A comparison between 'Are you being served?' and MisFits.

Are you being served is a comedy series that was created during the 1970's whereas MisFits is a contemporary comedy that has been created in the present. Are you being served is a slapstick comedy. Are you being served typically had a more traditional sitcom comedy style. This means that during the scene, events generate chances for the characters to give a sarcastic comment or some other slapstick action. This is scene during the scene 'Sexy Knickers' we saw a customer trying on a pair of trousers and a character who is a the till rips a piece of paper to make it seem as though the customer has ripped the trousers. This style of comedy, although seems a bit basic and out of date compared to modern day comedy programs, the overall style of using comedy is still used in a similar way today. We see this in Misfits where we see Nathan give sarcastic comments at every opportunity, for example when he talks to his mum about how she shouldn't kick him out, and she says that she needs to give her relationship a chance. Nathan then comes out with a sarcastic comment of 'has Jezza been crying to you at night over me'. This shows that the typical slapstick comedy is still delivered in a similar way to how it was delivered in the 1970's.

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