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Some themes which underpinned twentieth-century British humour were:

Smut and innuendo with sexual and scatological themes, typified by:

the seaside postcards of Donald McGill

the humour of Benny Hill

the series of Carry On films

the comic magazine Viz

Disrespect to members of the establishment and authority, typified by:

Beyond the Fringe, stage revue from the 1960s

Private Eye, satirical magazine

Spitting Image, TV puppet comedy lampooning the famous and powerful

Discworld, a series of fantasy books written by Terry Pratchett, heavy with irony criticizing various aspects of society

The absurd, typified by:

The Goon Show

Monty Python

The banality of everyday life, as seen in:

Hancock's Half Hour

The Office

The Royle Family

Peep Show (television)

The Giles cartoons

The 'war' between parents/teachers and their children, typified by:

The Beano and The Dandy, comics of publisher D C Thomson.

Just William, books by Richmal Crompton

Molesworth and St. Trinians, books and films

The British class system, especially pompous or dim-witted members of the upper/middle classes or embarrassingly blatant social climbers, typified by:

Jeeves and Wooster, books by P. G. Wodehouse

Dad's Army, comedy TV series

Fawlty Towers, comedy TV series

Keeping Up Appearances, comedy TV series

You Rang, M'Lord?, comedy TV series

The lovable rogue, usually an impoverished working class lad trying to make some money and better himself, typified by:

Steptoe and Son

Only Fools and Horses

Flashman

The embarrassment of social ineptitude, typified by:

Mr. Bean, comedy TV series starring Rowan Atkinson

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, comedy TV series starring Michael Crawford

Alan Partridge

Making fun of foreigners, sometimes bordering on racism and especially common in television sitcoms and films of the 1970s, typified by:

Love Thy Neighbour, TV programme that Bill Bryson once referred to as 'My Neighbour's a Darkie'

Mind Your Language

Till Death Us Do Part, TV sitcom which mocked its own main character, Alf Garnett, for his racism

The Italian Job, film starring Michael Caine in which British criminals mock the Italian Mafia and authorities

Harsh sarcasm, typified by:

Blackadder, comedy TV series

Do you like British Comedy?

Take care.

Gordon.

gordonartist wrote:

The absurd, typified by:

The Goon Show

Monty Python

The banality of everyday life, as seen in:

Hancock's Half Hour



The British class system, especially pompous or dim-witted members of the upper/middle classes or embarrassingly blatant social climbers, typified by:

Dad's Army, comedy TV series

Fawlty Towers, comedy TV series

Keeping Up Appearances, comedy TV series



The lovable rogue, usually an impoverished working class lad trying to make some money and better himself, typified by:

Steptoe and Son

Only Fools and Horses



The embarrassment of social ineptitude, typified by:

Mr. Bean, comedy TV series starring Rowan Atkinson

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, comedy TV series starring Michael Crawford



Making fun of foreigners, sometimes bordering on racism and especially common in television sitcoms and films of the 1970s, typified by:

Love Thy Neighbour, TV programme that Bill Bryson once referred to as 'My Neighbour's a Darkie'

Mind Your Language

Till Death Us Do Part, TV sitcom which mocked its own main character, Alf Garnett, for his racism

The Italian Job, film starring Michael Caine in which British criminals mock the Italian Mafia and authorities

Harsh sarcasm, typified by:

Blackadder, comedy TV series




Hi Gordon

I Like some of the stuff on your list, but my favourites tend to be any thing with Ronnie Barker, Joanne Lumley, Morecomb and wise , Jimmy Tarbuck, Lenny Henry, Marti Caine etc. Unfortunately most of the stuff I tune into nowadays is foul mouthed and doesn't appeal to me at all....must be a bit old fashioned I guess

Bez wrote: ... Joanne Lumley ...Ah. Satire.

British 20th century humor quite often involved music too. Who recalls "My pink half of the drainpipe" as a definitive take on Anglo-French relations?

Find Dr Who mildly amusing.

Not quite as serious as American Sci FI.

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Ronnie Barker (putting on his helmet before inspecting the troops in India): It's too damn small, look at it. I mean, can't something be done about it Bligh?

Ronnie Corbett: We could try taking the pith out of it sir!

Ronnie Barker: Most of the lads do that already.



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