British and American Television Comedy

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I love QI's ability to make you laugh and go "oh, seriously?" simultaneously

One of my favourites was an occasion where Stephen Fry presented a long chemical formula:

C6H12O6(S) + 6O2(g) -> 6CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)

He simply gave the clue that it was related to food and would be worth two hundred points if someone could describe it correctly.

There was a female 'contestant' (Helen Atkinson-Wood, her sole appearance) who correctly ascertained that the formula was known as an explosion in a custard factory, and represented the oxidation of glucose; I was completely astounded, as were Stephen and the rest of those playing. Apparantly it's a standard thing to learn in Home Ecomomics! o_O

I never really liked Frankie Boyle that much. His humor was okay, but too crude for me.

Exactly; you can be funny without every other word being an f-bomb, which Frankie does in every single round without fail. Russell Howard's my favourite on the show, but I know a few people who loathe him. :<