[TV] US Comedy Cup 24 - Group A

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USCC24 Group Stage Draw

The United States Comedy Cup 2024

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Group A
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Welcome to the US Comedy Cup 2024. 16 teams enter the inaugural tournament, only one will succeed. There is a Police presence due to rumours online of a mass protest regarding the controversial inclusion of CARTOONS - 3 in the first group alone! Will be interesting to see how they fair against their real life counterparts.

The Simpsons - 1989- , 762 episodes

An absolute COLLOSSUS of a show culturally.

"It introduced American culture on a much broader scale than any language textbook could ever have done. The show taught the World about the foibles of the standard American family household and what Americans as a whole generally value."

Homer and co could do very well, but will the gradual drop in quality following brilliant early seasons, and the sheer number of episodes weigh it down?

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - 2005- , 172 episodes

Five friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia. I can't tell you much more than this, I have to admit.

Archer - 2009-2023, 144 episodes

Again someone else will do far better at describing this show than me. IMDB - "Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones."

South Park - 1997 -, 330 episodes

Another big cultural touchstone of a show, and one that has always been happy to satirise all sides of topical debates - no one is safe. I would argue that where The Simpsons has declined in quality, South Park has broken free of its early juvenilia and is now the sharper, funnier show.

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Reminder - Two qualify from each group into the Quarter finals. You have ONE vote per group, so use it wisely. Please feel free to link to relevant YouTube videos, or justify your chosen comedy in writing.

Each Group will run for 4 days, to allow plenty of time for voting.

VOTE NOW!​

 

[jonny.rainbow]

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the longest running live action sitcom in US history.

More importantly, it is actually funny. It satirises popular culture moments deliciously and it does not rely on a laughter track to punctuate set piece jokes like Big Bang Theory and Friends.

The Simpsons was funny for about 7 years until the original writing team moved on. South Park had its moments but mainly relied on shock moments to keep it relevant.

 

[Brian Fantana]

The Simpsons, for me. If not just for the remarkable number of real-life future situations that they 'predicted' in episodes.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Never really given always sunny a go.

Simpsons or south Park for me
South Park edges it because although I like to think differently, my SOH is actually very immature.

 

[anygivensunday]

Incredibly tough as I would have South Park, Always Sunny and Simpsons as personal semi finalists.

Simpsons essentially pioneered prime time adult animation (Arguably a greater influence than Flintstones) and inspired a ton of both animated and live action comedies that came after. The first ten years are golden and shaped me and my friends' childhood sense of humour. A product of its time and should have stopped in 1999 though.

South Park has been one of the best satirical programs of the last 25 years and includes the scene that made me laugh the most of any comedy ever. Quite literally 'Rolling On the Floor Laughing' and couldn't breathe. Cartman is a top 3 all time tv character for me.

Always Sunny has been running for nearly 20 years and maintained a phenomenal level of consistency throughout its entire run. Even recent 'lesser' episodes like the ones in Ireland have amazing moments- E.G Frank and the Epstein island papers. (''Thus the shredding'')

Saw a few episodes of Archer, understand the appeal but couldn't really get into it.

Gone for Always Sunny on the basis that Simpsons and South park will probably walk this and so it needs all the help it can get.

 

[hart's shirt]

Having nominated it, South Park never fails to land punches where it can whilst still keeping the kids young and naive.

Celebrities, political figures, religions and cults, Meghan and Harry, World of Warcraft players, AI...everyone's fair game.

But as we don't want to peak too early in the group stages, let's start off gently with adults who take kids sports too seriously.

For the baseball bleachers across the States, read the football touchlines up and down the UK. There's always one guy.

And are the kids even always that interested in winning organised team sports? Hmmm.

 

[Guinness Boy]

It's got to be South Park. Perhaps I'm going too early with this clip but there's a lot of later stuff that perfectly sends up where we are now - anything featuring PC Principle for example - to move on to. Juvenile, I know, but this clip still makes me cry laughing.

 

[jcdenton08]

I think The Simpsons should win the whole thing.

 

[Mellotron]

It's got to be South Park. Perhaps I'm going too early with this clip but there's a lot of later stuff that perfectly sends up where we are now - anything featuring PC Principle for example - to move on to. Juvenile, I know, but this clip still makes me cry laughing.

The episode where Cartman discovers Tourette's syndrome.

I don't know if I've ever laughed so hard at anything.

 

[US Seagull]

Very disappointed to see The Simpson and South Park running away with this. Two shows that are long past their best.

 

[Van Cleef]

Very disappointed to see The Simpson and South Park running away with this. Two shows that are long past their best.

Thats only because no ones heard of the other 2.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Very disappointed to see The Simpson and South Park running away with this. Two shows that are long past their best.

So? The question isn't "which is the best US comedy being made right now?"

 

[Pavilionaire]

Weak group, basically Brazil, Germany, Guinea Bissau and The Faroes.

 

[Giraffe]

Simpsons

 

[A1X]

 

[OzMike]

 

[Comrade Sam]

Whilst I love Archer and South Park, it has to be the Simpsons.
I have never seen the other one and am not sure if I've ever heard it's name before - it looks good.

 

[Badger]

I've voted for The Simpsons but still had to post my favourite South Park clip of recent times

 

[Mellotron]

The Simpsons showing itself as a clear early contender for the whole thing...

 

[Mellotron]

The Simpsons and South Park smash their way through - cartoons are in the USCC to stay.