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British Humor (was RE: Music)
Posted By: Grishny, on host 12.29.132.98
Date: Friday, December 7, 2001, at 05:20:27
In Reply To: Re: Music posted by wintermute on Friday, December 7, 2001, at 02:30:15:

> OK, I can agree with you about Benny Hill.
But there's all sorts of ruling British humour.
Like Blackadder, Spaced, Yes Minister, The
League of Gentlemen, Faulty Towers, Not The
Nine O'clock News, Coupling, The Young
Ones and Prime Minister's Question Time.
>
> winter"To name but a few"mute

The only British humor we have access to
here in the states is usually on Public
Broadcast TV (PBS). Or down at the local
Suncoast Video store on VHS tapes for $20 a
pop.

I suppose almost everyone has seen, or at
least heard of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
But that's about all the M.P. I've been exposed
to, other than a video recording of one of the
Flying Circus shows I saw once. ("I'm a
lumberjack and I'm O.K...") The naked organ
player scared me a little.

I have seen bits and pieces of Fawlty Towers,
and I liked it. Other than that, the only other
British humor I've seen has been Benny Hill (I
am very thankful they do not air it any more),
Are You Being Served? (eh) and Keeping Up
Appearances (it's okay, but seems very
formulaic-- you've seen one ep, you've seen
'em all.)

I've heard of Red Dwarf, but never seen it.
What else am I missing?

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