Laugh-In Vs. Monty Python? Which do you like better?

I thought Laugh in was funny at the time, but Monty Python holds up better over time.

I agree that "Monty Python's Flying Circus" holds better with time, compared to "Laugh-In."

To illustrate, MPFC has been shown in reruns since episodes stopped airing on PBS in the mid-70's. It's been on the Comedy Central network, and also on A&E.

"Laugh-In"...I don't see much value for that show in reruns! It hasn't been shown on syndication, has it?

There are some similarities. My parents used to let me watch Laugh In when I was just a little girl, barely old enough to be in school. Mind you, most jokes were over my head. Now as an adult, I wish to watch the shows to understand them. The 25th anniversary is just a sample of the madness.

Of course, if you watched clips of the actual show they'd be SO dated (Vietnam, the outfits, the "lingo"). Makes me feel old that we, well the young adults, actually talked that way in real life...not good for a six year old.

But comparing British comedy to American comedy coming from two totally different cultures and attitudes is like oranges to apples. I suspect if you throw in "Benny Hill" you'd be even more confused. Monty Python basically had more of a story line in the sketches that tied one into the other whereas most Laugh In sketches could stand by itself alone without tying it to the next.

Anyway, to answer your question it depends on my mood. I prefer Laugh In when I want to remember growing up in the 1960s when I had no worries but first grade homework. To remember the music and the style of clothes (I still love those bright colored outfits...if only they made them in my size now!). To know what it was like when there was a very real war on the other side of the world and a human being walked on the moon for the very first time.

But I think Monty Python is better, it's not as dated and there are no real political overtones that anchors them to a specific era. They often made use of classical music and historical facts dates and places even if it was satire. Most of the story lines were very safe-no one died, there was no violence, and if it was political it was toward The Royal Family.

English readers on this forum might think otherwise.

monty python.

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some parts of python are very silly but some hold up very well and are still very clever, laugh-in was all silly and very dated looking.