Further proof that American comedy is in a bit of a hole right now. The last “all new” episode of Friends I saw was five minutes of new jokes and a long trawl through the archives. Will & Grace is poor and there are plenty more where that came from. The only worthwhile US comedy I’ve seen is Curb Your Enthusiasm, which in Bush’s America pushes the envelope too far to be honoured with gongs. Thing is, it’s the same style of comedy as The Office, but The Office is “ethnic” (yes, I’m finally part of an ethnic minority), and so over here it’s worthy as well as funny.
