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I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Rask — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:46:08 EDT

Looks like Harry Enfield should go back to just being the voice of the Travelocity gnome.

(Don't forget to add QI to the list of funny BBC shows!)

Rask

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:23:05 EDT

I don't know about you guys, but that turned me on.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

paul — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:13:04 EDT

It's funny cos jobs and gates were turning each other on.

paul

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

jim82488 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:22:22 EDT

HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..

The only thing they forgot was the famous Stever quote....

"And, BOOM!"

jim82488

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Collins1990 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:32:03 EDT

Harry Enfield was funny about 10 years ago. Jack Dee is "where it's at" now!

Collins1990

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

middlelurch — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:02:42 EDT

@mummra, ghaarnock and slowreader

Let's not forget about Spaced. Geeky goodness at it's best, and if you throw in it's post-series films (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz), the guys that run that series are formidable forces in Brit Comedy.

middlelurch

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

clubley2 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:59:41 EDT

Harry and Paul worked together in "Harry Enfield and Chums", that was better that this recent show.

And to homerjay, if British comedy is 'so' bad, why do americans keep remaking British comedies and making them bad....Red Dwarf, Coupling, The Office.

clubley2

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

slowreader — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:04:01 EDT

@mummra and ghaarnock

add Big Train to those lists, I know its not recent. But its one of the funniest sketch comedy shows I've seen.

slowreader

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

PhotoMan — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:48:57 EDT

Oh common, that's bleeping funny!

Even funnier are folks here trying to analyze it:

couldn't they have done more about Steve's megalomania.....

there's no way Steve Jobs would want to hear about Vista

Now that's bleeping hilarious!

PhotoMan

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Chebwa — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:44:59 EDT

GOOD GOD THAT WAS TERRIBLE.

Oh my GOD.

Why did you post this!?

Chebwa

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Ghaarnok — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:41:39 EDT

Oh and Pheonix Nights

Ghaarnok

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Ghaarnok — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:38:05 EDT

I agree with mummra. Also some other great recent British comedy programmes include:

Ideal
Black Books
Brass Eye
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Green Wing
Top Buzzer

Whilst we're on the subject, I've never liked the office and I think that Ricky Gervais is one of the worst comedians in the UK at the moment.

Additionally, I can't think of many American comedy programmes that have made me laugh recently apart from Family Guy and to some extent Scrubs.

Ghaarnok

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

wanago — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:11 EDT

Perhaps it was a little close to home for people who actually knew what they were talking about in the skit. Which is why to me it was kinda stupid.

It would have been funnier if they (really just one of them) had called a tech line and gotten a female to tell one of them the same dialog. And then bragged they had unlimited support.

wanago

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

king_of_fools — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:32:32 EDT

Dude there is tons of computer humor, they didn't turn anything. As was already said, they just played on the usual stereotypes and tossed in a BJ breath kiss for Steve Jobs.

king_of_fools

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Galley — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:29:09 EDT

I'm sorry, but there's no way Steve Jobs would want to hear about Vista.

Galley

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

strider_mt2k — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:27:01 EDT

That was a little weak. (not my first choice of words)

Almost like the base material was obtained fourth-hand by word of mouth and still not understood fully, but hey who am I to judge?

strider_mt2k

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

mummra — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:25:04 EDT

For those not native to the UK, you'll have to excuse this weak 'comedy' for which I would rightly hang whoever commissioned such bollocks. However all is not lost for British comedy. I suggest you check out;

Peep Show
Mighty Boosh
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Nathan Barley

to name but a few

mummra

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

nataraja87 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:21:09 EDT

It wasn't that bad! Seriously people, what is funny about computers...nothing! They turned something not very funny into something kind of...well, funny. Yeah British people!

nataraja87

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Spotty — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:43:56 EDT

Spectcrapularly awful Paul Whitehouse (Gates) should know better Harry Endfield (Jobs) has had about 3 funny chars in his entire career.

Unfunny and unnecessary
smut thrown in, appeals to the 'he said poo' brainless laughter fodder merchants.

Spotty

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:42:40 EDT

This skit is absolutely fugrible, but the Brits haven't lost their sense of humor at all. The IT Crowd _is_ funny. So is The Office and Ricky Gervais. Fast Show had its moments, mostly Channel Neus.

I still think most Monty Python and Black Adder are the best, but that's just my taste.

Jesus Diaz

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

ururk — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:34:44 EDT

homerjay,

There is a show call "The IT Crowd" -> British, and too funny for words...

ururk

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

homerjay — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:27:35 EDT

The British lost their sense of humor back in the late 70's and its been all downhill from there.

Prove me wrong, Brits! Prove me wrong.

homerjay

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Karttikeya — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:16:40 EDT

This is worse than MadTV, it's British programming.

Karttikeya

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Jules Mercuri — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:52:59 EDT

This kind of reminds me of MadTV here in the States-- that is, half-assed, cheap, occasionally chuckle-worthy humor with a laugh track.

Jules Mercuri

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

mummra — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:22:18 EDT

The show was one of the worst things I've seen on the BBC in long time and a poor excuse for comedy. Thankfully Friday saw the return of the Peep Show..

mummra

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

quikboy — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:12:29 EDT

Yawn. That wasn't even funny. It was just plain stupid.

quikboy

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Barfolemew — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:23:30 EDT

After watching that I'm now dumber than when I woke up this morning.

Barfolemew

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

brandon208402 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:07:11 EDT

Yes, very stupid. The Mad Dog Steve impersonator kinda looks like him though. I'm sorry, Mad Dog just ain't that geeky, never was.

brandon208402

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

BoardStupid — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:01:26 EDT

Harry Enfield did a sketch show similar to The Fast Show in the 90's. I was looking forward to their combined return to British telly but this sketch has disappointed me greatly.
I know they can do better than that.

BoardStupid

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

shizdow93 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:01:11 EDT

wtf ok so the worst enemys on the planet (besides kfc and burger king) are suddenly friends uh ok?

shizdow93

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

rezin khanz — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:50:49 EDT

that was the stupidest thing ive ever seen...

rezin khanz

I'm Apple and I'm Microsoft: British Comics Take on Gates and Jobs

Kappuru — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:43:47 EDT

This isn't really funny... I mean, couldn't they have done more about Steve's megalomania? This is just shallow 'nerds are nerdy' stereotyping.

Kappuru