I don't know how many of you out there are on the same page here, but I love British comedy. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost rock my world. And for those of you who enjoy Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz as much as me, you should definitely take a look at an earlier project of Pegg's, a British tv show called Spaced. Frost, of course, is on it playing a military enthusiast who isn't actually in the military, and the rest of the cast is equally hilarious. The show revolves around Pegg's character, Tim, and his friend Daisy who live together. Frost plays (no surprise here) Pegg's best friend. You'll also recognize the guy who played Pete in Shaun of the Dead, Peter Serafinowicz, (again playing a dick) and Daisy is played by Jessica Hynes who was Shaun's female counterpart in the film.
The show is hilarious and the best part is you can watch the whole series (only 2 seasons unfortunately) on Hulu (www.hulu.com/spaced). If you don't want to commit to the whole show (but really, it's only 14 half-hour episodes), I would recommend episodes 4 and 5 of the first season and episode 3 of the second season. The first and last of these are excellent because they involve Frost and Pegg in ridiculous situations (namely playing paintball against Serafinowicz, Tim's arch-enemy, and entering a "robot wars" competition). Episode 5 of season 1 is great if you enjoy Star Wars references as much as I do.
Basically if you're looking for a comedy with ridiculous and awesome characters and a good helping of British humor, check out Spaced. It's worth it just for Frost and his tendency to bring handguns to housewarming parties for "security."
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