Silly Money

As I've mentioned to a few folks before: I have these two pieces of A4 with lists written on them. On list A are the things that have been really good about living in the UK. On list B there are the things that have been a disappointment.

One of the disappointing things has been British television - especially British comedy. On Canadian television we would get Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Good Life, Dave Allen, On the Buses and the Benny Hill Show. It must have been a golden age or some sort of lie to encourage immigrant clergy.

British Comedy is now, by and large, terrible. It's cynical and hateful stuff spewed out by the same half dozen tired talking heads. There are some exceptions. A (by now slightly dated) series by Bremner, Bird and Fortune called Silly Money is very clever. It's fairly well known by folks on this side of the pond. It's not short. Pour yourself a drink.

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