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calenlass:
British stand-up and television comedians have a great platform, cross-host panel shows on the BBC and generally seem to have a good thing going with their series-es (including, but not limited to: QI, Would I Lie To You, Argumental, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Big Fat Quiz, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I got News for You, Was It Something I Said; also Peep Show, the IT Crowd, Black Books, the Mighty Boosh, etc).

I want American versions, because right now I despise American tv. I would love an american QI. Who would host the shows, and who would be on the panel? Would they have different names, or a slightly different premise? Are panel shows just too 70s for americans now?

GarandMarine:
This is all you need.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR2I4ZoqpMI

Ever.

The Seldom Killer:
You simply couldn't do things like Peep Show, The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh in America. You couldn't even do it in the UK without using the comedians who portray those characters. Even in the stuff where the casting is done post concept it very quickly becomes about those people being those characters. It also says a lot about the English sense of humour that these things even get off the ground. Comparatively, the scenarios around American sit-coms are pretty staid, even accounting for stuff like Big Bang Theory and Jess. I'd like to see American sit-coms push the envelope quite a bit further though, or at least the ones that get over here. Maybe we're missing a few odd-ball gems.

calenlass:
Shows like that wouldn't translate well, and I agree that you couldn't make American versions of those that already exist. I meant more like... US versions of quiz shows, and more sitcom-y things featuring professional comedians. I would definitely love to see more creative sitcoms, too, because I am really tired of the ones we have (or have had in the recent past) and I just don't find most of them funny. The Big Bang Theory, for example, is alright and has its moments, but I wouldn't really call it revolutionary.

calenlass:
I think Ryan Stiles should host a quiz show, probably a Would I Lie To You style thing, and Colin Mochrie and Greg Proops could be the team captains. I would love to see Rich Hall back on some shows again, and Louis CK would probably turn up sometimes, and uh... maybe some other stand-ups on the teams' pool?

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