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I’ve been thinking . There are exceptions, though, like Kevin Nealon in the second episode, and Harland Williams that past week.

Don’t take my word for that, though. . . So, using our trusty pal YouTube, I was able to turn up a plethora of clips from the Down Under version of TGYH. After watching a few episodes of Thank God You’re Here, I got to thinking about some of the commentators on my review of the premiere episode who said that the Australian version of that program was much funnier. Both scenes were used in the American version of the series, with Edie McClurg and previously mentioned Harland Williams. They’re still thinking as actors rather than going with the flow of everything. thereupon there were others who just seemed to be thinking for the right reply to

the question the scripted actors were giving them. Ha, ha. Thank you. yes, yes, you smell something burning. And, after viewing a number of them I can truly say that it is funnier. Well, in most cases, that is.

Once again, it comes down to how the unscripted actor reacts to his or her unknown environment.

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Most of the Aussie TGYH clips I watched had performers who took control of the situation and messed with the scripted actors. View these two clips from the Australian version of TGYH and let me know whether you think they are funnier or not. Done laughing? In the American version of the show it seems the improvising actors are not grabbing onto the whole scene.

Original post by Richard Keller