just perpetuates the stereotype that we don't care about any country other than our own.

Blackadder has somewhat of a cult status over here.

it's a shame that you American's can't even appreciate English humour, let alone understand it!

Please do not lumped me, as an American, into your ignorance. For awhile here PBS was BBC America. Black Adder FTW!

He does a wonderful job.

And as an American, I proudly say YES. I DO know Blackadder, thank you. Don't mind these other pricks, Brits.

wooster and jeeves is the shit and i'm not old or brittish

Speak for yourself you insensitive prick. For I being born and raised here in the U.S. of A. am familiar with these shows.

i think his american accent sounds pretty american

He has a terrible American accent. I can't watch house just because it's so different from the Laurie I grew up with.

Not literally grew up with.

the next person to mention A Bit of Fry and Laurie or anything having to do with Black Adders is going to get a trident up their ass. No Brits, we Americans as a population are NOT familiar with these shows.

HOORAY.

101 Dalmatians?

British media doesn't count.

... I'm still waiting on Stephen Fry to appear in a reboot of Gilligan's Island (playing Roy Hinkley, of course)....

Jeeves and Wooster was on ITV, not BBC.

don't get you panties in a twist gentlemen. it's a joke and you don't have to be a twit about who the hell is more famous.

Uh huh - if you're a Brit, you'll best know Hugh Laurie as Prince Ludwig in Blackadder II, Prince Regent on Blackadder III and the brilliant Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh in Blackadder Goes Forth (to name but a few)! So much better than House! Friends got him in because he was more famous than Sarah Ferguson and Richard Branson!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPxX-ks95Y

A bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, Blackadder goes Forth, Jeeves and Wooster... etc.

I'm guessing your not British he was in loads of comedy shows in his 20s like Blackadder, a bit of Fry and Luarie

U should have seen him on the Black Adder series.

lol, seriously this is one of my all time favorite moments from friends. if you have a chance check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNd7dAFnq8c

I take it not many people in the US are familiar with Black Adder.

Yep, he was in Blackadder years before that.

Aww, it's Hugh Laurie when he still looked like his character(s) in Black Adder. ^_^

Truth, watch A Bit of Fry and Laurie, pretty hilarious...

Hugh Laurie was far more famous, but in the right circles. Blackadder anyone?