Day: May 4, 2026

Funny People

I think that the English have the most delightful sense of humor. It’s dry, irreverent, subtle, often rude but in a sophisticated sort of way, and—most importantly for me—intelligent. An explanation for why I love English humor could be that I grew up reading PG Wodehouse.

On arriving in the US, I got introduced to English sitcoms. This was decades before the internet. Therefore, most of the visual entertainment at home was broadcast TV. We’d gather around the TV in the living room every evening to watch our favorite shows. Public TV carried a lot of BBC programming. I loved a whole bunch of them.

      • Are You Being Served?
      • Keeping Up Appearances
      • Blackadder
      • Fawlty Towers
      • Monty Python’s Flying Circus
      • Waiting for God
      • Yes, Minister
      • Yes, Prime Minister
      • Bean
      • ‘Allo ‘Allo
      • As Time Goes By
      • Bless Me Father
      •  A Bit of Fry & Laurie
      • The Two Ronnies

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