"Little Britain" takes satire to U.S

[Natasha]

"Little Britain" takes satire to U.S

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7/12/2008

Excerpt: In one scene in "Little Britain USA," which premieres in the
U.S. on September 28, Lucas appears in drag as the leader of a
weight-loss group. O'Donnell -- the gay U.S. actress and talk show
host -- drops in for a visit, playing herself.

[Sephirah]

I was never a big fan of that show. And when they decided to add the character Ting Tong, the Thai Bride with a 'secret'... that really wasn't funny. At all.

A lot of the characters in that show involve one or both comedians dressing in drag. I have no idea why it's supposed to be funny. But apparently people think it is.

[Drik]

I think its hilarious ;P

[Sandy]

I was never a big fan of that show. And when they decided to add the character Ting Tong, the Thai Bride with a 'secret'... that really wasn't funny. At all.

A lot of the characters in that show involve one or both comedians dressing in drag. I have no idea why it's supposed to be funny. But apparently people think it is.

Male comedians dressing in drag has always been "funny".  One of the examples from early television in the US was Sid Caesar.  Then let's not forget Flip Wilson and Geraldine.  Actually Flip did not want to do a completely drag Geraldine.  "She" was just a comedic voice that he did in his stand up routine.  But the network insisted that he bring the character to life.  Perhaps there were more closeted cross-dressers in the network management than thought. 

I have always thought that comedians that did obvious over the top drag impersonations of women were insulting to women and I was never amused.

-Sandy