>>I was just catching up on some New Yorker reading before falling asleep and this knocked me out. Wow. It's by the English writer Zadie Smith.
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>>http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/12/22/081222fa_fact_smith
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>Don't understand what it's about, who could care less about this family's comedy viewing, how you know half of them, and what knocked you out.

Frankly, I enjoyed the article a lot. I remember Tony Hancock and loved his show. Although, I have to admit I didn't care for Fawlty Towers at all - far too much screaming and running around for me.

What's to understand? It's one person's reminiscence, not Joyce's Ulysses for Pete's sake.