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:: Monday, December 15, 2003 ::

Slim likes to argue that you can't get better than US sitcom these days. I argue that with the likes of The Office, The League of Gentlemen, Spaced, Jam and Black Books (among others) British Comedy has hit a new high in innovation. It is pushing the boundaries of what is socially acceptable to find funny, no longer trying to make us look at the world from a slightly different perspective but making us look at it how it really is. Will the US be following this trend in the next few years what with their remake of The Office on the way? Or will they fuck it up like everything else they ever remake? 'Sunshine on Putty: The Golden Age of British Comedy from Vic Reeves to The Office' is published in the new year. The Indy has an extract predominantly following the production of the second series of The Office.
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