The actor expressed confidence that American producers will retain the original E4 sitcom's brand of humour and gave his approval to their reimagining of his dimwitted character Neil.
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Asked for his thoughts on The Inbetweeners USA, Harrison told The British Comedy Guide: "I think it's good. I think they are going down the airhead/stoner type route [for Neil], which is a good take on it.
"I don't see why [it wouldn't work]. Contrary to what a lot of people are saying on the internet, Americans do comedy exceptionally well."
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The Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris recently stood up for the remake on Twitter, telling fans of the UK version: "You might like it, you might hate it, but don't pre-judge it."
The Inbetweeners premieres on MTV in the US tonight (August 20).
Watch the trailer for The Inbetweeners USA below:
