>>>>A lot of the British comedy series play well here. We did have Blackadder re-run more than a few times. Mr. Bean of course, The Two Ronnies, Some mothers do have 'em, Monty Python obviously, Fawlty Towers, Butterflies, Good Neighbours, The Thin Blue Line, Are You Being Served. And many more.
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>>>>I thought they were all excellent with the possible exception of Fawlty Towers. I know I'm a heretic for saying that, but while there were some very funny moments in it, John Cleese was just a little too 'over the top' for me. A little too much screaming and yelling for my tastes.
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>>>Agree about fTowers - Cleese just wasn't at home at all.
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>>>Speaking of "being served" - it's incredible that that piece of junk comes from the same pens that wrote "Allo, allo", which was hilarious. Pretty much the same thing as with Fawlty towers, when you put good authors into an environment that doesn't fit them, it just doesn't work.
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>>FTowers was written by an American, Connie Booth, who played Polly the maid in the series.
>>It's also been emulated (US versions) at least twice (one set in a small Miami hotel). Fawlty is no more over the top than Dick in "3rd Rock ..."!
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>>Kills me that "Are you being served" is still on in the US, and watched, but 2 negatives re: F Towers now.
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>>How about another more modern great British comedy: Red Dwarf?
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>Frankly, I thought Red Dwarf was superb. It got maybe a bit silly at times, but that didn't stop me from watching it when it was on back about 15 years ago or so. How modern are we talking?

Well way more modern than "Are you being served" (ain't no stores LIKE that anymore - a lift attendant!) and Benny Hill. There were some 5-6 series of Red Dwarf, so more recent than 15 years I'd guess. Craig Charles, BTW, has sunk to a part in Britain's favourite soap, Coronation Street (I know you get that in Canada - my cousin there watches it -but you're about 6 months behind)