THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Britain is a nation of cruel humour and angry people, according to Dame Helen Mirren, who believes life is far better in France.The actress told a French magazine that the tradition of British decency is in decline.
"I'm under the impression that this notion is disappearing from our society, where conflicts are made worse on cinema and on television, where people are nasty and cruel on the internet and where, in general terms, everybody seems to me to be very angry.
"This causes me a lot of pain," she said.
She singled out British comedy as an example. "I prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is harsher, more scathing, more cruel and more surreal too, as illustrated by Monty Python and the TV series Little Britain, where situations are far-fetched and over-the-top." Helen Mirren: British humour is cruel >>> | Sunday, November 14, 2010
