Are you as much a fan of some of the British sitcoms
as I am? Admittedly British humor is different from what most Americans watch.
I find it to be a very “dry” humor but I really like the fact that with few
exceptions most of the British comedy shows are much cleaner and less
provocative in nature that many of the American comedies available today. I can
watch them with my children in the room without needing to monitor the subject
matter very closely.
There are quite a few popular sitcoms from Britain
that have made quite an impression in the U.S. Most people are aware of Are You
Being Served, Monty Python’s Flying Circus and a few other classics but there
are many shows that are just as interesting that you may not have heard of
before.
Blackadder is a very funny comedy starring Rowan
Atkinson (Mr. Bean) that is set in the 1400’s. In some polls it is rated as the
#1 comedy of all time. The Vicar of Dibley is about a female vicar (preacher)
in a town full of oddballs. It is quite amusing in my opinion. Then there’s
other classics such as Fawlty Towers (starring John Clease of Monty Python),
Last of the Summer Wine starring Frank Thornton (Captain Peacock from Are You
Being Served?), Keeping Up Appearances and the ultra successful As Time Goes
By.
If you enjoy more family oriented TV and a good
laugh there are many great TV shows from Britain that you will like but the
ones mentioned above are a great place to start. You can go to http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/top/
to see a top 50 list of British sitcoms that may also interest you. I’d like to
hear about your favorite or any recommendations you can make to my readers as
well. My #1 is, of course, Are You Being Served? “Are you free?”!
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