Very British Problems

September 8th, 2016 at 7:16:39 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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British comedians do a very understated take on British society. Julie Walters narrates. Most of the comedians are not known in the USA.

James Corden
Stephen Mangan
Catherine Tate
David Tennant

Jimmy Akingbola
Richard Bacon
Jean Barker
Aisling Bea
Rob Beckett
Alex Brooker
Susan Calman
Nathan Caton
Paul Chowdhry
Roisin Conaty
Grace Dent
Danny Dyer
Tameka Empson
Andrew Flintoff
Rebecca Front
Rich Hall
Nigel Havers
Jocelyn Jee Esien
Ruth Jones
Francesca Martinez
Bob Mortimer
Javone Prince
Romesh Ranganathan
Vic Reeves
Jonathan Ross
Katherine Ryan
Johnny Vegas
Ava Vidal
Jack Whitehall
Josh Widdicombe
September 8th, 2016 at 7:22:06 PM permalink
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September 8th, 2016 at 7:36:50 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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Julie Walters is best known to Americans for her role in Educating Rita over 30 years ago.

James Corden was virtually unknown to most Americans until his Late Night Talk show.

David Tennant became internationally famous as Dr Who, but he is better knwon as the Man in Purple on Netflix's Jessica Jones. Most of his performances are British.


Stephen Mangan is on the British/American dark comedy, Episodes, along with Matt Le Blanc.


Most of the other comedians are primarily on British shows. If you watch British "chat" shows you tend to know some of them.
September 8th, 2016 at 8:15:12 PM permalink
TheCesspit
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"Andrew Flintoff" -> not a comedian, but ex-cricketer, and a one time boxer too.
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September 9th, 2016 at 4:14:13 AM permalink
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Quote: TheCesspit
"Andrew Flintoff" -> not a comedian, but ex-cricketer, and a one time boxer too.


I thought they were all comedians.
September 9th, 2016 at 6:07:39 PM permalink
TheCesspit
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Quote: Pacomartin
I thought they were all comedians.


Freddie Flintoff is probably a great speaker. The rest all look like comedians.. Or at least people who've done comedy.
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