I think it's just that few Australians are very good at improv. Instead the Aussie show has to lean heavily on tightly scripted scenarios with openings for the Australian to try and think of a funny response. This means that humour just ends up being based around "person I know is behaving awkwardly under pressure!".
@ellaphx, it's certainly a matter of perspective. I enjoy U.K humor and Aussie humor. A lot of American humor fails me. To me the best of all of them was the Aussie one about a car that crashed into an apartment with Matthew Newton and the American one with Harland Williams playing an explorer returned from a trip.
The thing is, there is a lot of American TV on Australian tv, soaps, sit-coms, talk shows (we have ellen and letterman etc) but it seems that no Aussie shows air in the USA and that is odd to me...
He's been around TV for a while. David Alan Grier was originally known for being part of the sketch comedy show "In Living Color" for five years in the 1990s.
I have to agree with you here. I think with this and many other international version, the ensemble cast just weren't as good - I've only seen a couple of the US, but they don't look as polished imho.
@lowellriggsiam Yeah, it depends so heavily on the actor's ad-lib skills, some comedians are generally really funny and just totally flop on TGYH. I've only ever watched the Aussie and American ones. The other thing I've noticed is that the actors who do know what's going on seem to have a very different job on each show - they steer the guest a bit more in Australia. Which can actually lead to them blocking a lot, and I don't think Americans would find that as funny, generally..
Took him a while to warm up but then he was pretty decent. Although maybe I'm being kind as well because I've seen the Tom Green one and you can't help but look good with that comparison.
@lowellriggsiam Do you know, I don't think I've seen either of those :O I agree with you on perspective - personally my humour's really strongly affected by my father, who's a bit dry, black and ironic, and I also really appreciate subtlety - these are aspects I associate much more closely with Australian humour than American humour. Scrubs is a good example for me of American hilarity, although it got cornier and more... well, Americanised, as the show progressed.
Horrible compared to Australian version. The annoying camera shifting from the scene to the audience to even showing the judge during the scene never occurred in the Aussie version.
@ellaphx The show's roll-out was clumsy and many of the guests were not well picked. I have enjoyed the variation in the one's performed by various other countries. I did prefer he Aussie one best.
Edie McClurg and Kevin Nealon didn't get particularly good scenarios to work with really- they're okay, but the material was a lot of question and answer and that's not really suited to their style. It's also worth checking out Joel McHale and Wayne Knight
@lowellriggsiam I'd like to believe that, but he's a Newton. He'll have everything served to him on a silver platter for the rest of forever. Where the rich and famous are involved, there is apparently no such thing as karma.
@ellaphx I have heard tell that Matt was a prick from those that met him. If you treat somebody like a king they start to act the part. A youtube search for "roufus hound thank god you're here" you can see how Rufus from the U.K. handled the car crash into the apartment. I prefer foreign TV shows our networks have run our of originality. Just "House" "Storage Wars" "Spongebob" and "Wipeout" for me. If my kids come they like "Family Guy" and "iCarly"
+Devin Y Why mess with success? ؟ Look what happened to football, people all over the world were happy to play using the rules codified by The Football Association in 1863. Then some guy standing on the bottom side of the globe had all his blood rush to his head and he decided to come up with his own ideas.؟
As an Aussie, I found this really funny. George Takei is hilarious!
Yep, this is the most representative of the good Aussie contestants by far
Watching this highlights to me the difference in Australian and American humour. It's such a different show.
I think it's just that few Australians are very good at improv. Instead the Aussie show has to lean heavily on tightly scripted scenarios with openings for the Australian to try and think of a funny response. This means that humour just ends up being based around "person I know is behaving awkwardly under pressure!".
As funny as this show was, I'm amazed at how well the supporting cast was able to also improvise and keep it all together!
He was really good in this. I almost underestimated him before he started
so true, aussie version is classic
I think that's Nyima Funk as one of the doctors in this scene. She's appeared in the new version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" a couple of times.
Thank God, Mr Sulu, you're here!
This was a wonderful show.
So was "Oblivious."
its alright but cant beat the aussie version in my opinion
Amen
From the neck down, Im an idiot. Hahahahaha
Probably the best TGYH ep. from the US.
George takei can be so sweet ❤️
I'm not really a fan of the U.S. version of this show but I have to say I thought George handled himself very well in this sketch.
So much denying from Takei. It hurts my improvisational heart! D:
Yes, that's not what they teach in acting schools :)
@ellaphx, it's certainly a matter of perspective. I enjoy U.K humor and Aussie humor. A lot of American humor fails me. To me the best of all of them was the Aussie one about a car that crashed into an apartment with Matthew Newton and the American one with Harland Williams playing an explorer returned from a trip.
Takei was better than I expected. The only thing was he didn't time his "Oh My" quite right and the audience missed it.
The thing is, there is a lot of American TV on Australian tv, soaps, sit-coms, talk shows (we have ellen and letterman etc) but it seems that no Aussie shows air in the USA and that is odd to me...
HOW COULD YOU NOT THINK HE IS FUNNY!??!?! Who agrees with me here?
He was brilliant.
yes george thank god you're here
I LOVE YOU TAKEI!
from the neck down im an idiot
Whoa! A TGYH host who isn't a total creep.
He's been around TV for a while. David Alan Grier was originally known for being part of the sketch comedy show "In Living Color" for five years in the 1990s.
He's hilarious!!!😂😂😂😂
This is kind of shit, but also kind of amazing. The woman completely lost control of this scene and it just got almost surreal
I have to agree with you here. I think with this and many other international version, the ensemble cast just weren't as good - I've only seen a couple of the US, but they don't look as polished imho.
@dogsgonewild167 speaking as an aussie, george here was really good actually. the script sucked but he really made this one his own
Is it me or does anyone else was waiting for a Dr.McCoy joke?
Funny, i am dutch, and at first i also thought he said he was a vetenarian xp
anywhere online where i can find full episodes of this show???
Wish I could find Angela Kinsey's sketch. I remember it as one of the funniest things I've ever seen, probably due to her improv background.
THE EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN!!!
@lowellriggsiam Yeah, it depends so heavily on the actor's ad-lib skills, some comedians are generally really funny and just totally flop on TGYH. I've only ever watched the Aussie and American ones. The other thing I've noticed is that the actors who do know what's going on seem to have a very different job on each show - they steer the guest a bit more in Australia. Which can actually lead to them blocking a lot, and I don't think Americans would find that as funny, generally..
Monique didn't do so bad considering they weren't actually letting her improvise.
They're Up. You may disagree with my assessment of Kevin Nealon,
@owaffs We'll soon see if the US finds a way to mess up their upcomming version of "Mock The Week".
Took him a while to warm up but then he was pretty decent.
Although maybe I'm being kind as well because I've seen the Tom Green one and you can't help but look good with that comparison.
They only bought six episodes, later they didn't renew it as it not do well in the US like it did in England and Australia.
Good old George, pulling out the laughs!!
@lowellriggsiam Do you know, I don't think I've seen either of those :O
I agree with you on perspective - personally my humour's really strongly affected by my father, who's a bit dry, black and ironic, and I also really appreciate subtlety - these are aspects I associate much more closely with Australian humour than American humour. Scrubs is a good example for me of American hilarity, although it got cornier and more... well, Americanised, as the show progressed.
thank god you're he
thank god you'er here...hhaaahaha
George is so funny..
Horrible compared to Australian version. The annoying camera shifting from the scene to the audience to even showing the judge during the scene never occurred in the Aussie version.
Kevin Nealon & Edie McClurgI can do, that I still have recorded.
@ellaphx The show's roll-out was clumsy and many of the guests were not well picked. I have enjoyed the variation in the one's performed by various other countries. I did prefer he Aussie one best.
You go sulu!!!!
0:41 you're welcome
George Takei is my Waifu
Edie McClurg and Kevin Nealon didn't get particularly good scenarios to work with really- they're okay, but the material was a lot of question and answer and that's not really suited to their style. It's also worth checking out Joel McHale and Wayne Knight
@Chairchuckee Some of the worst of the series was Monique, Edie Mcclurg, & Kevin Nealon . Richard Kind did fairly well.
CHELSEA BROUGHT ME HERE
@ellaphax, karma, he'll get exactly what he has coming to him.
@lowellriggsiam I'd like to believe that, but he's a Newton. He'll have everything served to him on a silver platter for the rest of forever. Where the rich and famous are involved, there is apparently no such thing as karma.
yeah americans dont get satire
Stop destroying my dreams ;-;
@ellaphx I have heard tell that Matt was a prick from those that met him. If you treat somebody like a king they start to act the part. A youtube search for "roufus hound thank god you're here" you can see how Rufus from the U.K. handled the car crash into the apartment. I prefer foreign TV shows our networks have run our of originality. Just "House" "Storage Wars" "Spongebob" and "Wipeout" for me. If my kids come they like "Family Guy" and "iCarly"
*husbando
the supporting actors arent good actors at all
USA not as funny as Aus
All the ideas are copied pretty much identically from the Aussie versions. Really U.S? You couldn't come up with your own ideas?
+Devin Y Why mess with success? ؟ Look what happened to football, people all over the world were happy to play using the rules codified by The Football Association in 1863. Then some guy standing on the bottom side of the globe had all his blood rush to his head and he decided to come up with his own ideas.؟
Devin Y australia doesnt have an original creative bone
@@thevlaka Huh? Australians invented this show ans created all these scenarios. The American show copied them.
It's part of the contract that the foreign shows used the ideas written by the Australian creators.