Look, I really just don’t get British humor.  This puts it in the company of Fox News, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, the rhythm method and Dave Matthews.  I know it exists, I understand that many, many people hold it in high regard and enjoy it every day, but when I hear it or watch, I just don’t get it.  I do have a fairly developed sense of what it encompasses, though.

Butts:

Whenever I think about British comedy, I always envision someone being chased around and pinched on the butt, or with their butt hanging out of their pants, or sticking their butt out or something.  I know it’s not like that on the original Office, but it seems like the butt jokes fly fast and furiously on every other show.  Especially anything with the parliament in it.

Men and women in lots of make up.

Whether it was Sherlock Holmes on PBS or those weird looking ladies on Absolutely Fabulous or Sherlock Holmes on Absolutely Fabulous, a key part of British humor seems to be cakey makeup.

Having everything look like it’s 1974.

This may just be a British thing and not a British comedy thing, I’m not sure.

Quirky people that don’t smile very often.

Ohhhhh, so the guy runs a hotel and his mom, sorry, mum always tries to fix him up with women even though he’s only attracted to apples and he’s kind of quiet by says lots of weird stuff.  Right.

Everyone has a high voice.

This may just be a British thing and not a British comedy thing, I’m not sure.

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