wasitgood4u said:

I thought that was a fairly well know moment of weirdness in the Prince world.

It happened during an interview with Q magazine...an Interview around the Gold Experience time when he was trying to prove that he wasnt weird.

"Then something bizzare an Prince-like happens, a sound starts to crackle through a previously unnoticed TV. Without missing a beat he nods towards the set and says "its a sign, its a sign that we should go into my room".....He makes for the door, Duane (Nelson) appears in the hall to ask what the problem is "a sound cam throough the TV" explain Prince "its a sign". "Nah" says Duane "you just sat on the remote control"

Anxiety said:

No, no, promise you I'm not. Tongue is firmly planted in cheek with you Americans.I just find , in the broadest general terms, it funny how in American T.V shows how everything has to be explained step by step by step!!. I watched here on U.K TV the U.S. version of wife swap. It could have been great, a gay male couple with 2 really well adjusted, great teenage daughters swapping with dysfunctional Bible bashers from the Mid west. What ruined it was the commentary at every stage explaining every damn thing that happened or was about to happen. Now I know that wife swap isn't exactly high brow but surely even y'all don't need THAT programme explaining.
I also employed an American in quite a Senior role here and our clients [who mostly are in the top 100 U.K businesses really didn't like her and her inability to 'have a laugh'. She was more of a cyborg.
Right i gotta go and raise my flag and sing an anthem , bye!.

but subtelty and irony , as we all well know, are qualities that are rarely part of the American mix.

javed said:

Thats why we Americans don't get the subtle humor of Benny Hill funny - he is just too ironic.

As for the Benny Hill in the U.K. his novelty wore off eventually yet still seems to be ever popular in the U.S., funny that.....

Ive tried to watch this show and I dont get it. It is not funny at all.
BUt if P guest stars...I will record it of course!

javed said:

Benny Hill has never been popular in the USA
except with Michael Jackson.
If you think Americans have liked
& embraced Benny Hill then you have been misinformed.

thedoorkeeper said:

Yet every time in the U.K. we see Joe Shmo being interviewed on the streets in the U.S. about comedy Benny and that Little bald man keep popping up as a favourite. Didn't know MJ liked him though.Imagine if MJ played the role of the little bald man!

javed said:

I think you watch too much TV, buddy.

javed said:

Benny Hill has never been popular in the USA
except with Michael Jackson.
If you think Americans have liked
& embraced Benny Hill then you have been misinformed.

from Contactmusic.com

Pop superstar PRINCE is the latest celebrity being lined up to appear in the second series of RICKY GERVAIS' hit comedy show EXTRAS.

The British funnyman and co-writer STEPHEN MERCHANT are confident they will reach an agreement with the PURPLE RAIN hitmaker, after already securing fellow music stars DAVID BOWIE and CHRIS MARTIN for cameo appearances.

Merchant says, "The person I would really like to get on it is Prince.

"I was thinking the other day that I have no idea what he is like in real life."

Hollywood actors BEN STILLER, SAMUEL L JACKSON and KATE WINSLET all made guest appearances in the first series of the BBC comedy.

Chris Martin? Play from Kid n Play Chris Martin????

well he did do the muppets!
Can't see extra's happening though
imagine if it did