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I spent more time in America, but I developed a very English sense of humour. I clicked into it deeply with Peter Sellers, who is still probably my favourite comedian.

— Christopher Guest

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.

— Jason Gann

I don't tend to watch too many American comedies. I love British comedy.

— Danny McBride

I grew up watching British comedy on TV, really.

— Robert Webb

Although I had a good job as an advertising manager for a shoe company in Boston, I really liked to fool around with comedy.

— Norm Crosby

I love British voicing and British humour in general. I'm a huge Ricky Gervais fan.

— McG

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

— Jack Dee

Every Brit I met had the best sense of humor. They're hilarious: very dry and witty.

— Merritt Patterson

Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny.

— Bob Newhart

There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups make it big in Britain.

— John Oliver

I think most of my tastes were British, as far as comedy went, when I was growing up.

— Scott Adsit

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